Holiday Lantern Tours at Hale Farm & Village transport guests to the holiday season in the 19th Century Western Reserve on 90-minute strolls through the grounds starting in December.
Tours begin at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20, 22 & 23. Reservations are required.
With lantern in hand, visitors can walk through Hale Farm’s Wheatfield Village throughout the Christmas Season. The decorated historic houses set the backdrop to explore holiday customs and folklore from long ago. Meet the village residents and share in their family traditions. After each tour, guests are served cookies and hot cocoa.
“Hale Farm & Village’s Holiday Lantern Tours are a seasonal tradition; they evoke the sentiments of days past, and this year will explore the regional customs of immigrants to the Western Reserve during the nineteenth century,” says Catherine Sterle, Acting Director of Hale Farm & Village.
“In 2020, we are taking extra precautions to make this a safe holiday event by limiting group sizes and delivering programming outdoors where there is plenty of room to maintain proper distance.”
During all tour dates, the MarketPlace at Hale Farm & Village will be open, featuring handcrafted at Hale gifts as well as favorite local artisan and Ohio-made selections.
Reservations can be made by calling (330) 666-3711 ext. 1736 or by email at [email protected]. Groups will be limited to 10 people and programming will be delivered outside to provide plenty of room for social distancing, face coverings will be required.
Photo: Candle-lit lanterns set the atmosphere in the Historic Village for Hale Farm & Village’s Holiday Lantern Tours.
Photo credit: Nancy Balluck
