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MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Songs

of Harvest and Thanksgiving 5 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦President

George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation 12:30 & 2:30 p.m.

28 MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Winter

in the Valley 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Governor’s

8:30 p.m.

Christmas Ball 7, 7:30, 8 &

DINING ✦✦Thanksgiving

2, 3 & 4 p.m.

Day Feast 11 a.m., noon,

✦✦Thanksgiving

Dinner at Christiana Campbell’s Tavern 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

✦✦Thanksgiving

Dinner at the King’s Arms Tavern 11 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.

✦✦Thanksgiving

Dinner at Shields Tavern 11 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.

✦✦Thanksgiving

Day Buffet noon, 12:30, 1, 3, 3:30 & 4 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Super

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦Christmas

2:30 p.m.

✦✦A

and the Constitution

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

29 MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Harvest

Home Love Songs 4:30 p.m.

✦✦An

Un-Civil Christmas: Music of Civil War Williamsburg 7 & 8:30 p.m.

✦✦Governor’s

8:30 p.m.

Christmas Ball 7, 7:30, 8 &

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Super

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦A

Time for Joy, A Time for Reflection 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Wreath ✦✦A

Decorating Workshop 2:30 p.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

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2019 Calendar of Events

NOVEMBER

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3

✦✦Midwinter

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

MUSIC & DANCE

MUSIC & DANCE

✦✦DIY

✦✦Through

✦✦Virginia

✦✦Super

the Seasons of the Year: Songs of Rural Life 4:30 p.m.

✦✦Palace

Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Behind-the-Scenes

Christmas Decoration Workshop 10 a.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Super

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦Celebrating

St. Andrew’s Day with Stories 11:15 a.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

DECEMBER

1

Evergreens 4:30 p.m.

✦✦A

DINING ✦✦Inn

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

✦✦Holiday

Tea with Charles Dickens 2:30 p.m.

✦✦An

Evening with Charles Dickens 7 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Super

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦A

Thousand Reasons to Be Merry 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Wreath ✦✦A

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Decorating Workshop 2:30 p.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Apple Candles 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

6 MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Christmas

Colonial Jukebox 4:30 p.m.

✦✦Governor’s

8:30 p.m.

Christmas Ball 7, 7:30, 8 &

DINING ✦✦Inn

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Super

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦Music

4

✦✦Remembering

✦✦Capitol

MUSIC & DANCE

✦✦Wreath

✦✦Winter

✦✦A

MUSIC & DANCE for a Back Porch Virginia Holiday 3:30 p.m.

Concert 7 & 8:30 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

with the Washingtons 11:15 a.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

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Christmas: Enslaved and Free 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Holiday

in the Valley 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Family,

Feasts, Friends and Festivity 3:30 p.m.

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

✦✦Holiday

Tea with Charles Dickens 2:30 p.m.

✦✦An

Evening with Charles Dickens 7 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

MUSIC & DANCE

✦✦DIY

✦✦Christmas

✦✦Super

Apple Candles 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

DINING

✦✦A

✦✦Inn

✦✦Lantern

PROGRAMS ✦✦Behind-the-Scenes

Christmas Decoration Workshop 10 a.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter ✦✦The

Stories 10:15 a.m.

Art-Full Tree 10:15 to 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Last

Christmas Before Mount Vernon 11:15 a.m.

✦✦A

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

with the Tinkers 2:15 p.m.

Decorating Workshop 2:30 p.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Christmas ✦✦Lantern

Tree Chat 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

DINING ✦✦Inn

✦✦Midwinter

Colonial Jukebox 4:30 p.m.

Handmade! 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Away the Holidays 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

✦✦An

Un-Civil Christmas: Music of Civil War Williamsburg 7 & 8:30 p.m.

✦✦Palace

Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m.

DINING ✦✦An

Evening with Thomas Jefferson 6:30 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

5:30 p.m.

Homes Tour 9:30 a.m. to

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Crystal

Carols 11:15 a.m.

Every Glass 4:30 p.m.

DINING ✦✦Inn

MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Fiddling

✦✦Talk

5 ✦✦Fill

7

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Super ✦✦A

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦The

Art-Full Tree 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

✦✦Radio

for the Troops: A Touch of Home 5:30 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

on the Home Front 5:45, 6, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45 & 8 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

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8

✦✦An

Un-Civil Christmas: Music of Civil War Williamsburg 7 p.m.

MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Five

Centuries of Holiday Music in Virginia 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.

DINING ✦✦Grand

Illumination Dinner at Shields Tavern 3:45 to 8 p.m.

✦✦Grand

Illumination Dinner at Christiana Campbell’s Tavern 4:15 to 8 p.m.

✦✦Grand

Illumination Dinner at the King’s Arms Tavern 4:15 to 8 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦DIY

Apple Candles 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

✦✦Super

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.

✦✦Who

Will Bring My Presents?

11:15 a.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Grand

Illumination, Musical Performances 4 to 7 p.m.

