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Winter Wonderland Weekend Getaway
Friday, December 12 - Sunday December 14, 2025

​Join us for a wonderful weekend getaway of festive fun!​

Come cozy up for a wonderful weekend of fun & adventure! 
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Join us for a heartwarming getaway filled with creativity, relaxation, holiday spirit and so much more. Whether you're coming with family, friends, or by yourself, this special weekend promises connection, comfort, and a whole lot of joy! A truly magical weekend awaits... come join us!


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Here's what you can enjoy throughout the weekend:

Friday Evening:

A Cookie Decorating Party & A "Ferry Beach" Holiday Movie! 
Did you know a holiday movie was filmed on our Ferry Beach Campus? We will be kicking off the weekend by showing this movie (it's a local Maine film with many scenes at Ferry Beach, rated PG)! Come see Ferry Beach featured on the big screen! 


Check in at 3pm and get comfortable in your rooms. Dinner will be served at 5:00pm. After dinner we'll gather in the dining hall for a cookie decorating party (beginning at 6:00pm)! All supplies for the cookie decorating party will be provided. Together we'll celebrate with friends, family and Ferry Beach as you design/decorate your own custom cookies! After the cookie decorating party, you can enjoy a spectacular viewing of the holiday movie filmed at Ferry Beach!


If you live locally and want to join us for the cookie decorating party and movie admission you are welcome to do so! Tickets for locals commuting (coming) for this event is just $16 per person, kids under age 8 are free (all supplies included, every person will get a box of cookies to decorate)! You can register here!
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Saturday:
Is a "Free Day", you can have a cozy day drinking hot cocoa and reading a book or if you're looking for an adventure, journey into downtown Saco and across Maine for some holiday fun! There is also a sound and energy healing event tentatively scheduled on Saturday. Be sure to make a trip to the Dyer Library in Downtown Saco and see Ferry Beach's very own special tree in their Festival of Trees event!
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Here's what's going on locally and in Maine on Saturday:
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Festival of Trees at Saco Dyer Museum (Saco)
-Saco - Holiday Festival & Parade of Lights (Saco)
-Biddeford City Theater Show- A Swingin' Christmas: The Holiday Music of Tony Bennett (Biddeford) Saturday's Show is at 7:30pm. 
-Portland Victorian Mansion Decorated for the holidays, "Stories of the Season" (Portland)
-Kennebunkport Prelude Festival (Kennebunkport)
-Freeport Sparkle Celebration (Freeport)
-Gardens Aglow Botanical Garden (Boothbay)
There's many other various events across Maine..
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Sunday:
Ferry Beach Winter Craft Fair
Enjoy festivities at our Winter Craft Fair; browse 40+ craft vendors throughout our campus, a bake sale benefiting Ferry Beach, holiday photo scenes, kid's crafts, and lunch/drinks in DeWolfe. Free to attend!


A weekend of wonderful festivities awaits and we'd love it if you joined us! 
Registration:
Register Now
Lodging Rates Per Night:
​Dorms- $90
Cross Cottage- $125
​Metz Cabins- $145 
Kelley Cottage- $345

Morris Cottage- $345

Conference Package Prices: 
  • $100 for adults 
  • $85 for youth 

(Conference Package- includes all meals Friday Dinner through Sunday Breakfast, attendance to the cookie decorating party, craft fair and all weekend programming.

You don't need to purchase tickets when lodging on campus).'

Check In / Check Out:
Check In: Friday @3:00pm
Check Out: Sunday @1:00pm

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Our mission at Ferry Beach is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love. 
We work by creating programing and events in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Spirituality, Sustainability, Personal Growth and Justice & Action.  
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Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center is a 501(c)3 membership organization. 
Our mission is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love.  We accomplish our mission through work in the areas of
​arts & culture, education, spirituality, sustainability, personal growth and justice & action.
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  • Home
  • Organization
    • Governance
    • Board of Directors
    • Board Interest
    • Staff
    • Work at Ferry Beach
  • Membership
    • For Members >
      • Strategic Plan
  • Giving
    • One-Time Giving
    • Sustaining Gifts
    • Donation Pot
    • The Beachkeeper Program
    • Quillen Shinn Society
    • Memorial Garden
    • Endowment Fund
    • Scholarship Program
    • Capital Campaigns
  • About
    • Our Mission & Values
    • History
    • Contact Us
    • Directions
    • CELEBRATING 125 YEARS
  • Schedule
    • Open Jam
    • Community Dinner
    • Quantum Sound Healing Experience
    • Sourdough Bread Class
    • Line Dancing
    • Online Book Group
    • A New Year Retreat
    • Young Adults Weekend
    • Coastal Heart Retreat
    • Crafting Workshops
    • Crafter's Retreat
    • Winter Vacation
    • Quilting Retreats
    • Dancing Jaguar's Spirit of Family Retreat
    • Soul Speak: Psychic Reading & Workshop
    • Awakening Spirits Fair
    • Beyond the Gender Online Course
    • American Society of Dowsers Conference
    • Work Week
    • Profound Treasury
    • Personal Retreaters Week
    • Sand and Stars
    • The Great Campout
    • Independence Getaway
    • RE Week
    • Choral Fest
    • GAYLA
    • Women's Healing
    • Family & Friends
    • Circles of Life
    • Company of Women
    • Circle of Music
    • Sacred Circle Dance
    • Motivational Interviewing
    • Quilting by the Bay
    • The Beach Getaway
    • Labor Day Weekend
    • SOS Saco Bay Conference
    • NAAS Gathering
  • What to Expect
    • Our Facility
    • Our Retreats
    • Our Dining Center
    • Our Accessibility
    • Our Policies
  • Lodging
  • News
    • Discovery
    • Maine Storm & Climate News
    • Blog
  • Plan a Gathering
    • Gathering Spaces
    • Planning Resources
  • Store