Upcoming Events at Duke Homestead State Historic Site
Fri Dec 10, 7:00 PM - Fri Dec 10, 7:00 PM
2828 Duke Homestead Road, Durham, NC 27705
Community: Durham
Description
You're invited to join us at Christmas by Candlelight - Experience an 1870s North Carolina Christmas with Duke Homestead!
Event Details
You're invited to join us at Christmas by Candlelight - Experience an 1870s North Carolina Christmas with Duke Homestead!
Kick off your holiday season with this annual favorite! Come enjoy Christmas games, live music, singing, holiday cookies, and a whole lot of history as costumed interpreters lead you on a candlelit tour through our historic area.
Staff is taking COVID precautions and have made slight changes have been made to activities and logistics this year. This is a unique opportunity to see the Duke family home brought to life as it might have been in 1870 when the Dukes lived here!
Tours depart from the Visitor Center every 10 minutes. You will purchase tickets for a specific tour time. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes early.
Each tour is limited to 15 people total.
**In accordance with local and state guidelines, masks are required for indoor settings like the Visitor Center and historic buildings, and encouraged outside if you are unable to social distance or when approaching a station.
Ticket Prices:
$6 + tax for adults
$4 + tax for kids ages 3-12
We are unable to offer refunds on purchased tickets. All cancelled tickets will be considered a donation to the site and will be used for future educational programming.
For more info check out:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-by-candlelight-tickets-211895333647
Kick off your holiday season with this annual favorite! Come enjoy Christmas games, live music, singing, holiday cookies, and a whole lot of history as costumed interpreters lead you on a candlelit tour through our historic area.
Staff is taking COVID precautions and have made slight changes have been made to activities and logistics this year. This is a unique opportunity to see the Duke family home brought to life as it might have been in 1870 when the Dukes lived here!
Tours depart from the Visitor Center every 10 minutes. You will purchase tickets for a specific tour time. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes early.
Each tour is limited to 15 people total.
**In accordance with local and state guidelines, masks are required for indoor settings like the Visitor Center and historic buildings, and encouraged outside if you are unable to social distance or when approaching a station.
Ticket Prices:
$6 + tax for adults
$4 + tax for kids ages 3-12
We are unable to offer refunds on purchased tickets. All cancelled tickets will be considered a donation to the site and will be used for future educational programming.
For more info check out:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-by-candlelight-tickets-211895333647