✦✦Grand

Illumination, Fireworks 7 p.m.

9 MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Music

of the Season with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

✦✦A

19th-Century Williamsburg Christmas 4:30 p.m.

DINING ✦✦Inn

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter ✦✦The

Stories 10:15 a.m.

Art-Full Tree 10:15 to 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

✦✦The

Traditions of Christmas 7 & 8:30 p.m.

11 MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Family,

Feasts, Friends and Festivity 3:30 p.m.

✦✦Caroling

✦✦Inn

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

Time for Joy, A Time for Reflection 11:15 a.m.

Evergreens 4:30 p.m.

PROGRAMS of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Remembering

Christmas: Enslaved and Free 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Victorian

Christmas Traditions 1:30 p.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Illumination ✦✦Lantern

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Decorating

5:30 p.m.

the Private Homes

✦✦Christmas

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

✦✦Talk

✦✦A

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦A

DINING ✦✦Inn

Apple Candles 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

✦✦Super

MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Virginia

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal ✦✦DIY

10

at the Courthouse 6 p.m.

DINING

of the Trades 5:30 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

on the Home Front 5:45, 6, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45 & 8 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

12 MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Crystal

Carols 11:15 a.m.

✦✦A

Jolly Wassail Bowl: Christmas for Queen Elizabeth I 4:30 p.m.

DINING ✦✦Inn

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Of

Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦DIY

Apple Candles 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

✦✦Super ✦✦A

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Illumination ✦✦Lantern

of the Taverns 5:30 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

✦✦The

Traditions of Christmas 7 & 8:30 p.m.

MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Sacred

Threads: Winter Songs from Christian and Jewish Traditions 4:30 p.m.

✦✦An

Un-Civil Christmas: Music of Civil War Williamsburg 7 p.m.

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✦✦Governor’s

8:30 p.m.

Christmas Ball 7, 7:30, 8 &

DINING ✦✦Inn

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Of

Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Super ✦✦Joy

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

in the Morning 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Holiday

Handmade! 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

Tree Chat 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

✦✦Illumination ✦✦Lantern

of Market Square 5:30 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

14 MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦The

Best Christmas Songs Ever!

4:30 p.m.

✦✦Palace

Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m.

DINING ✦✦Inn

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

✦✦An

Evening with Thomas Jefferson 6:30 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Of

Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Super

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦Who

Will Bring My Presents?

11:15 a.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦The

Art-Full Tree 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

✦✦Illumination ✦✦Lantern

of Palace Green 5:30 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

for a Back Porch Virginia Holiday 3:30 p.m.

✦✦Caroling

at the Coffeehouse 6 p.m.

Concert 7 & 8:30 p.m.

DINING Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

✦✦DIY

Apple Candles 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

and the Constitution 11:15 a.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Illumination ✦✦Lantern

of the Capitol 5:30 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

✦✦The

Traditions of Christmas 7 & 8:30 p.m.

17 MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Virginia

16

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Christmas

Evergreens 4:30 p.m.

DINING ✦✦Inn

Colonial Jukebox 4:30 p.m.

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Super

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦A

Thousand Reasons to Be Merry 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Victorian

✦✦Of

✦✦A

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter ✦✦The

Stories 10:15 a.m.

Art-Full Tree 10:15 to 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

✦✦Christmas

✦✦The

Voyage Home 11:15 a.m.

Comet Comes to Williamsburg 2 p.m.

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

✦✦Christmas

PROGRAMS Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦A

✦✦Seasonal

PROGRAMS

✦✦Music

TOM GREEN

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Inn

MUSIC & DANCE

✦✦Inn

Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Talk

DINING

15 ✦✦Capitol

✦✦Of

Christmas Traditions 1:30 p.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Illumination ✦✦Lantern

of the Trades 5:30 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

18 MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Winter

in the Valley 11:15 a.m.

5

✦✦An

English Country Christmas 4:30 p.m.

✦✦Caroling

at the Courthouse 6 p.m.

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

Apple Candles 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

✦✦Super

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦Victorian

Christmas Traditions 1:30 p.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Carols 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Nowell

Sing We Clear 3:30 p.m.

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

Apple Candles 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Community

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 5 p.m.

✦✦Illumination ✦✦Lantern

of the Taverns 5:30 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

of Market Square

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

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✦✦An

Un-Civil Christmas: Music of Civil War Williamsburg 7 p.m.

✦✦Governor’s

8:30 p.m.

Christmas Ball 7, 7:30, 8 &

✦✦Dances

with Dwarves: A Celtic Celebration 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.

✦✦Palace

Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m.

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

Un-Civil Christmas: Music of Civil War Williamsburg 7 p.m.

Christmas Ball 7, 7:30, 8 &

✦✦Inn

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

Art-Full Tree 10:15 to 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

✦✦Of

✦✦Remembering

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m.

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

Christmas: Enslaved and Free 11:15 a.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Seasonal

✦✦Lantern

✦✦Super

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Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦Who

Will Bring My Presents?

