Salt Bay Farm is a favorite local destination for sledding. The big hill behind the parking lot offers a long, fast descent to those with a taste for speed, while the gentler hill behind the farmhouse is just right for a milder ride.

Holiday traditions abound, including the annual Gingerbread Spectacular coming to the historic Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Dec. 13-15.

Beacon Chapter No. 202 Eastern Star will hold their Bizarre Bazaar from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Alna-Anchor Lodge 529 Main St. in Damariscotta.

Lincoln Theater, in partnership with the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce and Information Bureau, is excited to welcome Santa Claus back to the Lincoln Theater on Saturday, Nov. 30 as part of this year’s Villages of Light event.

Christmas at Nickels-Sortwell House is going vintage this year featuring surprises large and small. All are invited to take a self-guided first floor tour of the stunning historic house decked out for the holidays from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Dec. 8. Last tour entrance is at 3 p.m.

Families are invited to celebrate the holiday season with Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest’s Merry and Bright Light Parade, which will bring Santa to his workshop on Friday, Dec. 6 starting at 5 p.m.

The Penobscot Bay Ringers, a Midcoast-based community handbell choir, will bring holiday cheer to the Waldoborough Historical Society Christmas open house on Sunday, Dec. 8.

Participants will weave their own expedition pack basket at a workshop hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7.