Seasonal Traditions Holiday Program
Visitors can celebrate the holiday season with live Victorian music, brass quintet performances, and carols. The event features dramatic storytelling, including a reading of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol and a radio play adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life. Families can also enjoy outdoor wagon rides, children's crafts, and refreshments across the village grounds.
What to Expect
Victorian holiday music, classic storytelling, wagon rides, and children's crafts.
Event Details
Ages
All ages
Timed Entry
No
Organizer
Division of History and Historic Preservation and Arts Institute of Middlesex County
Food & Drink
Refreshments are offered.
Local Insight & Ratings
Family Friendly
Best For
Families with children
Vibe
Festive and nostalgic
Energy Level
Moderate
Budget
Free
Photo Friendly
Moderate
Weather Sensitivity
Moderate
Location
Know Before You Go
- Tickets: Free admission; the event is open to the public.
- Hours: Event: 10:00am–4:00pm. Wagon rides: 10–4 PM. East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet: 11:30 AM, 1 PM, 2:30 PM. Victorian Holiday Music: 11 AM and 12:30 PM. Christmas Short Stories: 12 PM. A Christmas Carol: 1:30 PM. It’s a Wonderful Life: 3 PM. Children’s crafts: 10–4 PM. Holiday Carols with the Piscataway Girl Scouts: on the hour.
- Parking: The venue has a free parking lot with accessible parking spaces at the main entrance. For large event days, Park Rangers assist with additional parking on the grass.
- Accessibility: Accessible parking spaces are located in the free parking lot at the main entrance.
Tips & Advice
- Text CULTURE to 732-978-9211 to get the schedule on the mobile app, because the program schedule is subject to change.
- Park once in the free lot and take the free RIDE shuttle to the Cornelius Low House to see the Caught in the Crossfire exhibit.
- Head to the Indian Queen Tavern for the storytelling, including Dickens's own edited version of A Christmas Carol and the It's a Wonderful Life radio play.
- Take the kids to the Runyon House and the Smalleytown Schoolhouse for crafts, which run all day alongside the wagon rides from the parking lot.
- Stop by Three Mile Run Church on the hour to hear the Piscataway Girl Scouts sing holiday carols.
Special Events & Promotions
- Free, accessible RIDE shuttle to the Cornelius Low House for the Caught in the Crossfire exhibit.
Quick Actions
Frequently Asked Questions
What performances are there?
The East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet plays on the front lawn. Victorian holiday music, Christmas Short Stories, a reading of Dickens's A Christmas Carol, and a radio play of It's a Wonderful Life are at the Indian Queen Tavern.
Where are the children's crafts?
Children's crafts are at the Runyon House and the Smalleytown Schoolhouse, and they run all day.
Where do the wagon rides start?
Wagon rides leave from the parking lot and run all day.
Where can we hear carols?
The Piscataway Girl Scouts sing holiday carols at Three Mile Run Church every hour, on the hour.
Can we visit another historic site the same day?
Yes. RIDE, the County's shuttle, gives free, accessible, on-demand rides to the Cornelius Low House, where the exhibit Caught in the Crossfire: Divided Loyalties in Middlesex County is on display.
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