11:15 a.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦The

Art-Full Tree 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

✦✦Illumination ✦✦Lantern

of Palace Green 5:30 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

✦✦Capitol

✦✦Caroling

Joy 4 p.m.

at the Courthouse 6 p.m.

✦✦Governor’s

Christmas Ball 7, 7:30, 8 &

DINING

at the Coffeehouse 6 p.m.

Concert 7 & 8:30 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

Christmas Ball 7, 7:30, 8 &

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m.

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

with the Washingtons 11:15 a.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Illumination

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Super

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

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✦✦Christmas

✦✦Midwinter

Shields’ Yuletide Supper 5, 5:15, 5:30, 7, 7:15 & 7:30 p.m.

✦✦Seasonal

DINING

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MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Profound

✦✦Mrs.

✦✦Governor’s

✦✦Inn

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

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✦✦Talk

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

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✦✦Christmas

✦✦Inn

PROGRAMS

Away the Holidays 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.

✦✦The

PROGRAMS

✦✦Of

✦✦Christmas

MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Fiddling

✦✦Of

DINING

DINING Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

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DINING

MUSIC & DANCE

✦✦Caroling

Threads: Winter Songs from Christian and Jewish Traditions 4:30 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

19th-Century Williamsburg Christmas 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.

✦✦Sacred

✦✦Lantern

✦✦Governor’s

✦✦A

MUSIC & DANCE

WAY NE R E Y N O L D S

5:30 p.m.

MUSIC & DANCE

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✦✦Of

Tree Chat 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

✦✦Illumination

✦✦Talk

DINING

✦✦A

✦✦Christmas

Evening with Thomas Jefferson 6:30 p.m.

MUSIC & DANCE

✦✦Super

with the Tinkers 2:15 p.m.

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✦✦Crystal

✦✦DIY

Handmade! 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Inn

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Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

in the Morning 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Christmas ✦✦A

PROGRAMS

✦✦DIY

✦✦Joy

✦✦Holiday

DINING ✦✦Inn

✦✦Super

of the Capitol 5:30 p.m.

Days and Night Before Christmas 11:15 a.m. & 1:15 p.m.

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Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Firing

of the Christmas Guns 5 p.m.

✦✦The

Traditions of Christmas 7 & 8:30 p.m.

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in the Valley 11:30 a.m.

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Un-Civil Christmas: Music of Civil War Williamsburg 7 & 8:30 p.m.

✦✦Capitol

Concert 7 & 8:30 p.m.

DINING ✦✦Christmas

Brunch at Shields Tavern 9, 9:15, 9:30, 11, 11:15 & 11:30 a.m. and 1, 1:15, 1:30, 3, 3:15 & 3:30 p.m.

✦✦Williamsburg

Lodge Christmas Brunch 10 & 11 a.m., noon, 1 & 2 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

Day Buffet noon, 12:30, 1, 3, 3:30 & 4 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

Dinner at the King’s Arms Tavern 1 to 7:30 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

Dinner at Christiana Campbell’s Tavern 2 to 6:30 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Of

Christmas Past 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Super

Happy Fishmastide 11:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

Remembered with Thomas Jefferson 2:30 p.m.

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Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦The

Traditions of Christmas 7 & 8:30 p.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Super ✦✦Joy

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

in the Morning 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Holiday

Handmade! 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.

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Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

Tree Chat 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

on the Home Front 5:45, 6, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45 & 8 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Brasstastic

Holidays! 2:30 & 4 p.m.

Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m.

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Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

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Evening with Thomas Jefferson 6:30 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

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of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

Carols 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦Remembering

Christmas: Enslaved and Free 11:15 a.m.

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Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Illumination ✦✦Lantern

of the Taverns 5:30 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

✦✦A

Thousand Reasons to Be Merry 11:15 a.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦The

✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter ✦✦The

Art-Full Tree 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

✦✦Illumination ✦✦Lantern

of Palace Green 5:30 p.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Christmas ✦✦A

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

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for a Back Porch Virginia Holiday 11:15 a.m.

✦✦Celebrate

New Year’s Scottish Style 2:30 p.m.

DINING New Year’s Eve Dinner 4:30 to 7 p.m.

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Evening with Thomas Jefferson 6:30 p.m.

✦✦Regency

New Year’s Eve Gala 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Talk

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Super ✦✦A

Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

JANUARY PROGRAMS

MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦A

Season Full of Holidays 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.

Concert 7 & 8:30 p.m.

of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

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✦✦Talk

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.

Holiday Tea 2 p.m.

PROGRAMS ✦✦Christmas

Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. of the Town: Christmastide 10 & 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Midwinter

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

✦✦Christmas

DINING

1

✦✦Talk

✦✦Super

✦✦Inn

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

DINING

of the Season with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.

Voyage Home 11:15 a.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

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Stories 10:15 a.m.

Art-Full Tree 10:15 to 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Inn

✦✦Music

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Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal ✦✦Super

✦✦Seasonal ✦✦Super

DINING ✦✦Inn

Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m.

