31st Annual Christmas Open House 'Tis the season! Explore, enjoy, and experience the Christmas season at Somerset Place for the 31st Annual Christmas Open House on Sunday, December 5th, from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Be inspired by traditional holiday decorations of fresh natural and floral arrangements adorning the exterior and interior of site buildings. Explore the plantation on a self-guided tour with staff members and volunteers available to answer questions. A costumed doctor from the mid-nineteenth century will also be on hand to discuss antebellum medicine in the plantation hospital. Sip hot spiced tea, and sample black-eyed peas, hearth-cooked cornbread, and delicious desserts. Enjoy period Christmas music with instrumentalist Robert Waters of Columbia, N.C. For younger audiences, jolly Saint Nicholas will mingle on the grounds from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission is free but donations are welcome. COVID-19 safety precautions will be in place for food service. Given the continued threat of COVID-19 and variants of the virus, face masks are required for indoor areas of Somerset Place State Historic Site. Please maintain social distancing. This event is related to Free Somerset Place
31st Annual Christmas Open House 'Tis the season! Explore, enjoy, and experience the Christmas season at Somerset Place for the 31st Annual Christmas Open House on Sunday, December 5th, from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Be inspired by traditional holiday decorations of fresh natural and floral arrangements adorning the exterior and interior of site buildings. Explore the plantation on a self-guided tour with staff members and volunteers available to answer questions. A costumed doctor from the mid-nineteenth century will also be on hand to discuss antebellum medicine in the plantation hospital. Sip hot spiced tea, and sample black-eyed peas, hearth-cooked cornbread, and delicious desserts. Enjoy period Christmas music with instrumentalist Robert Waters of Columbia, N.C. For younger audiences, jolly Saint Nicholas will mingle on the grounds from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission is free but donations are welcome. COVID-19 safety precautions will be in place for food service. Given the continued threat of COVID-19 and variants of the virus, face masks are required for indoor areas of Somerset Place State Historic Site. Please maintain social distancing. This event is related to Free Somerset Place
