Here is a list of holiday events in St. Elmo:
The bi-annual St. Elmo Tour of Homes and other holiday festivities will be held on Saturday. In honor of St. Elmo’s 125th birthday, the revitalized historic homes and churches, decked out for the holidays, will be open to the public.
Transportation between the various sites will be provided by the Lookout Trolley with free parking at the Incline Railway.
Advance tickets are available at Pasha Coffee & Tea and Umbra Essence in the St. Elmo Business District and will also be on sale the day of the Tour. Ticket prices for the Tour of
Homes are as follows:
$12 per person
$20 per couple
$25 per family
Two stops on the Tour will provide the opportunity for local and sustainable Christmas shopping (Tour ticket not required for admittance):
The St. Elmo Holiday Market at the old
Firehall (4501 St. Elmo Ave.) from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and the Fair Trade Market at St. Elmo Presbyterian from 2-6 p.m.
Additionally, from 6-8 p.m., the Trolley will take guests for the price of $1 to see the homes in the St. Elmo Christmas Light Contest. Proceeds will benefit the St. Elmo Public Art Project.
Thankful Espicopal Church will host Caroling in the Gardens at 6:15 p.m.
Also, from 6-8 p.m., the St. Elmo Merchant Holiday Open House will feature coffee and wine
tastings:
Pasha Coffee & Tea will be offering a free coffee tasting of three different coffees: Uganda Peaberry, Moka Java, and Peru. Visit Chattanooga’s only organic coffee house and get 10% off when you purchase two bags of coffee or more this evening.
Making Arrangements Florists will be featuring examples of fresh Christmas flowers and gifts for you and your home. While browsing enjoy a taste of European Christmas markets with authentic Mulled wine imported from Nuremburg, Germany.
Shagedelic Salon will be hosting a Holiday Open House and wine tasting with hors d’oeuvres. They will be featuring wines from regions in South America. There will be a drawing for a Grand Gift Basket in the salon.
BodyWisdom Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork will be offering free five minute massages, appetizers and the much anticipated festive wine, Beaujolais Nouveau, from the region of
Burgundy, France.
Umbra Essence Candles & Gifts will be celebrating their third year anniversary with a wine tasting of Italian reds, hors d’oeuvres, and tours of the candle making studio by their own Christmas elf. In honor of the 125th anniversary of St. Elmo, they will be giving away 125 holiday votive candles to the first 125 attendants to the store, and will offer specials in the gallery this evening.