✦✦Talk

MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦Crystal

p.m.

PROGRAMS

✦✦Regency

PROGRAMS

✦✦Of

MUSIC & DANCE ✦✦The Old Year Now Away Is Fled 4:30

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Happy Fishmastide 11 a.m.

with the Washingtons 11:15 a.m.

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Wolf Is at the Door 2 p.m.

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Stories 10:15 a.m.

✦✦Seasonal

Offerings at the Raleigh Tavern 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.

✦✦Christmas

and the Constitution 11:15 a.m.

✦✦A

Christmas Remembered 3:15 p.m.

✦✦Lantern

Trade Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m.

Visit colonialwilliamsburg.com/ holidays for a comprehensive list of our holiday events. Buy tickets online or call 844.362.2530.

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Celebrate the Season

Music & Dance

A 19th-Century Williamsburg Christmas Monday, Dec. 9 at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 22 at 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Share an hour with the Colonial Singers of Williamsburg “in the living room of the famous Tucker family home,” as they share stories while decorating the family Christmas tree. $10 per person.

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An Un-Civil Christmas: Music of Civil War Williamsburg

Celebrate New Year’s Scottish Style

Friday, Nov. 29; Saturday, Dec. 7; and

Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 2:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Celebrate Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve) with John Turner and Kelly Kennedy, who perform Scotland’s traditional music for the holidays. $8 per person.

Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 7 & 8:30 p.m. and Mondays, Dec. 9 & 23 and Fridays, Dec. 13 & 20 at 7 p.m. | Courthouse Folk musicians share songs and anecdotes to show how Virginians found strength and comfort in Christmas Adult $19; Youth (6–12) $12.

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Saturday, Dec. 28 at 2:30 & 4 p.m.

A Jolly Wassail Bowl: Christmas for Queen Elizabeth I

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traditional holiday tunes and

Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Kelly Kennedy and Andy Cleveland share traditions and tunes beloved in the villages and country parishes of olde England. $8 per person.

Crystal Carols Thursdays, Dec. 5, 12 & 19 at 11:15 a.m. and Dec. 26 at 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Dean Shostak performs traditional and contemporary holiday favorites on Ben Franklin’s glass armonica. $10 per person.

H T M Capitol Concert Sundays, Dec. 1, 15, 22 & 29 and

with this 18th-century concert in the acoustically brilliant hall of the House of Burgesses. Adult $19; Youth (6–12) $12.

H T Caroling at the Coffeehouse Sundays, Dec. 15 & 22 at 6 p.m. | Coffeehouse Gather at Charlton’s Coffeehouse and

F Caroling at the Courthouse Wednesdays, Dec. 11 & 18 and Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. | Courthouse Gather at the Courthouse for a holiday singalong.

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quintet. $8 per person.

join in a holiday singalong.

An English Country Christmas

Mondays, Dec. 2 & 16 and Friday, Dec. 6 at 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Brian Forsman and Bill Weldon trace the roots of seasonal tunes and popular songs to the 18th century. $6 per person.

Christmas carols arranged for brass

Celebrate the joys of holiday music

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Eastern Virginia Brass as they share

| Capitol

Sunday, Dec. 29 at 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Follow the chronology of the year’s most festive season from Thanksgiving to Epiphany through delightful and moving musical selections from Timothy Seaman, Ann Robinson, Tom Abernethy and Mei-Li Garcia Beane on hammered dulcimers, Celtic harp, violin and other instruments. $10 per person.

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Continue the joy of the season with

Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 7 & 8:30 p.m.

A Season Full of Holidays

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| Hennage Auditorium

Christmas Colonial Jukebox

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H T M Dances with Dwarves: A Celtic Celebration Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Poisoned Dwarf celebrates the season with traditional Celtic music that will have you dancing in the aisles. $10 per person.

H T M Family, Feasts, Friends and Festivity Wednesdays, Dec. 4 & 11 at 3:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Folklorist Kelly Kennedy shares fun family songs and stories from many holiday traditions worldwide. $6 per person.

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Thursday, Dec. 12 at 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Join Lynn and Barry Trott to enjoy music for the winter season from the late 16th and early 17th centuries on lute, cittern, viols, hurdy-gurdy, recorders, violin and voice. $6 per person.

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traditions amid the turmoil of war.

Saturday, Dec. 7 at 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.; and Monday, Dec. 23 at 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Master fiddler John Turner returns for this Colonial Williamsburg Christmas tradition of singing, playing and reveling in the lighter side of the holiday season. $8 per person.

H T M Fill Every Glass Thursday, Dec. 5 at 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Lee Welch and Barry Trott celebrate the anniversary of the end of Prohibition with 18th- and 19th-century songs about drinking and taverns. $6 per person.

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Five Centuries of Holiday Music in Virginia Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Join Henley Fork, with special guest Lee Welch, to celebrate music of the Christmas season from the time of Jamestown through the 20th century. With carols, wassails, and dance music, on fiddle, violin, guitar, banjo, recorders and viola da gamba, there will be something here for all to enjoy. $10 per person.

