In-Country: A Guide to Christmas in Middleburg

Middleburg, Virginia is an ideal setting for the holiday season. Its picturesque streets are lovely this time of year, filled with twinkling lights, holiday shoppers and carolers. Sometimes, it’s hard not to expect your favorite Hallmark Christmas Movie star to pop out of a boutique! Here is your complete guide to Christmas in Middleburg. One of the most fun, family-oriented festivals of the year, it includes special events, delicious food and the famous Middleburg Hunt Review. Visit https://christmasinmiddleburg.org/ for more information.  

WHAT TO DO:  

Friday, Dec. 2  

5 p.m.  

Tree Lighting Ceremony and Carols  

Behind the Pink Box, 12 North Madison St.  

Saturday, Dec. 3  

8-11 a.m.  

Breakfast with Santa  

Middleburg Charter School  

101 North Madison St.  

10 a.m.  

Hot Chocolate Warm-Up  

Middleburg Methodist Church  

15 W. Washington St.  

11 a.m.  

Middleburg Hunt and Hounds Review  

Down Washington St.  

2 p.m.   

Christmas Parade  

Down Washington St.  

3-6 p.m.  

Spirits of Middleburg  

Food, wine tastings, ciders and distilled spirits at establishments around the community.  

Sunday Dec. 4  

2 p.m.  

Festival of the Animals  

Foxcroft School  

22407 Foxhound Ln.  

WHERE TO STAY:  

The Red Fox Inn and Tavern  

2 East Washington Street  

Offering 22 inn rooms, a tavern and pub.  

Salamander Resort and Spa  

500 North Pendleton Street  

Resort with 168 guestrooms, 23,000 sq-foot spa, 25 acres for horseback riding and 14,000 sq-foot stable.  

Briar Patch Bed & Breakfast Inn 
23130 Briar Patch Ln.  

200-year-old main house with eight bedrooms, a one-bedroom cottage or three bedrooms in a new chicken coop building.  

Mortgage Hall Estate  

35487 Snake Hill Road  

121-acre estate is a working farm with a historic Georgian Mansion that was converted into a vacation rental.   

WHERE TO DINE:    

For Coffee: Middleburg Common Grounds  

For a Beer: Lost Barrel Brewing  

For Solid Pub Fare: Hunter’s Head Tavern  

For a Delicious Lunch: The Goodstone Inn & Restaurant’s Bistro  

For a Fancy Dinner: Harriman’s Virginia Piedmont Grill  

WHERE TO SHOP:    

For Antiques and Art: Middleburg Antique Gallery  

For Clothes: Highcliffe Clothiers, Tully Rector  

For Gifts: The Christmas Sleigh  

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