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Tour | Christmas in the Castle


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Friday, November 26, 2021–Sunday, January 9, 2022

Monday through Friday at 1:30 and 2:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday at 1:00, 1:30, and 2:30 pm
Additional tour times offered Sunday, December 26 through Friday, December 31 at 10:30 and 11:30 am, and 12:30 pm 
Not available December 13 and 14, or 24, 25, and 26

Tuesday, January 11–Sunday, January 30, 2022
Click Buy Your Tickets for the most up-to-date tour times. Closed Mondays.

$15 Adults, $12 Seniors/Students
Free for Members/Children 4 and under 
$2 per person for PA ACCESS cardholders
Free for Blue Star Families, active-duty military, and their families
Free for Library Pass cardholders

Space is limited; reservations strongly recommended.

For forty years (1940s to 1970s) the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn family celebrated Christmas at Glencairn with a concert, a large three-part Nativity scene, a decorated tree that reached beyond the second-floor balcony, and a Christmas day meal. This 45-minute guided tour with stops on five different floors (including the Tower) invites visitors to journey back through time to explore Pitcairn holiday traditions in their 20th-century castle. This year the tour features significant examples of Nativity art in the Glencairn collection with a special emphasis on artwork created by the artists who worked at Glencairn. At the conclusion of the tour, visitors can enjoy the first floor and the World Nativities exhibition on their own.