Today (Saturday, December 6 2014) marks the second day of Tamaqua’s 3-Day Spirit of Christmas Festival.
Starting at 9 AM, Santa Claus will entertain families during the Eastern Schuylkill Recreation Commissions annual “Breakfast with Santa” at the Tamaqua Salvation Army. This event is sold out.
Another daily attraction is the Tree Festival being held at the Tamaqua Community Arts Center, 125 Pine Street. Today, it is being held from 10 AM to 8 PM. 12 decorated trees are on display. Come vote on your favorite Christmas tree. The trees will be donated to deserving families in the next week or so.
At 3 PM, officials will be judging submitted cookies and sweets during the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Cookie Contest. (Click HERE for more details.)
Saturday’s events also include Christmas plays. They are performances of “Winnie-The-Pooh Christmas Tale” at the Tamaqua Community Arts Center starting at 2 PM and 7 PM, and performance of “A Christmas Carol – The Musical” at Strawberry Playhouse, 60 Church Street in Tuscarora.
Tamaqua Elementary School fifth-grader Olivia Brown, 11, is this year’s Little Miss Spirit of Christmas.

Timed list of today’s festival events:
 9:00 AM –> Breakfast with Santa at Tamaqua Salvation Army, 105 West Broad Street. (sponsored by E.S.R.C.)
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM –> Tree Festival at Tamaqua Community Arts Center, 125 Pine Street.
2:00 PM –> A Winnie-The-Pooh Christmas Tale at Tamaqua Community Arts Center, 125 Pine Street. (info)
3:00 PM –> Cookie Contest Judging at Tamaqua Chamber of Commerce, 114 West Broad Street. (Drop-off by 2 PM) (info)
7:00 PM –> A Winnie-The-Pooh Christmas Tale at Tamaqua Community Arts Center, 125 Pine Street. (info)
7:30 PM –> A Christmas Carol – The Musical at Strawberry Playhouse, 60 Church Street, Tuscarora. (info)

Click HERE to view festival events for all three days.
Click HERE to view all events scheduled in and around Tamaqua.