The Christmas Village at Magnolia Plantation

Event Details

The Christmas Village at Magnolia will serve as a depot for Santa’s train, a photo studio for family holiday portraits and a place where children can scamper and hide.

The village consists of a candy factory, Santa’s workshop, gingerbread house, Santa’s post office, a chapel. general store, elf’s bunk house and a school called the “elfementary.”

At the village children and their parents will board Santa’s train. Mrs. Claus will take up to 34 passengers on short 20-minute excursions on Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 13-14 and Dec. 20-21.

Santa’s helper, photographer Christine Smith, will take family and individual portraits from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20. Magnolia is paying the sitting fee and families can choose which picture packages to purchase.

In addition to these activities, two choirs will sing Saturday, Dec. 20, during a Yuletide Gospel and Choral Jubilee. St. John's Parish Church choir and the Choraliers Music Club of Charleston will perform. This presentation of Christmas favorites will feature a variety of singing styles, beginning at 2 p.m. near the Peacock Cafe. The performances will end at 4 p.m.

The Santa train rides and choir performances are free with garden admission.

For more information, please call the number provided.