EVENTS THIS MONTH AT THE BREWERY
Whether its celebrating a birthday, anniversary, wedding, retirement, baby shower, high school reunion or more we host dozens and dozens of events all year. Some, like Carolina Indie Fest and Brews Blues and BBQ, are larger and more planned. Others, like personal celebrations, are spur of the moment. Regardless of the reason we are ready to host you and your party - if you have questions reach out through our Google Business Profile, over Facebook, Instagram or email at info@huggermuggerbrewing.com and let us know how we can help make your event special.
December Events
Ecce eventūs! Here be all our brewery events for the month:
* It's karaoke night on First Friday (Dec 5th) with BowTie Entertainment. THE Tasty Turkey Que food truck will be here that night - lean and healthy BBQ is their thing. Grab a slicker and galoshes and meet us to sing some tunes!
* line dancing with Buckles and Boots is scheduled for the first and third Sundays in December. That's the schedule we will keep for 2026 as well. That Buckles and Boots linked site is where they posts all the songs they will be dancing to. This is a really well organized group of committed dancers who want to bring new folks into line dancing so beginners are always welcome. Dancing starts at 2:30pm and the beer hall remains open during the event. It is $15 for all the dancing you'll want plus the beverage of your choice.
* Every first Sunday of the month line dancing is preceded by yoga with Sanford Yoga & Community Center starting at 11am. This is immediately followed by Stitch & B**ch where both stitching and b***hing are featured (stitching is optional.) This is a growing group & that's really cool to see. I'm hoping one day I get a sweater or socks out of this ...
* Speaking of stitching, and completely out of chronological order, we have a Free Size Skirt Sewing Class on Saturday, December 27th from 4-7pm. The word "free" is meant to modify the word "size" in the title and doesn't indicate anything about money. Marilyn with Get Under My Skin is offering the class and you literally only need bring yourself, she will have the sewing machines and fabric and the chill attitude. You can bring your own fabric if you prefer and she will even sew the skirt for you if you'd like (but where's the fun in that?!?) Click here for all the details and to buy tickets.
* Our Brews & Bonds group returns on Thursday, December 11th at 5pm. This group is all about connecting veterans younger and older with resources as well as each other. Being a veteran is unlike other vocations, you are often not living or communing with anyone outside the military community until you leave service. At that point you're left to completely start over in building your community and making those important connections that come with being part of a community. That's where this group steps in. If you are a veteran we encourage you to come and connect & build your community faster than you probably thought possible.
* We've got a Christmas Market coming up on Saturday, December 13th from 5-9pm with many crafty vendors looking to get in your (Christmas gift) stockings. That is both inside the beer hall and outside under the parking deck. There will be a couple of propane standup heaters to warm us all. Look for the vendor passport which, if you get a signature or stamp from each vendor, will enter you into a raffle for a gift basket. We also have a food truck rodeo that evening with the same hours. Should be a nice night to stroll, shop, sip and sup. Really, we need to have a sip and sup.
* For you crafty sorts we have a Holiday Ceramic Ornament Painting event on Monday, December 8th with new-to-us crafter Cozy Panda. A week later on Monday, December 15th Jessica with My Depiction Addiction is offering a class making Fake Cake Wooden Boxes. Two weeks later we have Gyotaku: The Japanese Art of Fish Printing with Flora & Fauna Festivities. These are three great opportunities to get out and connect with your fellow creative humans this month.
* Our monthly bottle share happens starting 7pm on Wednesday, December 17th. This is a free event, just bring a couple of bottles/cans/growlers/barrels of beer to share with the group. It's the only time outside alcohol is allowed in the brewery.
* Retro arcade games return on the Friday and Saturday (19th & 20th) before Christmas. Level By Level Gaming bring the games and we pay so you don't have to. Expect games from several decades spanning from the '80s to present day - you'll find them in arcade and console formats. It's like we are Dave & Busters once a month!
* every Tuesday is Trivia Tuesday - trivia master Zach is emailing out hints and clues the day of the event to tease our contestants. Things kick off at 7pm each Tuesday, is your brainpan ready to sizzle? Winners enjoy the brewery paying for their tab.
* our next book club meeting is Wednesday, December 10th at 6:30pm. This month we're reading Alina Jacob's Sleigh Bells & Slaughter, here's an excerpt:
"But when Parry is found dead in the fiery inferno of my shed, I’m not going to pretend to be sad either. Just because I look like Wednesday Addams’s cooler, more dangerous older sister, everyone assumes I did it—including Captain Luke Reynolds, the firefighter tasked with solving the mystery of the arson and murder. He’s everything terrible about Christmas, all in one tall, huge, muscular package." Sounds trashy and wonderful. Ho ho ho.
Looking for a book? We have many fine book sellers locally including Sips & Sequels, Monkeykat or Fulfillity Books in Hope Mills. Of course your local library always appreciates the foot traffic and those books are free (but they want them back!)
* something's gotta be last on the list and this month it's a Red Cross Blood Drive at the brewery on Monday, December 29th from 10am to 2:30pm. While I love the mission of saving lives by giving blood I'm not tickled by how the Red Cross treats us as a donation site. We provide use of the space for free and promote their drives but they will not do the same for us because we sell (well, manufacture and sell) alcohol. But, it's a good mission and I'm happy to know someone will get to hug a loved one again because of the gift of blood donation. Please join us if you can.
Check our Facebook events page to make sure I haven't missed anything & see you in the brewery!
