Oxford Prepares Festive Welcome for Christmas on the Creek

Oxford businesses and volunteers are joining together to prepare the waterfront town for Christmas on the Creek, a month-long celebration highlighted by docks lit with Christmas trees and a new Ferry Lighting with Santa ceremony.

Volunteers are preparing more than 80 trees for the Dec. 6 lighting ceremony, with Cutts & Case Shipyard and Campbell’s Boatyard at Jacks Point hosting viewing parties. Doc’s Sunset Grille is providing refreshments for the rain-or-shine festivities.

Christmas on the Creek is a month-long lineup of family events, markets, music, and holiday traditions throughout Oxford, running Dec. 5 through Jan. 10. A full schedule of events and activities is available at www.portofoxford.com.

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Francoise Sullivan is the new Associate Editor of The Chestertown Spy and a community advocate based in Worton, Maryland. She previously served a term on the Kent County Board of Education, where she focused on transparency, fiscal responsibility, and student-centered policy. Sullivan also serves as Chair of the Kent County Chapter of the Delmarva Pride Center. Her work centers on local government, education, and civic engagement, providing clear, accessible coverage of issues affecting Kent County.