Kick off the holidays with the lighting of our Town Tree "Hope". Light refreshments and music inside Town Hall following the lighting sponsored by Canadian Tire. 

Dr. Aaron Mauro, Associate Professor of Digital Media and Chair of the Department of Digital Humanities at Brock University, has co-designed an innovative humanities-focused undergraduate program in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Drawing on over a decade of expertise in Natural Language Processing (NLP), this interdisciplinary degree equips cultural workers with both critical and technical skills to navigate AI’s transformative potential.

In his Brock Talk, Dr. Mauro will explore his research practice using NLP tools—such as Large Language Models (LLMs) and other Machine Learning techniques—to explore the evolving landscape of literary and cultural scholarship. He will demonstrate how these technologies can illuminate new pathways in analyzing texts, exemplified by his work on the Mapping Ann-Marie McDonald Project, which reimagines approaches to one of Canada’s most celebrated authors. The talk will also showcase RISK, a platform designed to safeguard research teams and data in an era of growing digital vulnerabilities, highlighting strategies for ethical and secure innovation in humanities research.

Discover the magic of the holiday season in Jordan Village!

Lit entirely by holiday lights, the Starlight Market has all your favourites:

 local artisans
 food & drinks
 kid's crafts
 s'mores
 The Polar Express train

Shop the market and enjoy local beverages and craft activities at the museum, then watch the lighting of Jordan Village at 6 p.m. by Inn on the Twenty on Main Street.

A 25'x35' HO model train layout with Dispatcher and Yardmaster controlling up to 6 trains at a time. Open on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Train items for sale in the basement. Sorry, not wheelchair accessible. Admission is FREE-donations are appreciated.

Enlighten your senses & knowledge of teas and tisanes through an interactive tea blending workshop! Explore over a dozen herbs, fruits and spices and create your own custom tea blend based on what flavours, tastes and health benefits appeal to you.

Attendees will learn about the art, history and culture of tea blending as well as tips and tricks for creating your perfect brew.

Guests will enjoy samples of tea throughout the workshop and take home three custom hand blended teas, perfect for gifting, as well as their own tea tasting wheel.

Join us for a guided tour of the Central Library’s Local History Department. Discover a rich collection of resources—including maps, microfilm, and city directories—that bring our city’s past to life.

All proceeds raised are in support of our youth travelling to Switzerland in July 2026

Cash prizes are awarded for the top three teams!

Doors to Lobby area open at 6:00 p.m. Evening includes 7 rounds of questions (six of 15 and a final round of 10). Total of 100 questions over the night.

Questions start at 7:00 p.m. sharp. Questions cover general knowledge categories like science, history, sports, music, geography, local facts and more.

Cash Bar. Drinks will be available for purchase including wine, beer, pop and mixed drinks. Sorry NO outside drinks. Purchase your Drink Tickets at the main Bar ticket desk when you arrive.

During the evening we provide FREE hot dogs, popcorn, water, tea and coffee. You are welcome to bring your own food to compliment these items.

We offer sheets of "Duh markers" for Sale at $10 per sheet. Purchase your Team's Sheet at the Special Duhs and Heads & Tails table by the entry doors into the Hall when you arrive. Only one Duh sheet per table. A Duh sheet gets you 5 FREE Correct Answers to questions - use one per round for up to 5 of the 6 regular rounds. Duhs CANNOT be used on the 7th and Final Round. Just put a Duh marker down as the answer for any one question you don't know and it will be marked as a correct answer.

We have 50-50 draws during the evening.

Heads or Tails games are played at intermission with proceeds going to PolioPlus - a Rotary International initiative. Purchase your personal Heads & Tails tags (good for two games) at the Special Duhhs and Heads & Tails table by the entry doors into the Hall when you arrive. We are close to eradicating polio and every dollar helps!

Get your Christmas shopping started with lots of fantastic local artists and makers. 

Village of Hope Niagara Season of Hope Open House on Wednesday, November 26 from 4p.m. to 6p.m. There will be refreshments, including local wines and soup served by Grand Oak Culinary Market, and tours of our facilities. Village of Hope Niagara Thrift Store will be having a 50% OFF Sale during the Open House also. Come see the amazing impact our Volunteers are making thanks to your community support. MAP https://w3w.co/sugar.kindle.cucumber

Matthew-Ray Jones and Maria Giesbrecht will read their poetry before an open mic segment for anyone that would like to share their work.

Matthew-Ray Jones, also known as Testament, is a connoisseur of anything and everything involving words. From poetry, spoken word and emceeing to facilitating, hosting and keynoting, Matthew-Ray has been using his natural speaking abilities to inspire audiences for over 20 years. He has performed and taught nationally from coast to coast. He has performed internationally in Venezuela and Italy and has travelled to six continents. To date, he has recorded three albums and shared the stage with Talib Kweli, Naughty by Nature, Biz Markie, GZA, Kardinal Offishall, Saukrates, DāM-FunK and more. Matthew-Ray has appeared on Breakfast Television, CP24, MuchMusic, MTV and Rogers TV.

Maria Giesbrecht is a Canadian poet whose work explores her Mexican and Mennonite roots. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The Literary Review of Canada, Grain, CV2, Queen's Quarterly, and elsewhere. She is the winner of the 2025 Lesley Strutt Poetry Prize and the 2025 Jack McCarthy Book Prize, a Best of Net nominee, and the founder of Gather, an international writing community that connects poets worldwide. Born in Durango, Mexico, she now lives near Toronto, Canada with her fiancée.

Deck the halls with meaning this holiday season!

We all do it to some extent, decorate our homes and businesses with evergreen trees, cedar boughs, pine and fir wreaths, holly and ivy, etc. Of course in December we bring in fresh boughs, and trees for the scent and to get into the holiday mood, but have you ever wondered where those traditions came from? What do they mean in the Victorian language of plants? What other purposes do they all have at that time of year? Join Broomsquire Amy Lou Taylor and learn about these things, and then make your own Door Swag or Wreath. We will use local greenery and beautiful Ontario grown willow to make our own wreaths, or swag for our homes over the holidays!  We promise you, you won’t look at any of your holiday greenery the same way ever again!

Take home a beautiful handmade piece for your holiday celebrations—and a new appreciation for the rich traditions woven into every bough.

SAVE THE DATE and join us for a holiday kick off!

Join us for an unforgettable evening at our Annual Deep Roots Fundraising Dinner! Where fine food, Niagara wines, and rich culture come together in support of the Lincoln Museum and Cultural Centre: Home of the Jordan Historical Museum of the Twenty.

This is an evening you won’t want to miss as we celebrate local heritage, connect with community, and help support the preservation of our shared history.

Local author Yvonne Van Lankveld joins us to launch her third book, Follow Polly’s Lane, a novel that exposes the separate dramas of two female neighbours with differing values after a violent storm implodes their lives. A portion of book sales will be donated to the Fonthill Branch renovation.

Celebrate the season with our Winter Concert—a cozy afternoon of music set inside the museum’s historic schoolhouse.
Enjoy the warm glow of the holidays and the beautiful voice of beloved local performer Melissa-Marie Shriner, as she fills the room with classic favourites and festive spirit.