Candlelight Stroll @ Strawbery Banke

Last weekend, as you know, we went to the Twelve Days of Christmas event at Old Sturbridge Village.  If you haven’t gone to this yet, good news…it will still be going on this weekend and the weekend after, Thursday-Sunday evenings from 4-9PM.

This coming weekend, we hope to go to the Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke Museum, in Portsmouth, NH.  This is similar to the event at Old Sturbridge Village…in fact, just about every living history museum does an event like this for the holidays.  But there are some differences…while OSV depicts life in the 1830′s, Strawbery Banke depicts life in the Puddle Dock neighborhood of Portsmouth from the 1700′s through the 1950′s.

You can download a complete schedule of events for the Candlelight Stroll HERE (.pdf file).

Portsmouth is an easy day trip for us, so we’ll not be staying in a hotel this time.  But if you are coming from further away, why not consider one of the Strolls, Shows & Stayovers packages?  These include lodging at a downtown Portsmouth hotel, tickets to the Candlelight Stroll, and tickets to a holiday show at The Music Hall.  It’s all part of the Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth program.

You can see the entire Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth schedule HERE (.pdf file).  This document also includes a map of the Vintage Christmas Trolley route, which is free, and it will take you around downtown Portsmouth.

This is especially great for when it’s cold out, as it’s expected to be this weekend.  If you are just driving in to town to go to the Stroll, you need to know that the only parking available at Strawbery Banke for this event is handicapped parking.  But if you’re not quite collecting social security disability yet, you can park in the big garage downtown, and hop on the trolley. It’s not that bad of a walk, either…but, as I said, it’s gonna be cold! The trolley will take you right from the garage to Strawbery Banke.

Tickets for the Stroll are $20 for adults, $10 for kids 5-17.  A family ticket for two adults and their kids 17 and under goes for $40; this is a good deal if you have more than two kids.   Tickets can be purchased in advance, online, to save time.

If you are a member of Strawbery Banke, though, just show up, show your membership card, and get 50% off of admission to the Stroll.  Membership also gives you a discount at the museum shop, which is an excellent place to shop for some unique holiday gifts!

Looking forward to going this Saturday night!