SOLD OUT FOR 2018! Save the date for Holiday Candlelight Tours in 2019.

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.

Please Note: This event is partially outdoors on uneven ground. Please feel free to bring a flashlight to assist you across the grounds. 

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