“At Christmas be mery”: A Special Evening at Historic Jamestowne

Sir George Yeardley, Virginia’s Governor in 1620, invites you to an early-Virginia Christmas celebration complete with a seasonal bonfire, caroling, and firing of the Christmas guns! A unique opportunity to see Jamestown Island aglow with firelight, “At Christmas be mery”: A Special Evening at Historic Jamestowne will be presented on Saturday, December 10, at 6:30pm and 8:00pm.

Join us for this special program offering insights into early-English Christmas traditions. After a brief introduction to what the Jamestown settlers expected during their Christmastide, the Captain of the Guard will escort the “new arrivals” along a cresset-lit path to the Memorial Church. Governor Yeardley will then offer a welcome before inviting everyone to sing carols. Afterwards go outside to herald in the season by a bonfire with remembrances of “Yule times” past, dancing, and the firing of the Christmas guns!

Tickets, which are $18.00 each, are limited and must be bought in advance. Tickets may be purchased online by clicking the button below; in person at the Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center; or over the phone by calling 757-856-1250 between 9:00am and 4:30pm.

Additional information can be found at  www.historicjamestowne.org.

Gates at Historic Jamestowne open at 6:00pm. The event will be held rain or shine and there will be no refunds unless it is cancelled by the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation.

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