Get festive this holiday at Strawbery Banke’s “Candlelight Stroll”, weekends in December!
Stroll through life in a simpler time as 350 years of American history, winter traditions, and holiday celebrations unfolds around you in New Hampshire’s oldest waterfront neighborhood.
Strawbery Banke’s Candlelight Stroll events take place every Saturday and Sunday in December and include:
- Historic houses from four centuries with decorations hand-crafted from natural materials
- Hundreds of wood and glass candle boxes lighting the lanes and landscape
- Live music and holiday entertainment for all ages
- Winter projects for kids
- Craft demonstrations
- Roaring bonfire
- 18th century holiday hearth cooking
- Ice skating at Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond
Additional Features
Labrie Family Skate at Puddle Dock Pond, provides seasonal outdoor ice skating at the heart of the 10-acre living history museum. The rink operates seven days a week, 9 am to 9 pm throughout December and on New Year’s Day, and the months of January and February.
Figtree Kitchen at Strawbery Banke café offers seasonal food and beverages during Candlelight Stroll in the TYCO Visitors Center.
Pickwick’s at the Banke, complements the museum with a shopping experience reflecting Portsmouth’s colonial maritime heritage. Pickwick’s also presents a ticketed, costumed holiday dining experience in Pitt Tavern — visited by George Washington, John Hancock, and the Marquis de Lafayette.
Tickets
Avoid lines by purchasing tickets in advance! Tickets can be purchased in advance in person at the Strawbery Banke Visitors Center at 14 Hancock Street up to the date of the event.
Tickets are $25/adults, $12.50/children (ages 5-17), and $60/family. Group and corporate rates are available.
Strawbery Banke’s “Candlelight Stroll”
14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth NH (603) 433-1100
December 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 & 22, 2019
Saturdays, 5-9 pm; Sundays, 4-8 pm
