Celebrate Victorian Christmas
In Williamsport, Pennsylvania


Spend Christmas in Williamsport

Join us as we celebrate the 10th annual Victorian Christmas, “A Scottish Christmas," this year, slated for November 21, 22 and 23, 2008.

The Scottish theme will feature bagpipers, Celtic music, a Scottish luncheon and kilt show throughout the course of the celebration, with tours of lavishly decorated homes, mansions, churches and museums throughout the city being offered on November 22, 2008.

Preservation Williamsport's Annual Meeting will be held November 20, 2008.

Tours are planned of Victorian and Historic Homes and Churches along West Fourth Street and in the Vallamont Area. Other events also are planned at the Thomas Taber Museum, the Peter Herdic Transportation Museum, the Durrwachter House Women's Museum the Rowley House Museum.

All of the mansions are decorated by area florists and hosted by guides in period dress. Musical entertainment is provided throughout the afternoon at tour sites courtesy of a Pennsylvania Partners on the Arts grant.

The Victorian Christmas event schedule includes:

Friday, Nov. 15, 2008, 5 to 7 p.m.
Candlelight Preview Tours of the Rowley House and Johnson Durrwachter House museums, Trinity Church, and a private home to be announced.
Kilt Show featuring men modeling family heritage clan tartans, with bagpipes, Celtic music and Robert Burns readings.

Friday, Nov. 21, 2008
DuBoistown Garden Club Holiday House display at Pennington Lounge, Lycoming College
Beginning at 6 p.m., Santa Claus Parade in downtown Williamsport
Contra Dance with music by Black Bear Crossing and an exhibiting of the Highland Fling by Milissa Augustine Dance Studio

Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Mansion, museum and church tours
Toy Train Expo at Park Place
DuBoistown Garden Club Holiday House display at Pennington Lounge, Lycoming College
Soup Luncheon, Trinity Episcopal Church
Food and craft vendors, Park Place
Taber Museum and Herdic Transportation Museum open with discount for Victorian Christmas attendees
Carriage rides at Park Place
Victorian Tea at Herdic House Restaurant

Sunday, Nov. 23
Toy Train Expo at Park Place

Mansion Tour Tickets: $12.00
Children and students are free when accompanied by an adult
Church Tours : Free

For ticket information call Lycoming County Visitors' Bureau at (800) 358-9900 or (570) 327-7700.
E-mail them at visitorinfo@williamsport.org .

Tickets also are available at the Gazebo on Trinity Place/Park Place the day of the event


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