POTTSTOWN PA – Downtown Pottstown officially welcomes the winter holiday season this weekend with “Pottstown Santa Saturday” (Dec. 6, 2025). It represents a wide variety of festive activities throughout the day intended to keep children happily occupied, parents and guardians smiling, and business cash registers ringing.
The day’s events involve the collaboration of many local groups and organizations: the recently formed Pottstown Business Improvement District, Pottstown Arts In The Park, Pottstown Community Arts, the Pottstown Parks and Recreation Department, Pottstown Events, the High Street Music Company, and Mosaic Community Land Trust.
Other partners providing assistance include Pottstown Area Economic Development, Pottstown Dragon Warriors, Charlotte Street Coffee Company, and the Pottstown School District.
Importantly, the downtown activities are just short walks away from the borough’s increasing array of restaurants, entertainment venues, and local businesses filled with holiday gift ideas. Visitors are encouraged to “Buy Local” to sustain Pottstown’s retail growth.
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Santa Saturday Stuff to Do in Pottstown
Here’s what’s scheduled, from the Travels With The Post Extended Calendar:
- Noon to 3 p.m., Pottstown Arts In The Park, free admission; featuring local artists and craft vendors, live holiday music and performances, accompanied by hot cocoa, cookie decorating, a puppet theater, holiday make-and-take crafts for kids, other activities, and appearances by and photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus; hosted by Pottstown Arts In The Park, Pottstown Community Arts, the Pottstown Parks and Recreation Department, Pottstown Events, the High Street Music Company, and Mosaic Community Land Trust; held at Smith Family Plaza, 138 E. High St., Pottstown PA;
- 2 p.m., Santa Crossing the Schuylkill River, free to watch; Old St. Nick is scheduled to arrive at Riverfront Park by elf-paddle-powered dragon boat, hosted by the Pottstown Dragon Warriors; once ashore he’s set to board a fire truck for a ride into downtown Pottstown; held at the park on College Drive, Pottstown PA;
- 3-6 p.m., Ugly Sweater Party, free admission; a first-of-its-kind for winter holidays in the borough, hosted by the Pottstown Business Improvement District; wear your worst-looking sweater of the season, show it off to the assembled crowd, and possibly win a prize; take a holiday photo there with either a red 1923 T-Bucket or 1940 red Ford Truck; with beverages and food available for purchase, live music presented by the Bill Koss Combo, and a variety of vendors; held by the Clock Tower at High and Charlotte streets in downtown Pottstown PA; and
- 6 p.m., Holiday Tree Lighting, free admission; offering hot cocoa and other treats provided by the Charlotte Street Coffee Company, carols sung by Pottstown School District students, and the borough’s light display outside borough hall; held at Smith Family Plaza, 138 E. High St., Pottstown PA.
Also Available Saturday in Pottstown
These events are also scheduled for Saturday within greater Pottstown. They are not affiliated with “Pottstown Santa Saturday,” but they are also nearby and may be of interest:
- 9-10 a.m., Santa’s Polar Bear Express train ride, the first of several during the day, ticketed; the Colebrookdale Railroad provides a 1-hour excursion from Boyertown on its track through The Secret Valley to Pottstown’s Memorial Park, and then returns to its station; during the trip Santa visits each car, will personally accept riders’ Christmas wish lists and letters, and deliver the gift of a Colebrookdale train-themed coloring book and crayons; à la carte snacks and beverages are available for purchase; leaving from and returning to the Colebrookdale station, 64 S. Washington St., Boyertown PA; and
- 9 a.m. to noon, Photos With Santa, free to participate; a drop-in event at which professional photographers will take digital photos of families with Santa, available for download and personal use; accompanied by crafts, games, face-painting, and a take-home treat; held at Connection Church, 755 S. Keim St., Pottstown PA
- Other ticketed Colebrookdale rail excursions carrying Santa from Boyertown to Pottstown and back also are available Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon, 1-2 p.m., 3-4 p.m., 5-6 p.m., and 7-8 p.m.
- Noon to 7 p.m., Artists’ Open House, free admission; works by artists Michael Kenny, Joseph Harkanson, Amber Staedtler, and Anthony Nowack will be on display in the downtown gallery of Anno Artem, some will be available to discuss their methods and their art; hot chocolate, tea, and coffee beverages will be available; held at Anno Artem, 1 Security Pl. Ste. 202, Pottstown PA
- 3 p.m., Music: “Amahl and the Night Visitors” (a special concert version), ticketed (free will offering); the Gian Carlo Menotti’s holiday classic will be presented by The Coventry Singers, along with other festive music, carols, and songs; held in Cedarville United Methodist Church, 1092 Laurelwood Rd., Pottstown PA
- 4-7 p.m., Spaghetti Dinner with Santa Claus, ticketed (sold only at the door, none in advance; cash, and debit and credit cards accepted; offering all-you-can-eat spaghetti, meatballs, bread, and salad, plus visits with Santa Claus … who will also be available for photos; held at the Sanatoga Fire Company, 2222 E. High St., Pottstown PA
- 6-10 p.m., NorCo Fire Company Carnival of Lights, ticketed (can be purchased online or at the gate; special rate for groups of 10 or more available only at the gate); walk through more than a half-million Christmas lights and figurines covering more than 11 acres and synchronized to Christmas music; admission includes unlimited rides and free visits with Santa; food, beverages, carnival games, and a pub also available; at the company grounds, 14 W. Schuylkill Rd., Pottstown PA
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