(Buford, Ga., Nov. 17, 2015) – Join the Environmental and Heritage Center (EHC) for its annual Green Your Holiday Festival as it gets ready for the yuletide season.  Green Your Holiday will take place on Monday, Nov. 23 and Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.  The event will run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day.

Guests will make a wildlife inspired ornament, create upcycled/recycled holiday crafts, conduct “Holly Jolly Science” with lab experiments, take pictures with a scientific Santa cut-out, enjoy a tram ride on the EHC trails and much more. Visitors will also have an opportunity to take a festive exterior tour of the Chesser-Williams house and its new raised beds, as well as discover some Germanic Christmas traditions.  They will also get to view Portraits in Gray: A Civil War Photography Exhibition featuring the collection of David Wynn Vaughan.

In conjunction with the event, the EHC’s Gift Shop and Brewed Café will hold a Holiday Open House and Arts and Crafts Market on Monday, Nov. 23. The Open House will feature a number of local artists and artisan produced merchandise including jewelry, organic bath products, handmade needlework and much more. It’s the perfect place to find unique specialty items for that certain someone on your list.  To take the chill off, Brewed Café will offer snacks and hot drinks for purchase as well.

Admission to the Green Your Holiday Festival is $8 per person.  EHC members and children ages 2 and under are free.  There is no charge for guests who only attend the Open House and Arts and Crafts Market.

For more information on the Green Your Holiday Festival and the Open House and Arts and Crafts Market, visit www.gwinnettEHC.org.