H T M Governor’s Christmas Ball Thursday, Nov. 28; Fridays, Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13 & 20; Sunday, Dec. 22; Monday, Dec. 23; and Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 7, 7:30, 8 & 8:30 p.m. | Governor’s Palace NEW Celebrate the Christmas season with the royal governor at a grand ball hosted at the Governor’s Palace.

There you will enjoy all the festivities of the season, including dancing, toasts and a special surprise. Adult $25; Youth (under 13) $18.

T Harvest Home Love Songs Friday, Nov. 29 at 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Join singer and guitarist Kent LaRue for songs that celebrate the transitional season of autumn as the first hints of winter chill and wood smoke fill the air. $5 per person.

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Music for a Back Porch Virginia Holiday

Songs of Harvest and Thanksgiving

Sundays, Dec. 1 & 15 at 3:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW In old Virginia, families and friends used to gather just to talk, sing, dance and have a good time.

Join musicians Carson Hudson and Arden Clark for an old-time holiday get-together. $5 per person.

Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW John Turner and Kelly Kennedy celebrate this time of Thanksgiving with songs of harvest time and hymns of thanksgiving. $8 per person.

H T M The Best Christmas Songs Ever!

H T M Music of the Season with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Monday, Dec. 9 at 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 27 at 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Thomas Jefferson and James Madison share some of their favorite musical selections and recount happy tales of their friendship. In this special program, John Turner, Lee Welch, Sarah Glosson and Tom Marshall perform music that Jefferson and Madison enjoyed. $15 per person.

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H T M The Old Year Now Away Is Fled Monday, Dec. 30 at 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Prepare to bring in the new year with Brian Forsman and Bill Weldon, who will play the best dance tunes and sing popular songs from colonial times. $6 per person.

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Nowell Sing We Clear Thursday, Dec. 19 at 3:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Join Lynn and Barry Trott to sing along with favorite English and American carols from the 17th to 19th centuries. Bring your voices to join in the spirit of the Christmas season. $6 per person.

Through the Seasons of the Year: Songs of Rural Life Saturday, Nov. 30 at 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Through music of the season, Lynn and Barry Trott explore the delights of rural life, including drinking and courting. $6 per person.

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Profound Joy Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Timothy Seaman reflects on the meaning of the season with familiar carols played on hammered dulcimer. $8 per person.

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Virginia Evergreens Tuesdays, Dec. 3, 10 & 17 at 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Timothy Seaman celebrates Virginia’s diversity of festively adorned holiday trees with music on hammered dulcimer, flutes, mountain dulcimer and psalteries. $8 per person.

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Sacred Threads: Winter Songs from Christian and Jewish Traditions

Winter in the Valley

Fridays, Dec. 13 & 20 at 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Kelly Kennedy and John Turner weave together the ancient and modern carols, songs, chants and dances from Christian and Jewish musical traditions. $8 per person.

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Saturday, Dec. 14 at 4:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Join singer and guitarist Kent LaRue for a charming selection of Christmas songs and carols. And yes, you can sing along! $5 per person.

Thursday, Nov. 28 and Wednesdays, Dec. 4 & 18 at 11:15 a.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 11:30 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Join the Waterman family for Christmas songs and family stories as they welcome you into their musicmaking home. $5 per person.

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Fiddling Away the Holidays

Palace Concert H T Saturdays, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21 & 28 at 7:30 & 9 p.m. | Governor’s Palace Colonial Williamsburg’s early-music ensemble, the Governor’s Musick, offers an elegant evening of chamber music.

Not appropriate for children 6 and under.

Adults $19; Youth (7–12) $12.

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Celebrate the Season

Dining

travels. Open seating; no private tables. Must be 21 or older. $160 per person. Reservations required.

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An Evening with Charles Dickens Tuesday, Dec. 3 and Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. | Williamsburg Inn Enjoy an elegant banquet of worldclass cuisine as Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, presents an unforgettable evening featuring his one-man retelling of A Christmas Carol. $129.95 per person.

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Christmas Brunch at Shields Tavern Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 9, 9:15, 9:30, 11, 11:15 & 11:30 a.m. and 1, 1:15, 1:30, 3, 3:15 & 3:30 p.m. | Shields Tavern NEW Mrs. Shields invites you to join her at her tavern to celebrate Christmas Day with her Groaning Board Brunch. Eat until you groan!

Adult $55.95; Youth (3–10) $25.95; Children under 3 eat free.

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An Evening with Thomas Jefferson Saturdays, Dec. 7, 14, 21 & 28 and Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 6:30 p.m. | King’s Arms Tavern Dine with Thomas Jefferson over a combination of his favorite fare and colonial libations as he reflects on his

Christmas Day Buffet Wednesday, Dec. 25 at noon, 12:30, 1, 3, 3:30 & 4 p.m. | Williamsburg Inn Enjoy a festive Christmas Day at the Williamsburg Inn’s Grand Regency Room. The menu includes a wide

selection of Regency favorites.

