Victorian Christmas

Saturday, December 2  |  10:00am – 4:00pm  |  Free

Step back in time and celebrate Christmas traditions from the Victorian era. This museum-wide program features an afternoon of holiday music, living history presentations, special displays, dancing, crafts, and activities that explore how Upper Midwestern soldiers and civilians celebrated the Christmas season before and during the Civil War.

The day also includes:

• Free entry into the Civil War Museum’s Fiery Trial Gallery
• Civil War soldier and 19th century civilian living history demonstrations
• Ornament making, wreath decoration, and Civil War-era games
• A concert of holiday favorites performed by Ed Pierce and the Palmyra Eagle Brass Band
• Holiday music performed by the Harborside Academy Chamber Orchestra
• Victorian Dance demonstrations and instruction
• A performance of  A Christmas Carol by Theater Five-One of Antioch, Illinois