Holiday Candlelight Tours at Poplar Forest

Friday November 30, 2018 5:30 pm

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest1542 Bateman Bridge RoadForest VA 24551
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Notes regarding time

Thursdays Dec. 6 & 13 at 5:30 PM; Fridays and Saturdays Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 7, 8, & 14 at 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM

Description

Celebrate the advent of the Christmas season with Jeffersonian style on a magical, candlelight tour of Thomas Jefferson’s private retreat. Tour the president’s cherished hideaway decorated for the holidays, as was the custom in Jefferson’s time, on these hour long tours. Explore the villa by candlelight as your guide paints an intimate portrait of the Jefferson family celebration and Christmas in the slave quarter, sharing true stories and anecdotes gathered from Jefferson’s letters and diaries. Admission is $20 per person. Reservations are required.

TOUR SCHEDULE

Thursdays, December 6 & 13 at 5:30 p.m. each evening

Fridays and Saturdays, November 30 & December 1, 7 & 8, 14 at 5:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. each evening