Tucson, AZ - -The Presidio Museum has put a new twist on its holiday celebrations with A Frontier Christmas at the Presidio Museum. The event will be held Saturday, December 14, from 10 am to 2 pm and is included in admission.
Attendees will enjoy some of Tucson’s Christmas traditions that span from the 18th-century Spanish fort to the 19th-century American Territorial period. The schedule is as follows:
· Docent-led Tours: 10:15 am, 1 pm
· Musket Demonstrations: 10:30 am, 12 pm, 1:15 pm
· Twas the Night Before Christmas Readings in English and Spanish: 10:45 am, 12:30 pm
· Santa Available for Selfies: 11 am - 1 pm
· Cannon Demonstrations: 11:15 am, 1:50 pm
· Virgen de Guadalupe Discussion: 11:30 am
ALSO:
· Create beautiful Victorian ornaments to take home
· Learn how the wives of Fort Lowell celebrated the holidays
· See knitting and colcha demonstrations
· Enjoy handmade tortillas and hot chocolate
· Watch our blacksmiths at work
· Shop for holiday gifts in the Presidio Museum Gift Shop
“We wanted to try something a little different with the event this year,” said Kate Avalos, Presidio Museum Director of Interpretive Programming. “There’s always so much going on at this time of year, so we thought we would really focus on what we do well. We think attendees will enjoy experiencing historic Christmas traditions and getting hands-on with making Victorian ornaments.”
The Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum is located on the northeast corner of the original Presidio at 196 N. Court Ave. The Presidio Museum is a reconstruction of the original Tucson Presidio built in 1775. Docent tours give visitors a glimpse of what life in the Presidio was like for soldiers and other residents. Additional highlights include an original 150-year-old Sonoran row house and a 2,000-year-old prehistoric pit house. Admission is $9 for adults, $6 for children ages 6-13 and free for children five and under and Presidio Museum members. Pima County residents, seniors 65+ and members of the military receive a $3 discount with ID. The Presidio Museum is managed by the Tucson Presidio Trust for Historic Preservation, a not-for-profit entity whose mission is to guide and aid in the interpretation of history at the Presidio San Agustín through research, education and living history experiences.
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