Frisco Wassail Days
Frisco’s Wassail Days kicked off this weekend with a full slate of Shopping, Santa filled events, Wassail (a tasty hot cider drink) and a Soup Cup Classic. This year- Main Street Frisco was lined with 500 luminaries for the tree lighting on Friday, last night. The luminaries will be lit again tonight, on the evening of Saturday, December 6th. The festivities continue on Saturday with free Santa visits at the Frisco Historic Park Museum, and on Sunday the Frisco Adventure Park hosts the Soup Cup which features unlimited soup tasting from local restaurants and amateur cooks and 2 hours of tubing.
Photo by Todd Powell Photography
“We are really excited to try something new with the luminary display during tree lighting on Friday, and of course, local merchants have stepped up to be “luminary block captains”. These “luminary captains” will be placing and lighting the luminaries along with Town event staff. On Sunday, we team up with the Adventure Park to host the Soup Cup which is a phenomenal deal for unlimited soup tasting, 2 hours of tubing and 2 New Belgium beers. Last year a handful of my friends experienced the Adventure Park Day Lodge and tubing hill for the first time because of the Soup Cup and they were blown away by how incredible it was,” stated Vanessa Agee, Director of Marketing and Communications.
Photo by Todd Powell Photography
Kickoff weekend schedule:
Friday, December 5th
All day: Wassail tasting begins in local businesses and goes through Sunday, December 14. Wassail is hot spiced cider, and over the years Frisco businesses have perfected this drink and have collectively served over 5,000 free cups of wassail each year.
This year over 65 local businesses will serve their own special recipe wassail, and guests will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite wassail and fill up their “12 Sips of Wassail” card. Completed cards may be redeemed at the Frisco Information Center for a free 2014 commemorative Wassail Days mug. The commemorative mug features several iconic Frisco buildings including the Frisco Historic Museum Schoolhouse and the Moose Jaw.
5pm-7pm: Carolers will make their way up and down Main Street filling the town with good cheer and holiday music.
6pm: The Frisco Holiday Tree Lighting will be at the Frisco Historic Park Gazebo. New this year- 500 luminaries will line Main Street for an extra dose of mountain magic.
Saturday, December 6th
10am-12pm: Santa Visits- Santa will visit with boys and girls at the Frisco Historic Park Museum to find out what their fondest wishes are for the holiday season. Santa loves it when parents bring their cameras and take pictures of Santa with the kids.
12pm-2pm: Carolers will make their way up and down Main Street filling the town with good cheer and holiday music.
Sunday, December 7th
4pm-6pm: The Soup Cup Classic will be held at the Frisco Adventure Park Day Lodge. Local restaurants and amateur cooks will duke it out for the titles of best professional soup and best amateur soup respectively. Guests will be the judges as they sample soup and vote for their favorite professional and amateur soups.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for kids 12 and younger and include unlimited soup tasting, 2 drinks (New Belgium beer for guests 21 and older) and 2 hours of unlimited tubing from 4pm-6pm (a combined $50 value). Tickets will be available at www.wassaildays.com or at the door. Guests are invited to bring a new toy for the Summit County Adopt-an-Angel program to be entered into a door prize drawing for a family tubing season pass.
This is such a fun weekend of events and a great opportunity to shop local! Head to Frisco for FUN.
~MTN Town Magazine
