November 28-December 31, 2008

Daily tours and festivities are accented by holiday decorations
in the Palace and three historic homes.

Saturdays, December 13 and December 20
Christmas Candlelight Tour and Grand Illumination
5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Tickets for the inside Palace tour will be sold for specific tour time slots.  All other activities open throughout the evening. $15-adults, $6-students

• Signora Bella and Otto the Sword Swallower
• Barney's Coffee House warms and entertains you with colorful characters and serving wenches!
• 18th century dancing in the Palace
• Soldier's encampment of local militia
• Wandering musicians and characters galore
• Fun craft activities for children
• Fireworks - 9 p.m.

Music from the royal governor's very own Fife and Drum Corps open the festivities as you step back in time to 1770. Tonight you will experience colonial New Bern as Governor and Mrs. Tryon are hosting a 'very grand and noble Entertainment and Ball' to celebrate the completion of the Palace and the birthday of King George III. On this special evening the Palace is beautifully decorated and filled with elegant dancers and musicians. Fascinating characters and colonial entertainers, such as Signora Bella and Otto the Sword Swallower, compete for the title "best colonial entertainer" while outside the Palace gates Jonkonnu steals the show with their West Indies dance and song. This magical evening is topped off with a spectacular fireworks show on the South Lawn.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ticket Information & Sales

E-mail: info@tryonpalace.org

Tel: 252-514-4935 Toll free: 1-800-767-1560, ext. 4935

Mail: Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens
Attn: Candlelight Tickets
PO Box 1007, New Bern, NC 28563

Candlelight activities are ongoing from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Tickets have timed entry for Palace tours in one hour time slots at
5 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Ticket availability is limited.

All sales are final, and tickets cannot be refunded or reissued. Advance ticket sales not purchased from the Visitor Center must be completed by 12 noon the day before the Candlelight event and will be available for pick-up the day of the event.

Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens thanks the following sponsors:

Country-Aire Rental

Embarq- Kenneth and Linda Morris- Progress Energy Carolinas
Stubbs & Perdue, PA - Trader Construction

Armstrong Grocery - BridgePointe/DeGraffen - Bob and Carol Mattocks
Mutual Distributing Company

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