Milton Holly Festival to bring new holiday fun Dec. 9

The Milton Chamber of Commerce will host the 31st Annual Milton Holly Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, in historic Milton, offering shopping, dining, food trucks, Santa and more.

This free event will have more than 80 juried artisans, entrepreneurs and vendors at three locations around town: H.O. Brittingham Elementary School, Milton Fire Hall and Milton Public Library.

For convenience, the chamber is providing free shuttle services with free parking at H.O. Brittingham Elementary and Dogfish Head Brewery’s back left parking lot.

This year, the chamber has created Chamber Lane at H.O. Brittingham Elementary, where Chamber Community Champion sponsors and supporters will be welcoming attendees during the festival. Santa has a new Holly Festival location at the elementary school, and he will be available to view children’s wish lists and provide photo opportunities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A professional photographer will be on hand with a photo studio background. Professional digital images will be provided at $10 per sitting, and parents can still take their own pictures at no charge. Face painting will also be offered, and food trucks will be on location.

Sponsors include Linda Vista Real Estate Services, Techno Goober, Sell The Shore - The Julie Gritton Team, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty, Bayhealth, Beebe Healthcare, Debbie Devich Balick - The Holistic Coach, Children's Beach House, Jeanine O'Donnell State Farm Agent, Avery Hall Insurance Group, Dogfish Head, Irish Eyes Milton, Nitan Soni Group, Milton Mail Boxes, Access Auto Center, Essex Envelope and Southern Delaware Tourism.

For more information, go to HistoricMilton.com.