Tickets on Sale Now for Historic Alexandria Candlelight Tour

Tickets on Sale Now for Historic Alexandria Candlelight Tour
Discount Rate for Tickets Purchased by December 1

See historic Alexandria in a whole new light this holiday season! Four of Old Town Alexandria’s finest historic sites will welcome guests on Saturday, December 11, and Sunday, December 12, for the festive Historic Alexandria Candlelight Tour. The area’s premier traditional holiday event features period music, seasonal decorations, and special costumed tours.

This year’s tour includes Carlyle House Historic Park (121 North Fairfax Street), Gadsby’s Tavern Museum (134 North Royal Street), Lee-Fendall House (614 Oronoco Street), and The Athenaeum (201 Prince Street). Tour times are from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, and the Sunday afternoon program features kid-friendly tours and a special activity!

Tour highlights include Carlyle House, grandly illuminated by candlelight with a beautifully appointed dining table displaying a fine Queensware dessert service, and offering musical entertainment and hot apple cider. The warm hospitality of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum will be enhanced by the scent of fresh greens and flickering candlelight as guests enjoy 18th-century music and dancing in the same room where George and Martha Washington danced. For the sights and sounds of a Victorian Christmas, the Lee-Fendall House will feature holiday music, seasonal greenery displays and a Christmas tree trimmed with ribbons, antique toys, and gilded ornaments in the style of the 1850s. The Athenaeum, an exquisite example of Greek Revival architecture and the home of the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association (NVFAA), joins the tour this season.

The tour is self-guided, and the sites may be visited in any order, with a free shuttle running in a continuous loop among the sites. Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $5 for children (ages 6-17). Special discount rates of $15 for adults and $12 for seniors are available when you buy before December 1. For information, tickets, and group sales information, please contact Gadsby’s Tavern Museum at 703.746.4242. Tickets for this event can also be purchased online at www.historicalexandria.org.

Old Town Alexandria is served by convenient public transportation, including the free King Street Trolley. Ample public parking is available at the Tavern Square and Market Square parking garages.

To learn more about other holiday events in historic Alexandria, please visit www.visitalexandriava.com and www.historicalexandria.org.