We often get caught up in the busy times of the Christmas season and never stop to enjoy it. For 25 days I am going to share 25 ideas of local holiday events and things to do with your family, that will help you create memories and celebrate the Christmas advent season — and all of them are local to Lancaster, Pennsylvania! Keep your eye out, because some will include giveaways!
Holiday Open House at the Renaissance Faire
From November 23 to November 25, from 11am to 5pm you can visit Mount Hope Estate’s Christmas Open House. Enjoy the decorated Victorian Mansions’ Holiday splendor, complimentary samplings of Mount Hope wines and savory treats from the Swashbuckler Pub, shop with unique merchants and visit with Father Christmas to celebrate the start of the long awaited Holiday season.
Admission is FREE and there will be free samplings as well as kids activities!
Take a stroll through the Holiday Open House and discover:
• Outside the Mansion around the grand fountain area – Unique gift merchants
• The Library – Children’s Holiday Craft
• The Dining Room – Tea Shop and hot tea sampling
• The Morning Parlor – Box Office sales of 2013 event tickets with Holiday discounts
• The Billiard Room Bar – Select Mount Hope Wines and Swashbuckler Beers by the glass
• Theater Room – Meet beloved Dickens characters who will delight with a sneak peeks of A Dickens of A Christmas
• The Grande Ballroom – Sample and purchase delicious Mount Hope Wines
• Throughout the first floor – The Mansion shimmers with Holiday magic from the extensive lengths of evergreen boughs, gilded fruits, glowing candles and twinkling lights adorning the many mantles to a plethora of Christmas trees are bedecked in Victorian ornaments.
Find all the ideas for celebrating Christmas in Lancaster this 2012 season in the 25 Days of Lancaster Christmas series!
