Bring A Friend is the perfect girls getaway! Shopping deals, great dining experiences, giveaways and entertainment make this the biggest event of the year. Shop the best names in fashion with added festivities to make it an experience you’ll turn into tradition.
Our 21st Annual Bring A Friend event will take place over 10 days, November 5-14, 2021, with the bulk of activities taking place November 11-14, 2021, and Saturday, November 13 being the primary day for festivities.
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Exciting news for the 2021 Season: We have added a fifth weekend to our Jingle Bell Chocolate Tours starting Saturday November 20th, Sunday November 21st, Saturday November 27th, Sunday November 28th, Saturday December 4th, Sunday December 5th, Saturday December 11th, Sunday December 12th, with the final weekend being Saturday December 18th and Sunday December 19th, 2021. The Price per ticket is now $32 per person children 2 and under riding on mom/dad’s lap are free. New joining the ranks of Chocolatiers are: the Christmas Farm Inn & Spa and the Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa… joining the expert chocolate making of the Nestlenook Farm, the Inn at Jackson, the Wildcat Inn & Tavern, the Wentworth, An Elegant Country Inn, the J-Town Deli & Country Store, the Snowflake Inn and the RiverWood Inn. If you have a Reserved Seating ticket from 2020 the $30 price is honored.
Tickets are priced at $32 per person. Children 2 or under sitting on your lap not taking chocolate treasures are free. Please be aware although chocolate treasures may not have nuts in them directly they may have come in contact with nuts, nut products or nut oil.!
The $32 ticket purchase includes a Jingle Bell, a festive bag to hold any uneaten hand-made chocolate treasures, a horse drawn Austrian sleigh ride through Jackson Village and hand-made chocolates presented to you right in your sleigh at each stop along the way. (Riders to not get out of sleighs to get their chocolates the proprietors of each business meets the sleighs and presents your chocolate goodies to you!)
This premiere event is celebrating its 37th year. As this event is a self-guided tour it is an easy one to be able to offer even during these challenging times. Mask worn safely over your nose and mouth and you social distancing are mandated. Please keep in mind individual businesses hosting Pumpkin People displays will have their own State Covid19 mandates/regulations and we ask that everyone honors and respects these mandates/regulations to help keep everyone safe. Our businesses hosting Pumpkin People work very hard at creating the displays for your enjoyment… this year there are more than 80 displays. You can anticipate seeing Pumpkin People doing just about anything and sometimes even the impossible. Read more