The Christmas holidays come in a rush for Schoharie County this weekend.
More than a half-dozen holiday happenings are on tap for Saturday and Sunday.

SCHOHARIE
The Schoharie Fire Department will host a pancake breakfast on Saturday, starting at 8am.
Also at the firehouse, there will be ornament-making, visits with Santa and a gingerbread house contest.
A scavenger hunt through the village also starts at the firehouse, and events switch downtown, where Santa will make an appearance and Brian Keller will play holiday music by the Courthouse.
The Schoharie Central School FFA will also have free hayrides starting at 10am.
The parade lineup is at 4pm at the school and will step out at 5, marching to Lasell Hall, where there will be a tree lighting after the parade.

COBLESKILL
Cobleskill’s December to Remember starts at 2:30pm Saturday with holiday movies and popcorn at the firehouse.
A parade with 29 floats marches down Main Street to Veterans’ Memorial Centre Park at 5pm, where there will be caroling and a tree-lighting.
Santa will lead families back to firehouse afterwards for more activities.
There’s also a village-wide decorating contest, with top prizes of $250 for each home and business winner.

ESPERANCE
The Esperance Historical Society and Museum will host a Christmas open house at the museum on Church Street on Saturday, 10am-3pm.
The museum will be fully decorated, and the library will offer handmade crafts, stocking stuffers and Esperance souvenirs for shopping.
Decorated trees will be at the museum, there will be a raffle, and also Christmas carols in the Old Stone Church.

SHARON
A Holiday Artisan Faire will feature vendors in Sharon Springs from 10am to 4pm Saturday.
There will be holiday music, a candy cane hunt, decorated shops and restaurants, along with seasonal refreshments.
At 5pm, there will be a tree lighting in Chalybeate Park and visits with Santa.
All activities are hosted by the Sharon Springs Chamber of Commerce and The Businesses of Sharon Springs.

FORT
The Old Stone Fort Museum will have a holiday market, craft demonstration, live music, traditional Dutch and American snacks, wassail and more starting at 10am Saturday.
Sinterklaas will also be on hand for the traditional Dutch holiday, and visitors can try scherenschnitte, the art of German paper-cutting.
There will also be historical and holiday-themed gifts in the museum store.

JEFFERSON
The Jefferson Historical Society will have a holiday boutique on Saturday, 10am-4pm, at Judd Hall on Main Street.
There will be new and vintage gifts, fashion jewelry, Christmas decorations, Werner Rentsch art prints and note cards, and Barb Palmer bird photos and note cards.
Refreshments will be available, and the Nicholas J. Juried Museum of Jefferson will be open.
Those bringing a donation for the Jefferson Food Pantry will receive a coupon for the boutique.

MGALLUPVILLE
The Gallupville House Association is holding a Christmas tree fundraiser at the Gallupville House starting at noon on Saturday.
Freshly harvested trees from the nearby King’s Creek Farm will be given in exchange for a donation to the Gallupville House Association for its rehab and development project to modernize the building as a community and municipal center.
There will also be light refreshments and music.

CHERRY VALLEY
Cherry Valley is having a tree-lighting with Santa and other activities starting at 5pm Friday.
Starting at 10am Saturday, there will be holiday carolers, Santa at the Cherry Valley Museum, Holiday karaoke, lunch and an auction and a book-making workshop.

ROTARY
After a two-year break because of COVID, the Cobleskill Rotary Club is hosting Breakfast with Santa on Sunday, beginning at 8:30am at Cobleskill-Richmondville High School.
Proceeds go to the C-R Backpack Program, which provides food for needy families and children.
For more information on becoming part of the event, contact Milan Jackson at mjackson30@nycap.rr.com.