Ladies Christmas Social guests gathered under Christmas lights

About the Tradition

A Christmas Tradition
Since 2019

Friendship. Laughter. Creativity. Christmas memories. And a mug exchange unlike any other.

How It Started

Sometimes the best traditions begin with a simple idea.

The Ladies Christmas Social began in 2019 with a simple purpose: create an evening where women could step away from the holiday rush, relax, laugh, create, and simply enjoy Christmas together.

Over the years, the Social has grown, but the heart of the evening has remained wonderfully familiar. There are festive treats, warm drinks, a little wine, Christmas crafts, plenty of laughter, and a room full of women enjoying each other’s company.

Some guests arrive with longtime friends. Others know only the person who invited them. By the end of the evening, those circles have usually gotten a little bigger.

An evening set aside to enjoy the season, make memories, and celebrate friendship.

Friends celebrating together at the Ladies Christmas Social
An early Ladies Christmas Social beneath festive Christmas lights
Christmas memories from the early years

Our Story

Eight Christmases & Counting

What began as a Christmas gathering has become a tradition that returns each December with familiar faces, new friendships, and another year of memories.

2019

The tradition begins

2020

Another Christmas together

2021

Memories from the early years

2022

40 documented attendees

2023

5th Annual · 45 attendees

2024

6th Annual · 47 attendees

2025

7th Annual · 58 attendees

2026

The 8th Annual Social

The Heart of the Evening

What Makes the Night Special

The details change a little from year to year, but a few things always seem to find their way back into the evening.

Friends enjoying the Ladies Christmas Social beside a Christmas tree

01

Friendship

A chance to reconnect with familiar faces and sometimes leave with a few new friends, too.

Christmas treats shared at the Ladies Christmas Social

02

Festive Treats

Snacks, sweets, warm drinks, wine, and plenty of things that taste a little better in December.

Christmas craft activities at the Ladies Christmas Social

03

A Little Creativity

Ornaments, handmade cards, craft tables, and whatever creative Christmas ideas appear that year.

A Growing Tradition

More memories.
More friendships.
More Christmas.

The Ladies Christmas Social has continued to grow while keeping the personal, welcoming spirit that made the gathering special in the first place.

Documented attendance, 2022–2025

2022

40

attendees

2023

45

attendees

2024

47

attendees

2025

58

attendees

Guests preparing mugs and gifts for the Ladies Christmas Social mug exchange

A Tradition Within the Tradition

Then there is the Mug Exchange.

It is creative, personal, sometimes hilarious, and one of the things guests remember most about the Ladies Christmas Social.

There is a little more to it than simply bringing a coffee cup, so we gave the Mug Exchange a page of its own.

Christmases Past

The moments are what make the tradition.

A few memories from evenings filled with Christmas lights, laughter, friends, and a lot of personality.

Friends sharing a Christmas evening at the Ladies Christmas Social
Friends celebrating at the Ladies Christmas Social
An early Ladies Christmas Social beneath festive lights
Friends enjoying a Ladies Christmas Social memory
A Ladies Christmas Social mug exchange table
Christmas treats at the Ladies Christmas Social

Another Christmas Awaits

The best traditions are the ones we look forward to all year.

Every December brings familiar faces, new friendships, creative mugs, plenty of laughter, and another chapter in a tradition that has been growing since 2019.