SANTA ARRIVES IN LEWES BY CAPE WATER TAXI ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 AND
LEWES HOSPITALITY NIGHT’S SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS ON DECEMBER 5 FROM 5 – 8 PM

The Lewes Chamber of Commerce is hosting holiday shoppers at two upcoming events – Small Business
Saturday, November 30 and the 37th annual Hospitality Night on December 5th from 5-8 p.m.

A relatively new holiday tradition takes place in Lewes on Small Business Saturday annually. Santa will
arrive in Lewes at the City Dock on Small Business Saturday on board the Cape Water Taxi at 12:45 p.m.
and then walk over to his Santa House at the corner of Second and Bank Streets. Children can deposit
their letters to Santa anytime in the mailbox, located next to his house. He promises he’ll read every
one of them!

Santa’s first appearance at his house will be Small Business Saturday – November 30 from 1 – 3 p.m. His
other appearances will be on Thursday, December 5th (Hospitality Night) from 5-6:30 pm and
briefly following the parade on Saturday, December 7th.

Other dates he will be home are:

• Thursday, December 12th from 5-7 p.m.
• Saturday, December 14th from 1–3 p.m.
• Thursday, December 19th from 5-7 p.m.
• Saturday, December 21st from 1-3 p.m., and
• Monday, December 23 rd from 5-7 p.m.

The fun for holiday shoppers continues at the Merchants’ Hospitality Night on Thursday, December 5th
from 5 -8 p.m. For 37 years on the Thursday before the annual Lewes Christmas Parade, the shops and
restaurants in the Historic Lewes Business district surrounding Second Street have hosted a special night
of holiday shopping and entertainment. To enhance the safety of children visiting Santa that night from
5 – 6:30 p.m. and others walking between shops and restaurants, Second Street will be closed to
vehicular traffic from 4 – 8 p.m.

Holiday music will add to the festive mood in front of Santa’s House with appearances by the Cape Henlopen High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Chris Burkhart, and the Cape Chorale, under the direction of Marian Sunnegren- alternating their performances from 5-6:30 p.m.

Other holiday-related activities, hosted by Lewes Chamber of Commerce members are listed on the
Chamber’s website – www.LewesChamber.com.