One of the region’s best-loved
holiday traditions, Candlelight
Evening, will be held on Sunday,
Dec. 20, from 3 to 7 p.m. at The
Farmers’ Museum.
During Candlelight Evening,
the grounds of the Museum take
on a magical appearance, decorated
in greenery and illuminated
by thousands of candles.
Now in its 30th year, visitors
will enjoy the enchanting experience
of riding through the museum
in wagons pulled by draft
horses with full sets of harness
bells.
Complimentary wassail,
warmed in kettles over open fires,
is served throughout the afternoon
and evening.
Caroling is scheduled throughout
the event. Visit with Saint
Nicholas at the Filer’s Corners
Schoolhouse from 4:30 to 5 p.m.
and again from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
Members of the congregation of
the Christ Episcopal Church will
present ``A Living Nativity,’’ with
performances at 5, 5:20, 5:40 and
6 p.m. at the Morey Barn. Seating
is limited.
An array of seasonal musical
programs will take place at the
Cornwallville Church including
performances by the Catskill
Chamber Singers, the Catskill
Choral Society Girls’ Choir, and
the Northern Comforts Men’s
Quartet throughout the evening.
Visitors can enjoy caroling
with Ron Johnson in the More
House.
The Cooperstown Central
School Band will perform on the
porch of Bump Tavern and Leatherstocking
Brass will entertain at
the South End of the Main Barn.
At Filer’s Corners Schoolhouse,
children will enjoy arts
and crafts activities from 3 to
4:15 p.m.
The Empire State Carousel
will be open for rides throughout
the event.
Todd’s General Store and The
Farmers’ Museum Shop will be
open with holiday-inspired merchandise.
Hearty, warm chili and soups,
gingerbread cookies, brownies,
and a variety of hot beverages
will be on sale in the heated Louis
C. Jones Center in the Museum’s
Main Barn and also in the Williams
Carriage House next to
Bump Tavern.
Candlelight Evening visitors
should dress warmly and wear
boots. Organizers also like to encourage
the use of the shuttle
system for attending the event,
as parking is very limited on the
museum grounds.
There will be free shuttle service
from The Otesaga Hotel on
Route 80; the Elementary School
parking lot; the Red Trolley Lot
located off Route 28 (Glen Ave.);
the Yellow Trolley Lot, on Lake
Road, Route 80, above the Fenimore
Art Museum; Doubleday
Parking Lot, and a pick up point
near the entrance to the National
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum,
to The Farmers’ Museum
throughout the evening.
Admission is $11 for adults;
$9.50 for seniors; and $5 for children
ages 7-12. Members and
children under 6 are free.