Business casual dress code. Price does not include tax and gratuity.

Adult $99.99; Youth (3–10) $49.99; Child (under 3) $24.99.

H T Holiday Tea with Charles Dickens Tuesday, Dec. 3 and Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 2:30 p.m. | Williamsburg Inn Create holiday memories with your family at an English afternoon tea and enjoy a one-man performance of “A Christmas Carol” by Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-greatgrandson of Charles Dickens. $59.95 per person.

H T Inn Holiday Tea

H T Mrs. Shields’ Yuletide Supper Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 5, 5:15, 5:30, 7, 7:15 & 7:30 p.m. | Shields Tavern NEW Mrs. Shields invites you to join her for a three-course family feast to celebrate the holiday season. Adult $79.95; Youth (3–10) $25.95; Children under 3 eat free.

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H T Regency New Year’s Eve Dinner Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. | Williamsburg Inn Join us for the grandest celebration of the year in the Williamsburg Inn’s famous Grand Regency Room,

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Mondays, Dec. 2, 9, 16 & 23; Tuesdays, Dec. 3, 10 & 17; Wednesdays, Dec. 4, 11 & 18; Thursdays, Dec. 5, 12, 19 & 26; Fridays, Dec. 6, 13, 20 & 27; Saturdays, Dec. 14, 21 & 28; and Sundays, Dec. 15, 22 & 29 at 2 p.m. | Williamsburg Inn Celebrate the season with a festive holiday tea in the elegance of the Williamsburg Inn. Sample the Inn’s special holiday blend with cookies and pastries. Adult $59.95; Youth (3–10) $30.95; Child (under 3) $18.95.

starting with a five-course tasting menu and an optional wine pairing.

Price does not include tax and gratuity. $145 per person.

H T Regency New Year’s Eve Gala Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. | Williamsburg Inn Eat, drink and dance the night away in the gorgeous Grand Regency Room at the Williamsburg Inn. Dinner includes a six-course tasting menu, a champagne toast at midnight, live music and dancing. Price does not include tax and gratuity. $250 per person.

H T Thanksgiving Day Buffet

H T Thanksgiving Day Feast Thursday, Nov. 28 at 11 a.m., noon, 2, 3 & 4 p.m. | Williamsburg Lodge Gather around one of our tables for a Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings. Adult $71.95; Youth (3–10) $38.95; Children under 3 eat free.

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The King’s Arms and Christiana Campbell’s taverns are not wheelchair-accessible. Shields and Chowning’s taverns are wheelchair-accessible.

Please tell us in advance if you have dietary restrictions by calling the tavern direct line at 757.220.7744.

Williamsburg Lodge Christmas Brunch Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 10 & 11 a.m., noon, 1 & 2 p.m. | Williamsburg Lodge Enjoy a buffet featuring seafood treasures of the Atlantic. The holiday feast includes roasted meat, omelets, pasta dishes, artisan cheeses, antipasto selections and marinated salads. Adult $65.95; Youth (3–10) $36.95; Children under 3 eat free.

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Join us for traditional three-course tavern fare and 18th-century entertainment to celebrate the holiday season.

Adult (Christiana Campbell’s and King’s Arms) $71.95; Adult (Shields) $79.95; Youth (3–10) $25.95; Children under 3 eat free.

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Thursday, Nov. 28 at noon, 12:30, 1, 3, 3:30 & 4 p.m. | Williamsburg Inn Enjoy a Thanksgiving Day buffet in the Grand Regency Room, which overlooks the Golden Horseshoe.

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gratuity. Adult $99.99; Youth (3–10) $49.99; Child (under 3) $24.99.

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12 Days and Night Before Christmas Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 11:15 a.m. & 1:15 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Experience the unique spirit of Christmas as people from the past bring two classic Christmas stories to life. Adult $3; Child (under 6) $1.

H T M F A Christmas Remembered Daily, Nov. 28 to Jan. 1 at 3:15 p.m. | Charlton Stage A Nation Builder reflects on the meaning of the season and shares holiday memories. Weather permitting.

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Tuesdays, Dec. 3 & 17 and Saturday, Dec. 28 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium Thomas and Martha Jefferson share stories and memories as they make the most of a Christmas spent together in uncertain times. $5 per person.

H T M A Time for Joy, A Time for Reflection Friday, Nov. 29 and Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium Join Mrs. Jefferson as she ponders her Christmases past and present.

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Thursdays, Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19 & 26; Fridays, Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20 & 27; Saturdays, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21 & 28; Tuesdays, Dec. 3, 17, 24 & 31; and Wednesdays, Dec. 4, 11, 18 & Jan. 1 at 11 a.m.; Sunday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 11:30 a.m. & 2 p.m. | Play House Stage Come celebrate Fishmastide with the Jug Broke Theatre Company as they sing songs of the magical beast who was said to save good souls lost at sea and return them home to their families in Virginia on Christmas Day.

