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Visit the historic Colebrookdale Railroad and take a trip through scenic Hidden Valley on restored trains. Various tours with Fall foliage, Santa visits, holiday treats and a special New Years Eve Celebration. Prices, dates, and times vary

All aboard for a lifetime of memories! Your favorite holiday tradition returns to the Brandywine Museum of Art with model trains, dollhouses, and other miniature wonders, along with towering trees adorned with our signature, handmade “Critter” ornaments. Some special events. $8-20

Santa's Express- 75 Min journey with Santa through the Chester Creek Valley. 11am, 1, 3, 5pm. Weekends Nov 22-Dec 21. $15-65 Christmas Tree Train- Pick up your tree via train! 8 am only. Nov 30, Dec 7, 14 $25-30 Tickets on sale Nov 1 and sell out fast!

Join Thomas H. Keels, Author, Historian, Lecturer for a talk followed by a small reception. The talk will discuss Quaker contributions to Philadelphia funerary heritage, including the role of Eli Kirk Price in establishing the Woodlands, one of the city’s earliest rural cemeteries. $15/20

Before the Civil War, Christmas was not an official holiday in the United States. By the end of the war in 1865, Christmas had gone from a relatively unimportant holiday to the opposite – a day rooted in an idealized vision of home. Michael Jesberger will discuss one of our favorite holidays.

Skip the mall and have a BLAST at Fort Mifflin! Black powder demonstrations with our muskets and cannons all day long. PLUS enjoy learning about the science and manufacture of black powder and discover what needs to happen to take it from fizzle to boom! $10-14

Enjoy a festive day at the farm with the sounds of music, the smell of sweets and treats, and historic crafts and activities including candle dipping. Join us throughout the day for a very bovine birthday to help celebrate our ox, Rust’s, 11th birthday! $7-14

See the trains in the barn and the trees and Santas in every room in the historic Grange Estate. Gift shoppe is open for holiday shopping. Open most weekends 1-4 and some special events on Friday evenings. Dec 22 and 29 open 5-7 pm. Check website for details.

Enjoy the holiday season with afternoon tea and Dolley Madison!—with a delicious array of sweet and savory treats—in the historic, elegant interior of Carpenters’ Hall. Join Dolley Todd Madison, who will describe the important role tea played in the colonial economy. $85

These virtual office hours can answer your questions related to how individuals and organizations can get involved in the 250th, whether it’s creating a specific program or legacy goal for the anniversary or just general understanding of what’s happening in Delco for this milestone event.

Walt Disney famously said, “I hope we never forget that it all started with a mouse,” but did it? In this lecture, we will discuss the history of Walt Disney Studios & talk about many of the films they have produced over the years. Some were instant classics, and less so. Which are your favorites?

St Nicholas's Night means one thing to naughty children in the Alpine region: Krampus is coming! There will be Costumes, Photos with Krampus, Horn Making Workshop, Music, Monsters, Stories, Shopping, and the Reading of the Naughty List! $30 +fee

Listen, contribute and reflect on historical events and people. History buffs are welcome to this forum where we will focus on a different topic each session. December 5: Philadelphia

Get ready for a holiday festival unlike any other! Join us on the historic grounds for a night of thrilling and spooky holiday cheer. We’ll have live entertainment and bands, festive games, and local breweries and distilleries on site.

Welcome the holiday season with Christmas in Wayne! Fri. 5:30-7:30 enjoy carriage rides, arts and crafts at the Fire House, carolers, tree lighting, and Santa's Arrival. Sat. it is the Radnor Memorial Library Elves for Shelves Fun Run and 5k at 8 am and the Santa Parade at 10 am.

Your costumed guides will take you to West Chester’s early churches, department stores and cultural sites, learning about what the winter holidays meant to the people of West Chester from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. Tours weekends 11-12:30 and 1:30-3. $21

Get into the holiday spirit at Historic Sugartown! We’ll be offering a Holiday Market featuring many local crafters, brews, and food! Santa will also be on-hand to greet shoppers! $10 adults, kids free

Lucia Fest is a colorful, musical pageant, representative of St. Lucia, the bearer of light during the dark Swedish winters. A Scandinavian Christmas bazaar open with goods, food, and drinks for sale. Showtimes are 2:00, 3:30 & 5:00. $15 adult, $10 under 12.