Christmas By Candlelight at Old Sturbridge Village

Come experience the history of Christmas traditions at Old Sturbridge Village. Our programs are designed with your safety in mind – featuring a vast array of outdoor festivities. Relish old traditions and create new ones as we highlight homemade Christmas decor. See demonstrations of classic Christmas projects like knitting stockings, wreath making, and making natural ornaments. Watch as we make a traditional Christmas meal, punch tin lanterns, make ice skates or a sled, and other special projects. You’ll enjoy strolling from the Common to the Countryside as you enjoy our festive, outdoor decorations, Christmas Tree Trail, and Christmas Wish Bridge. And Christmas by Candlelight wouldn’t be complete without a horse-drawn carryall ride and warming up by the bonfires. We hope your family will join ours, as we celebrate a very special Christmas.

The program will be pretty much the same on all dates, but we also have a couple of special date-specific things happening:

On December 4-6, we welcome members to partake in our annual Members’ Shopping Nights. Learn more here.
On the weekend of December 18-20, we will be firing our 24-foot kiln for the second time this year! (We plan to begin firing our pottery kiln in the early afternoon of Friday, 12/18. It is very difficult to predict exactly how long the firing will take as it can range from 30-50 hours. Those looking to buy tickets that would give them the best chance of viewing the kiln while it is being fired should plan to do so for Friday, 12/18 or Saturday, 12/19.)