Portsmouth, NH Exit 7: The 35th Annual Candlelight Stroll at the Strawbery Banke Museum showcases 350 years of seasonal and holiday traditions against the backdrop of the museum’s historic houses.
On these weekend evenings, the museum grounds glow with hundreds of lighted candle lanterns, the houses are adorned with thousands of hand-made decorations crafted from live greens and dried flowers and herbs collected from the museum gardens, and the air is filled with the sound of holiday music and scent of woodsmoke.
Visitors stroll from house to historic house, greeted by costumed role players and performers who recreate the traditions of times past, rediscovering the joys of simpler times.
Some highlights include: live music and holiday entertainment for all ages, horse-drawn carriage rides, holiday decoration demonstrations, traditional barrel making demonstrations, 18th century holiday hearth cooking, and tinsmith demonstrations.
Location: Strawbery Banke Museum,
14 Hancock St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Date: Dec 6-7, Dec 13-14, Dec 20-21, 2014
Hours: Saturdays 5 pm – 9 pm & Sundays 4 pm – 8 pm
Tel: 603-433-1100
www.strawberybanke.org/