Even the Gingerbread Man is helping to deck the halls this year at the Opera House in preparation for the Friday, December 14 Dough Ball! Tickets for the Dough Ball preview party and awards ceremony are available through the box office at 633-5159. Preview this year’s gingerbreads - and be there when the placing confections are announced!  Great music by Barney Balch and the Novel Jazz quartet, delicious hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar and, as always, loads of fun!  Party doors open at 5:30 p.m.

The Great Gingerbread Spectacular follows on Saturday, Dec, 15 and Sunday, Dec. 16. On Saturday, at 10 a.m.,  the Opera House doors open to the magical world of the 2018 Gingerbread Spectacular, with dozens of gingerbread creations on display and community talent performing on stage, including the Community Band's holiday concert at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Holiday baked goods, hot cocoa and holiday spirit will be served up in generous portions all weekend long - open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Free. Yes. Free.

Don’t miss the sweetest weekend in Boothbay Harbor, and quite possibly, the Midcoast!  The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor is at 86 Townsend Avenue.