NORTH EAST SANTA FAMILY WEEKEND SCHEDULE 2026

NO LUNCHES ARE INCLUDED IN PACKAGES. ALL LUNCH ON YOUR OWN.
PLEASE NOTE: WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS WILL BE ALLOWED AT EVENT IN MEETING ROOMS ONLY. SEE WORKSHOP APPLICATION ON MAIN PAGE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A TABLE PROVIDED FOR BROCHURES AND INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AY $10 A SPOT


VENDORS HOURS UNTIL 10:00 P.M.. VENDORS MAY SETUP beginning 5:00pm Thursday.

The North East Santa Gathering would like to thank all of our Cape Cod Sponsors for all their generous donations and support! Please click on any logo to go to their web page.







Friday May8, 2026




12:00-2:00 Registration & Vendor Rooms




2:30-3:00 Welcome & Info/Questions ( Regatta)

3:30-4:30 Bleaching mini demo/Hair&beard care
(Heather Benevento) -Cape Cod 1

North Pole Jeopardy ( Jeff Gedney)
Cape Cod 2



Dinner on your own

7:00 Karaoke - Regatta


Saturday May 9th, 2026






VENDOR ROOM OPENS AT 10 A.M. TODAY. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO BE IN PHOTO INCLUDING VENDORS!





BRING GENTLY USED OR NEW SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS ITEMS FOR SALE. A TABLE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ITEMS WITH TAGGED PRICES AND CONTACT INFO ON THEM.

PENNY SOCIAL IN THE VENDOR ROOM AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. A penny social is a raffle for any number of items. A sheet of 10 tickets plus 1 door prize ticket is bought for $10 and each item has a ticket drop where you put in a ticket for each item you want for the raffle. THIS GIVES YOU 11 CHANCES TO WIN !!!! Winners will be drawn either before or after the Banquet Dinner. Each item is worth more than the sheet of tickets.

Split the pot. $10 per ticket. Winner gets 1/2 of whatever is collected. Winner will be drawn during the Traditional Christmas Dinner on Saturday evening.

7:30-9:00am - Breakfast #1 for paid attendees.

Group photo, location TBA
A great time to show off your Santa, Mrs. Claus and Elf suits!! Bring it!


9:00-10:00 Use Books to Create Memories v
&Leverage Community engagement
Bill Barnsley - Cape Cod 1

Getting your Back Story Straight
Jeff Gedney Cape Cod 2

10:15-11:15 Santa Ethics - Rick Rosenthal
Cape Cod 1

Books for your Storytime
Becki Stratton -Cape Cod 2

11;30-1:30 Lunch on your own
1:30-2:00 Cookies & Milk (bring own
beverage if desired) Cape Cod 1
2:00-2:20 Ugly Sweater contest -Cape Cod 1

2:30-3:30 Santa's Elves around the World
Deb Gedney - Cape Cod 1

Santa, Mrs. Claus & Elves
Marty Landgrebe - Cape Cod 2

3:45-4:45 Stories & props for Santa & Mrs.
Claus -Annie & Rick Banks -Cape
Cod 2

4:45-5:30 Vendor Room & get ready for
Dinner - Last chance for Raffle
baskets
5:30 Vendor Room Closes






5:30-6:00 Cocktails and Social Time

6:00-9:00 Dinner and Auction




Categories for the Best Casual Dressed Award's, Saturday Dinner Event. We ask that everyone attend in their Christmas UNIQUE or CASUAL best apparel. While not a fashion show, we will have awards in the categories listed below so show your outfits off and have fun !

1) Best Casual Dressed Santa
2) Best Casual Dressed Mrs. Claus
3) Best Casual Dressed Elf
4) Best Dressed Casual Claus Couple
5) Most Unique Dressed Santa
6) Most Unique Dressed Mrs. Claus
7) Most Unique Dressed Elf
8) Most Unique Dressed Claus Couple

Please note: Past winning outfits are not eligible again in any year. They can still be worn but are not eligible for awards.

6:00-9:00 Gala Buffet & Auction - Regatta
50/50 Split the pot winner awarded



VENDOR ROOM REOPENS FROM 8-10 PM






Vendor Room Closes at 10:00 p.m.




Sunday May 10th, 2026







7:00-8:30 Breakfast for paid attendees -Regatta
9:00-10:30 Roundtable discussions
10:30-11:00 Checkout
11:30- 12:00 Closing Ceremony


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