Middleton Place Grand Illumination

12/18/2009

Location: Middleton Place
Phone: 843-556-6020


An exciting new holiday event at historic Middleton Place will give visitors a chance to experience the plantation by torchlight, candlelight, and starlight. On Friday, December 18 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm, join costumed interpreters as they take you back to Christmas, 1782. Stroll garden paths and allées illuminated by torches and hear stories about the joyous holiday season when the British evacuated Charleston at the end of the Revolutionary War in the south.

In the Middleton Place House, view extensive family collections by soft candlelight, and see the House seasonally decorated with fresh holiday greenery. The evening will conclude on the Greensward with live music, warm fires and seasonal refreshments.

Advance tickets are $15 adult and $5 for children (ages 7-15); ages 6 and under are free. Purchase advance tickets on-line at www.middletonplace.org. On-line tickets must be purchased 24 hours in advance of the event. Tickets will be available on the night of the event for $20 adult, $5 child. Group rates are available.


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