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11/24/2022 12:00 AMThe Henry Whitfield Museum, 248 Old Whitfield Street, Guilford is planning an open house on Thanksgiving Friday and also a Firelight Festival in December.
On Thanksgiving Friday, Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Henry Whitfield State Museum will be open with self-guided tours of the Old Stone House and the Guilford architecture exhibit. There will be indoor and outdoor activity sheets for all ages and holiday shopping in the museum gift shop. Visitors are invited to bring donations for the Guilford Food Bank and new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and veterans, $5 for kids 6-17, and free for kids 5 and younger. More information is available by calling 203-453-2457.
On Friday, Dec. 2 from 4 to 8 p.m., the museum will host a Firelight Festival.
Visitors are welcome to spend an evening at the Old Stone House with festive luminaria, lanterns, and outdoor fires. They will be served roasted marshmallows and chestnuts, popcorn, hot cocoa, and mulled cider, and be able to tour the Whitfield House after dark. Visitors are encouraged to bring donations for the Guilford Food Bank and new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. Collection bins will be in the museum’s Visitor Center, which also houses the museum gift shop with a wide assortment of books, souvenirs, toys, and home goods for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and veterans, $5 for kids 6-17, and free for kids 5 and younger. No rain/snow date.
More information is available by calling 203-453-2457.