It’s part European holiday market, part arts exhibition and music concert, and all fun.

Celebrate the winter season at the college’s annual Winterfest, featuring horse-drawn carriage rides, an indoor community craft fair, illuminated ice sculptures, food vendors; sweet treats, photo ops and more.

The event will culminate with the Holiday Vespers Concert in Cole Memorial Chapel at 7 p.m.. Wheaton’s long-standing choral tradition for the holidays celebrates music of varied cultures and time periods, and features the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers under the direction of Assistant Professor Alexandra Lutkevich. The concert is free to the public, but donations are gratefully accepted.

As part of the celebration, the college will collect non-perishable food items, hats, mittens and scarves for the Norton Cupboard of Kindness. (Donation bins will be located in the Balfour-Hood Campus Center.)

This event is open to Wheaton students, faculty and staff and their families, and Norton residents. Parking for campus visitors will be available at Lot #2 on East Main Street (see campus map).

The celebration is sponsored by Arts at Wheaton and the Office of the President.