# Event Details - **Event Name**: The 20th Annual Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington, Connecticut - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Dec, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 12 Dec, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Join the festivities of the season in our popular annual holiday tour of the 1720 historic Stanley-Whitman House decorated for the holidays!About this EventTwenty years of candlelight. Three centuries of Christmas stories.Experience the warmth of the season as costumed historic interpreters bring Connecticut’s changing Christmas traditions to life at Stanley-Whitman House.Join us for the 20th Annual Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington, Connecticut, a seasonal tradition combining the atmosphere of a historic house with the immediacy of live performance.Move from room to room through the circa 1720 National Historic Landmark, encountering short dramatic scenes that explore Christmas from the colonial era through the nineteenth century. Discover how beliefs, household customs, and ideas about celebration changed over time, shaping the holiday in ways both familiar and surprising.The museum’s Roundabout Players, our volunteer living history troupe, portray the people behind these traditions. Through dialogue, period clothing, and historically informed settings, they reveal how earlier generations experienced the season and what their stories tell us about life in Connecticut.Seasonal decorations and the warm glow of candlelight create a memorable setting for this anniversary year. Gather with family or friends for an afternoon of live performances and discover the history behind the holiday.Saturday, December 12, 2026 | Noon–3:30 PMStanley-Whitman House37 High Street, Farmington, CT 06032Tour departures: 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, and 3:00 PM.Each guided tour lasts approximately 30 minutes and is limited to 10 guests. The final tour departs at 3:00 PM and concludes at 3:30 PM.Reserve your tour time and join us for this twentieth annual celebration of history, storytelling, and the season.AdmissionGeneral Admission: $25 per personStanley-Whitman House Members: $20 per personAdmission includes one guided tour featuring performances by the Roundabout Players. With just 10 places per departure, advance registration is strongly encouraged.Please select your departure time when purchasing tickets and arrive 10–15 minutes before your tour for check-in.Parking and Your VisitParking is available in the museum lot and across High Street, with additional parking at the Barney Library, 71 Main Street. Please allow time to park and walk to the museum.Before or after your tour, browse the Museum Shop for seasonal gifts and discoveries inspired by history.About Stanley-Whitman HouseStanley-Whitman House is a National Historic Landmark museum and living history center in Farmington, Connecticut. Through historical research, interpretation, and participatory learning, the museum connects visitors with the lives and stories of early Farmington. It operates under the nonprofit Farmington Village Green & Library Association.Support the MuseumYour year-end gift supports education, living history, community programs, and the preservation of this National Historic Landmark. Support Stanley-Whitman House. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/farmington/the-20th-annual-candlelight-tours-christmas-in-farmington-connecticut/100001984129704357 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, Entertainment, Theatre, performances - **Slot details of has slots**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes - Location: Stanley-Whitman house - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 25, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Farmington - **state**: CT - **country**: United States - **location**: Stanley-Whitman house - **lat**: 41.7215792 - **long**: -72.82479909999999 - **full address**: Stanley-Whitman house, 37 High Street, Farmington, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The 20th Annual Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington, Connecticut - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/567eda38ce1033e83670d6ee55b72961f6eb14c1bad11f79be22dd9b89b361cf-rimg-w1200-h600-dc082808-gmir.jpg?v=1791585076 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The 20th Annual Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington, Connecticut being held? - **A:** The 20th Annual Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington, Connecticut takes place on Sat, 12 Dec, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sat, 12 Dec, 2026 at 03:00 pm at Stanley-Whitman house, 37 High Street, Farmington, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The 20th Annual Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington, Connecticut? - **A:** The 20th Annual Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington, Connecticut is organized by Stanley-Whitman House. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The 20th Annual Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington, Connecticut", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/567eda38ce1033e83670d6ee55b72961f6eb14c1bad11f79be22dd9b89b361cf-rimg-w1200-h600-dc082808-gmir.jpg?v=1791585076", "startDate": "2026-12-12T12:00:00-05:00", "endDate": "2026-12-12T15:00:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/farmington/the-20th-annual-candlelight-tours-christmas-in-farmington-connecticut/100001984129704357", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Stanley-Whitman house", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "37 High Street", "postalCode": "06032", "addressLocality": "Farmington", "addressRegion": "CT", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "41.7215792", "longitude": "-72.82479909999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join the festivities of the season in our popular annual holiday tour of the 1720 historic Stanley-Whitman House decorated for the holidays!", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-09", "availabilityEnds": "2026-12-12T15:00:00-05:00", "validFrom": "2026-10-09", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "25.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/farmington/the-20th-annual-candlelight-tours-christmas-in-farmington-connecticut/100001984129704357" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-09", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-10-09", "url": "https://allevents.in/farmington/the-20th-annual-candlelight-tours-christmas-in-farmington-connecticut/100001984129704357", "price": "25.00", "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-09", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-10-09", "url": "https://allevents.in/farmington/the-20th-annual-candlelight-tours-christmas-in-farmington-connecticut/100001984129704357", "price": "20.00", "name": "S-WH Member Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-10-09", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-10-09", "url": "https://allevents.in/farmington/the-20th-annual-candlelight-tours-christmas-in-farmington-connecticut/100001984129704357", "price": 0, "name": "Donation in support of Stanley-Whitman House!" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Stanley-Whitman House", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/stanley-whitman-house/22964225", "description": "Stanley-Whitman House is a living history center and museum thatteaches through the collection, preservation, research, and dynamic interpretation of the history and culture of early Farmington.  Programs, events, classes, and exhibits encourage visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in history by doing, acting, questioning, and engaging in Colonial life and the ideas that formed the foundation of that culture." } ] } ] ```