Behind-the-Scenes Christmas Decoration Workshop

Celebrating St. Andrew’s Day with Stories

Saturday, Nov. 30 and Monday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. | Capitol Stop Participants will tour the workshop where Colonial Williamsburg’s holiday decorations are made, then create their own arrangement in a mug to take home. $44 per person.

Saturday, Nov. 30 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium Master storytellers Donna Wolf and Shel Browder celebrate Là Naomh Anndrais (St. Andrew’s Day) with Scottish tales of old. $5 per person.

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Christmas and the Constitution Thursday, Nov. 28 at 2:30 p.m. and Sundays, Dec. 15 & 29 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium During Christmas of 1787, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison are in the throes of writing the Federalist Papers to support the Constitution.

Tensions rise as public and personal duties collide. $5 per person.

H T M Christmas Decorations Walking Tour Fridays, Nov. 29, Dec. 13, 20 & 27; Saturdays, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21 & 28; Sundays, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29; Wednesdays, Dec. 4, 11, 18 & 25; Mondays, Dec. 9, 16 & 23; Tuesday, Dec. 24; and Thursday, Dec. 26 at 9:15 & 11 a.m. and 1:30 & 3:15 p.m.; no 3:15 p.m. tour on Dec. 8; no 9:15 a.m. tour on Dec. 25 | Lumber House

Take a guided look at Colonial Williamsburg’s picturesque buildings and streets decked out in holiday splendor. $15 per person. $5 off for guests with CW admission ticket.

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Christmas Homes Tour Saturday, Dec. 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Various Sites The 60th annual Christmas Homes Tour, presented by the Green Spring Garden Club Inc., features five houses in Colonial Williamsburg — Palmer House, Prentis House, LudwellParadise House, the Red Lion and Seymour Powell Tenement — all decorated with holiday floral designs. Tour tickets are available through Green Spring Garden Club or at each house during tour hours. Visit greenspring​ garden​club.org/christmas-homes-tour.

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changed the celebration of Christmas for Americans and how the Rocke­ fellers supported the troops in Williamsburg and abroad. Meet soldiers and Williamsburg residents from 1944 and experience the popular musical entertainment that helped lift everyone’s spirits during this challenging time. $16 per person.

H T F Christmas Remembered with Thomas Jefferson Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 2:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Join in the conversation as Thomas Jefferson welcomes you, the Randolph side of his family, into Christmas stories that shaped our

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H T M F Christmas Tree Chat Fridays, Dec. 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. | Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg Drop by and gather around the folk art Christmas tree and chat with staff and volunteers about its inspiration, history and ornaments.

H M Christmas Voyage Home Mondays, Dec. 16 & 30 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium The Marquis de Lafayette and Congressman James Madison bid a fond farewell to each other and share happy memories that forged a friendship that lasted a lifetime. $5 per person.

H T M Christmas with the Tinkers Fridays, Dec. 6 & 20 at 2:15 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Master storytellers Donna Wolf and Shel Browder share stories of these Highland travelers. $5 per person.

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Enjoy a traditional 18th-century seasonal celebration that features the illumination of various sites throughout the Historic Area. The spectacle, which begins at 5:30 p.m. on each of the scheduled dates, will be accompanied by the firing of muskets and music from the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums.

Illumination of the Trades Tuesdays, Dec. 10 & 17 | Prentis Store

Taverns Thursdays, Dec. 12, 19 & 26 | Wetherburn’s

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Decorating the Private Homes

Sundays, Dec. 1 & 22 and Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium General and Lady Washington reflect on the Christmastide and how the season shaped their lives together. $5 per person.

Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 5:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Join us for the 27th anniversary of this popular celebration of the decorating efforts of employees living in Colonial Williamsburg’s restored private homes.

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Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Thursday, Dec. 19 at 5 p.m. | Market Square Gather for a special reading of The Night Before Christmas and join in singing classic Christmas carols as the tree on Market Square is lighted.

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DIY Apple Candles Wednesdays, Dec. 4, 11 & 18; Thursdays, Dec. 5, 12 & 19; and Sundays, Dec. 8 & 15 at 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. | See ticket for location Looking for some holiday cheer with a colonial twist? Learn how to make your own fragrant and festive apple candle while enjoying hot cider and cookies in a colonial tavern. Adult $32.95; Youth (6–12) $29.95.

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Firing of the Christmas Guns Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. | Market Square In the 18th century, Virginians fired guns in salute to the Christmas season and as an expression of joy and celebration. Join us on Duke of Gloucester Street for a re-creation of this event.

F Joy in the Morning Fridays, Dec. 13, 20 & 27 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium Gather with members of the enslaved community who offer a music-filled message of hope for the holiday season through a spirit-led celebration of songs and stories. $5 per person.

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In the 18th century, illuminations — the firing of guns and lighting of fireworks — celebrated major events. Kick off your holiday season with Williamsburg’s most magical evening, featuring inspired decorations, special musical performances and elegant fireworks displays with three different historic backdrops: the Capitol, the Magazine and the Governor’s Palace.

