Lyme Academy’s 5th Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting

Make magical memories at the Fifth Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 6, 2025!

The Lyme Academy of Fine Arts invites the community to its Fifth Annual Holiday Enchantment and Tree Lighting. Adults and children are invited to gather on the campus of Lyme Academy on Lyme Street on Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 3-5 pm for an afternoon of festive outdoor and indoor activities. These will include art demonstrations, music by the Old Lyme Town Band and the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Select Singers, visits and selfies with Santa, opportunities for holiday shopping, and holiday craft-making for all ages.

A s’mores galore station and hot cocoa will also be available for all to enjoy. If the weather is chilly, guests will have an opportunity to warm up at one of the many fire pits on site.

At 4:30 pm, a tree lighting will be led by the Town of Old Lyme’s First Selectwoman, Martha Shoemaker. This will be followed by caroling around the tree.

Our campus art store, de Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities, is bringing back popular jewelry artist Ann Lightfoot for the event. Every Ann Lightfoot creation is born of a devotion to design, beauty, and elegance. Raw and delicate natural materials from all over the world dictate elemental and feminine design. Ann Lightfoot Jewelry makes a perfect holiday gift to treasure forever!