DECKING THE HALLS: AN EVERGREEN CHRISTMAS AT HAY HOUSE

View a sneak peek of this year's event!

CHRISTMAS TOURS
Christmas would not be complete without a tour of Macon's premier antebellum home decked with greenery and Victorian-inspired decorations! Visit three levels (Ground, Main, and Bedroom) of this National Historic Landmark and marvel at elegantly decorated trees, mantles, stairwells, and children's rooms. A host of Christmas Luncheons, Sugar Plum Parties, and specialty school tours are available.

November 20, 2009 - January 2, 2010
Daily Tours on the Hour: Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Last tour at 3 p.m.
Sundays 1-4 p.m.; Last tour at 3 p.m.
Enter at the Back Door

Christmas Tour Admission: $10 adults; $9 seniors & military with ID; $6 students ages 6 - college with ID
Groups of 20+ with reservations are eligible for $8/per person rate
School programs with tour + ornament making activity are also available.


For Group or School reservations and rate information, call Jessica Graham, Education-Rental Coordinator, at 478-742-8155.

Paula East Dancers in the Gallery

View dancers in the Music Room during regular tours on the following dates. This special holiday festivity is included with regular Museum Admission, and visitors must be on the regular hourly tour.

Saturday, December 12, 1-3 p.m.
Sunday, December 20, 2-4 p.m.

CHRISTMAS LUNCHEONS

Thursday, December 10 and Friday, December 11
11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Reservations with advance payment of $25 per person required
Call 478-742-8155 for reservations. Discounts available for groups of 16 or more.
Enter at the Front Door

The perfect holiday outing for garden clubs, bridge clubs, retirement communities and office staff, or simply come on your own with a friend! Guests enter the front door of Hay House and can peruse the Christmas decorations. A seated and served, 3-course hot meal is served at 12 noon. Enjoy your delicious wintry lunch in the elegant Music Room with live musical accompaniment in the background. Luncheon guests receive a special 20% discount in the Museum Store for that day only.

SUGAR PLUM PARTIES

Sunday, December 6 and Sunday, December 13
Seatings at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. each day (participants choose one of these seating times)
Reservations with advance payment of $15 per person required
Call 478-742-8155 for reservations.
Enter at the Front Door

Families will be delighted with Hay House's own Sugar Plum Parties, returning this year by popular demand! Children ages 5 and up with their adult companions will enter the front door, listen to the poem "T'was the Night Before Christmas" read aloud under the 18-foot Victorian tree in the Living Room, and take a walk-through of all the Christmas decorations on the Main and Bedroom levels. Participants will then proceed to the Ground Level, where milk and cookies, a live Santa Claus, and a Victorian Christmas craft await.

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