Friday, December 6, 2024
6 pm – 9 pm

Admission is FREE with a canned good donation to
A Child Shall Lead Them Food Pantry.

Join us as we celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season in true pioneer spirit! The Museum Center and Pioneer Park will be full of holiday cheer and ringing with music and song!

There will be hot apple cider and delicious homemade cookies, costumed interpreters and demonstrators, a Christmas craft in the Red Barn, and even a visit from Santa Claus himself! You can finish up your holiday shopping (or maybe just get started) with discounts in the Museum Gift Shop. Local authors will be on site to sign books and visit with guests. Be sure to come by and see them! There’s so much to see and do at the Museum – you won’t want to miss it!

And check out the Tazewell County tourism blog for a little history and more information about
Christmas on the frontier!

2023 Frontier Christmas Schedule

Daniel-Murray Homestead: 6:00 - 7:30 Singing by the Johnson Family and Friends
7:30 - 7:45 The Christmas Truce: A World War I Story
7:45 - 9:00 Singing by SWCC Music Students & Family
Blacksmith Shop: Blacksmithing by Kenneth McVey
Peery Cabin: Storytelling by Anne Dumper
Farmhouse: Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus (bring your own camera for photos)
Farmhouse Kitchen: Hot Cider and Homemade Cookies
Doc Witten Cabin: 6:00 - 6:15 The Christmas Truce: A World War I Story
6:15 - 7:00 Music by Jessie Rhea
7:00 - 8:00 Pioneer Era Toys and Games
8:00 - 9:00 Music by Isaac Griffith
Red Barn: 6:00 - 9:00 Bluestone & Friends
Museum Center: Christmas Craft: Beeswax Candle Rolling ($2.00 materials fee per craft)
Gift Shop Sale
Museum Gallery: Costumed Interpreters
Museum Lobby: 6:00 - 7:30 Music by Alex and Hunter Sparks