December 7 & 8 | 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Friday, December 6 - FREE Community Tree Lighting

Celebrate the holidays at NYC oldest living history village.

This December, Historic Richmond Town will be transformed into a Dickens-style holiday wonderland where guests of all ages will find themselves immersed in holiday cheer!

 

Guests can enjoy living history demonstrations, shopping for gifts, crafts, and commemorative items made by historic tradespeople, holiday performances, a visit from Santa and his helpers, an old-fashioned horse-drawn carriage, sweets, treats, and local eats, and much more!

Daily Offerings

Throughout the day on December 7 & 8 from 12:00 to 5:00:

  • Photos with Santa Claus

  • Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides

  • Festive Food & Drink

  • Seasonal Photo Ops

  • Historic Richmond Town’s Village Store

  • Historical Interpreters in the General Store

  • Model Train Display, E-Z Catch Model Trains

  • Holiday Storytelling (Sunday ONLY)

  • Snow Ball Field

  • Victorian Carolers

  • Living History Demonstration: Tinsel Making at the Historic Tin Shop

  • Holiday Market presented by the HRT Women's Auxiliary

  • Ornament Making Kids Craft

SCHEDULED EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES:

 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6
FREE TO THE PUBLIC

  • 4:00 p.m. | Richmond County Orchestra Brass Quintet

  • 4:30 p.m. | GRACE-ful Glee Choir, Grace Foundation

  • 4:45 p.m. | Greetings from Santa Clause

  • 5:00 p.m. | Tree Lighting

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7

  • 12:00 p.m. | Santa's arrival on Richmond Engine 1

    (see above for all day ongoing offerings)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8

  • 12:00 p.m. | Santa's arrival on Richmond Engine 1

  • 2:30 p.m. | Holy Child Bell Choir, Holy Child Church

  • 1:00 & 3:00 | Holiday Storytelling

    (see above for all day ongoing offerings)

 

FAQs

Does admission to Christmas in Historic Richmond Town include Candlelight Tours held on the same days?
No. Candlelight Tours are ticketed separately.

Is the Friday, December 6 tree lighting free to attend as it has been in the past?
Yes!