2022 Holiday Events In Tolland

TOLLAND, CT — There is no shortage of things to do in Tolland to get the winter holiday season off to a festive start.

Christmas and Hanukkah intersect this year, with Hanukkah running Dec. 18 through Dec. 26. Christmas, of course, fans on its traditional Dec. 25. Residents of Tolland certainly don’t have to wait to start taking in all the sights and sounds of the holidays.

Here is a sampling of some of the scheduled holiday events:

• The town of Tolland will stage its annual Holiday Tree Lighting on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 4 p.m. on the Tolland Green. Sponsored by the Permanent Celebration Committee, the event will feature visitors from the North Pole and entertainment by the Tolland High School Chamber Choir, who are led by Choir Director Noah Fields. Refreshments will be provided. Cash and non-perishable food donations will be collected for the Tolland Food Pantry. Items in need this holiday season are snack bars, crackers, pancake mix, syrup, pasta, macaroni and cheese, cold and hot cereal, rice and side dishes, soup, canned corn, baked beans, tuna and other canned meat, canned fruit, coffee and tea.

• The Cornerstone Clothing Bank, Etc. and Community Kitchen are hosting their 38th-annual Christmas party on Dec, 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Recreation Hall at St. Bernard Church, 25 St. Bernard Terrace. The event is for children ages 2 – 10. To sign up, go to Cornerstone's Community Kitchen at 15 Prospect St. Monday through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Each child's birth certificate will be required for sign up. This event is for children from Vernon, Tolland and Ellington. For more information, contact Christine Filanowicz at 860-870-0500 or visit www.cornerstone-cares.org.