Area Events

Events in the greater Cape May and Wildwood areas. Also see Arts, Music and Theater.

Dennisville House Tour

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Historic Dennisville homeowners open their doors to the public for their annual Christmas House Tour, Saturday, December 15, 2012. This is a rare chance to see inside private homes in this historic village, just off Route 47, a half hour from Cape May. Many homes date from the early 1800′s. Bring flashlights to help light [...]

Lamplighter Tour

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Self guided tour of five of  Cape May’s Bed and Breakfast Inns, decorated for the holidays. Includes admission to the Carriage House Gallery at the Physick Estate.  Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities.  Tickets at the Washington St. Mall Info booth. Dates: Fridays, through Dec. 28 When: 7:oo PM Where:  Cape [...]

Hospitality Nights

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If you like to go shopping and munch on cookies at the same time, plan a trip to Cape May for the local merchants’ annual Holiday Hospitality Nights.  Each store has a spread of holiday goodies for guests. Just make sure to shop while you snack. Dates:  December 6-7 When: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Where: [...]

Great Cookie Exchange

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Young and old alike get elbow deep in cookie dough at the annual Center for Community Arts Great Cookie Exchange. The Cape May Elementary School cafeteria turns into a Christmas bakeshop for a night. Participants make cookies, decorate cookie baskets and hats, and get photos with Santa. What could be better?  Maybe this: the event [...]

West Cape May Christmas Parade

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West Cape May’s Christmas Parade is getting an extra early start this year.  The parade is always held on the first Saturday of December. This year that falls on December 1.  The parade route winds its way from Broadway in West Cape May all the way through Cape May’s downtown area. Expect lots of firetrucks, [...]

Candlelight House Tour

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The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities offers this tour of local inns, hotels and churches three times in December. See holiday decoratons on the main floor of the inns and stop for warm beverages at two hospitality centers. The tour includes admission to the Physick Estate. There is trolley shuttle service between stops. [...]

Congress Hall Tree Lighting

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Congress Hall lights its 2012 Christmas Tree Friday night, November 30 at 9PM.  This year’s tree, a 30-foot Blue Spruce, came right from a Cape May residence on West St. Before the tree lighting. there will be holiday caroling at 8PM.  Please bring canned goods for Toys for Tots and the Cape May Food Closet. [...]

Christmas Tree Lighting

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Cape May lights its official 2012 Christmas tree in Rotary Park. Dates:  November 30, 2012 When:  7:00 PM Where: Rotary Park, Cape May How Much:   Free    

Christmas in Cape May 2012

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This weekend starts Cape May’s whirlwind holiday season. Here’s a quick wrap up of Christmas in Cape May: House Tours: It must be the voyeur in us that makes us love peeking inside all those well decorated homes. In Cape May, MAC gives you several opportunities to do just that.  You get to see the [...]

Jazz Vespers Lolita Treadwell

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Lolita Waters Treadwell comes to the stage of Cape May Jazz Vespers Sunday, November 18. Treadwell brings all the energy of a newcomer, but the style and strong vocal ability of a seasoned jazz veteran.  “To see her perform is like coming into ‘Lolita’s World’” says fellow musician and vocalist, Sonya Love. Performance at the [...]