A Colonial Yuletide

Celebrate a Colonial Holiday with Historic Annapolis! Step back in time and ring in the season with a festive afternoon of yuletide cheer at the William Paca House and the Hogshead Trades Museum!

It’s the year 1775 and Christmas is coming to colonial Annapolis! Discover how the holidays were celebrated in early America through music, storytelling, and timeless traditions the whole family will enjoy.

NEW THIS YEAR! Visit Santa Claus in the charming Summer House nestled within the Paca Garden! (2 pm – 5 pm)


Join in the fun as Annapolis Living Historians bring the elegant Georgian mansion to life with laughter, games of chance, spirited gossip, and political buzz from the Revolutionary era. Enjoy a 30-minute guided tour through candlelit rooms adorned with luminaries, festive garlands, and colonial holiday charm.

Enjoy colonial music with the accomplished musicians and singers of Bedlam.
Create your own holiday craft and partake of seasonal refreshments.

Your Colonial Yuletide admission includes access to both historic sites. Begin your journey at either location!
https://www.annapolis.org/events/yuletide-2025/

You may also like the following events from Historic Annapolis:

• This month, 24th November, 11:00 am, Holiday Traditions Tours of the William Paca House in Annapolis
• This month, 29th November, 01:00 pm, Tick Tock Tech: Build a Grandfather Clock with a Clockmaker in Annapolis

Also check out other Music events in Annapolis, Entertainment events in Annapolis.