Old Time Christmas

Enjoy Christmas in the 1800s on candlelit guided tours of Quiet Valley. Lanterns and luminaries will abound and the farm will be decked out in festive holiday finery. Stop by the bonfire to get warm and listen to a story or two. See the Christmas putz in the Victorian parlor and watch as the farm family makes special gifts for their loved ones. In the barnyard find the heart of Christmas as you visit the live Nativity complete with farm animals. In the cabin see how the family celebrated the holiday in the early 19th century. At the schoolhouse the school marm will lead you in singing carols,  and then off you go to the farmhouse for a visit with an old Pennsylvania German folk character, the Belschnikel! He really knows who has been naughty or nice! Stop by the Christmas Tree Forest where decorated trees sponsored by Quiet Valley families and local businesses will be waiting for guests to vote on their favorite. Complimentary refreshments and the Holiday Gift Shop are a great way to finish your tour. (The total time of your visit will be about an hour and a half)

Sponsor-a-Tree Contest

Each year, Quiet Valley invites families, organizations, and businesses to help decorate for Old Time Christmas by sponsoring and Christmas tree. These groups decorated a tree as a part of our lighted tree forest. Then, Old Time Christmas visitors vote for their favorite tree. The decorators of the tree with the most votes will receive a family membership. See more information about this year’s contest or pay for a sponsorship below.