A full bag of Christmas events in Liverpool this weekend

The Queens County Museum in Liverpool reopens this weekend with its popular annual event Dickensville and the Festival of Trees. (Rick Conrad)
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Liverpool, with multiple events planned for the historic Astor Theatre and the rest of downtown Liverpool this weekend.
Last weekend’s popular 14th annual Liverpool Fire Department Christmas Parade kicked things into seasonal gear.
The South Queens Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the Queens Holiday Festival on Saturday. That includes a tree lighting in front of the Astor at 5 p.m. with Christmas carols, and a free multicultural holiday concert inside the Astor at 5:30.
Earlier in the day, local businesses will be participating in the Christmas on the Mersey food crawl and holiday shopping party.
On Sunday at 7 p.m., the 93rd annual Kiwanis Community Christmas Concert gets underway at the Astor. That event is sold out.
Local businesses are also decorating Christmas trees in the park on the Liverpool waterfront and at the Queens County Museum.
And the museum will be open extended hours on Saturday as it unveils its popular Festival of Trees and Dickensville.