Spirits chasing spirits: Enjoy hot mulled cider, fire pits, and sing-alongs at Potter’s Craft Cider’s seventh annual Wassail, a British drinking tradition to bless the orchards and scare away evil spirits, ensuring a bountiful harvest in the year to come. The lively day-long celebration includes face painting, wreath crown crafting, live music by the Blue Ridge Irish Music School and Ragged Mountain String Band, and food from Carbon Catering and Mama Crockett’s Cider Donuts. The evening culminates with the crowning of Wassail royals.
Saturday 12/18. Free, noon. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com
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