Lantern Trade Tour Daily, Nov. 28 to Jan. 1, except Dec. 8, 24, 25 & 31, at 7 & 8:30 p.m. | Lumber House The magic of the Historic Area comes to life by candlelight as you explore the shops and workplaces of Williamsburg’s most accomplished tradespeople. Adult $16; Youth (6–12) $9.

T Last Christmas Before Mount Vernon Monday, Dec. 2 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium Martha Custis reflects on past Christmases and looks forward to her new life at Mount Vernon. Discover what Christmas means to Martha and how she will bring traditions with her to Mount Vernon. $5 per person.

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Of Christmas Past Thursday, Dec. 12; Fridays, Dec. 13 & 20; Saturdays, Dec. 14, 21 & 28; Sundays, Dec. 15 & 22; and Mondays, Dec. 16 & 23 at 10 & 11:30 a.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 11:30 a.m. | Governor’s Palace East Advance Building Hear from a servant newly arrived in North America as he reflects on his life in Britain and the holiday customs and traditions he left behind. $10 per person.

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Thursdays, Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19 & 26; Sundays, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29; Mondays, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30; Tuesdays, Dec. 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31; Wednesdays, Dec. 4, 11 & 18 and Jan. 1 at 10:15 a.m. | Governor’s Palace Stage Among many Native communities in the Eastern Woodlands, story­ telling takes place in the fall and winter when domestic activities move indoors. Come hear stories and traditions from Native nations such as the Lakota, Cherokee, Shawnee and Pamunkey.

Drop in and make a holiday craft creation inspired by objects on view.

proclaimed Thursday the 26th of November 1789 as a day of “public thanksgiving and prayer.” Hear from Washington on the 230th anniversary of Thanksgiving. $5 per person.

H T M F Radio for the Troops: A Touch of Home Saturday, Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium Remember Pearl Harbor Day. The Armed Forces Radio Service was created as a way to bring a bit of home to those serving overseas.

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Be part of the audience for a 1943 Christmas broadcast. $10 per person.

Military: $8.

H T M Remembering Christmas: Enslaved and Free Friday, Dec. 6; Tuesday, Dec. 10; Monday, Dec. 23; and Thursday, Dec. 26 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium A free black woman reflects and compares her years as an enslaved and freed woman during the Christmastide. $5 per person.

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The Traditions of Christmas Mondays, Dec. 9 & 16; Thursday, Dec. 12; Tuesday, Dec. 24; and Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 7 & 8:30 p.m. | Governor’s Palace, except Dec. 24 at the Courthouse NEW Join William Marshman, butler to Lord Botetourt, as he oversees the preparation for a Palace ball.

Marshman will reflect on his remembrances of the grand balls of England and compare them with the quaint colonial customs he has witnessed since arriving in Williamsburg. Adult $19; Youth and Child (under 13) $12.

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Tuesdays, Dec. 10 & 17 and Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 1:30 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW A Victorian gentleman discusses the origins of some of our favorite Christmas traditions, such as decorated trees, Christmas cards, festive foods and Santa Claus.

H M Daily, Nov. 28 to Jan. 1 at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 & 3 p.m.; no 10:30 a.m. or noon performance but addition of 11 a.m. performance on Nov. 28; no 10:30 a.m. performance on Dec. 25 | Raleigh Tavern Celebrate the season with a variety of programs — music, drama or encounters with people of the past — inside the famous Apollo Room of the Raleigh Tavern, a crossroads of 18th-century Williamsburg.

H Talk of the Town: Christmastide Daily, Nov. 29 to Jan. 1, except Dec. 25, at 10 & 10:15 a.m. | Lumber House An 18th-century resident guides you around the city and shares the news of the day and the spirit of Christmas.

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The Art-Full Tree Mondays, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 at 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. and Saturdays, Dec. 7, 14, 21 & 28 at 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. | Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg Inspiration is all around you.

Gaze at all the ornaments on the museum’s decorated tree and explore the galleries of folk art exhibitions. Then drop in and create your own art-inspired ornament to take home.

H M F The Comet Comes to Williamsburg Monday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. | Bruton Parish Church The Rev. George Whitefield, legendary evangelist of the Great Awakening, visited Williamsburg in December 1739. Relive his stirring sermon in this dynamic reenactment.

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Sunday, Dec. 8 and Saturdays, Dec. 14 & 21 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Meet Grandfather Frost from Russia, La Befana from Italy and our own Santa Claus, all of whom deliver gifts. Hear stories and sing carols from their countries during this show for the entire family. Adult and Youth (6–12) $3; Child (under 6) $1.

H T M F Wreath Decorating Workshop Fridays, Nov. 29 & Dec. 6; and Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 2:30 p.m. | Capitol Stop Colonial Williamsburg staff members demonstrate how they decorate the wreaths displayed in the Historic Area. Afterward participants will decorate a fresh wreath to take home. All materials and tools are included, along with a tour of the holiday decorating facility. $70 per person.

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