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A Seasonal Look
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The Holiday spirit is easy to
catch in the Williamsburg area. What's more, that spirit
can take you almost anywhere - back through 400 years of
history or propel you into 21st-century technology, even take
you to other countries and customs - all within an easy drive!
Here are just some of the holiday programs, events and
festivities you can experience from Thanksgiving through
Christmas and the New Year.
Plans are being finalized for the Alliance's 4th Annual
Williamsburg Area Holiday Familiarization Tour, which
will take place December 3 - 6, 2010. Last year's event
was attended by nearly 25 tour operators. Space is
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Colonial Williamsburg Holiday Season |
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The
holiday season in Colonial Williamsburg begins November 26 and
extends through January 2, highlighted by special programs,
dining, entertainment, and festive events as well as
world-famous decorations. The entire Historic Area will
be decked out in holiday finery. Boughs, wreaths and
other decorations are creatively made from all-natural
materials, including pine, boxwood, holly, magnolia leaves,
and cartloads of assorted fruits, berries, and nuts.
"The Christmas Decorations Walking Tour" throughout December
is a great way to enjoy them. At the DeWitt Wallace
Decorative Arts Museum and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk
Art Museum, 18th- and 19th-century holiday traditions will be
the subject of special focus tours.
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Holidays
on the Historic York River |
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In time for the Thanksgiving Holiday,
Nov. 25 - 27 brings "Foods and Feasts of Colonial Virginia" to the
Yorktown Victory Center, a museum of the American Revolution, with
indoor exhibits and outdoor living history. Visitors to the
re-created Continental Army encampment can learn how soldiers turned
meager rations of dried beans, salted meat and hard bread into
nourishing soups and stews.
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Unique Holiday
Fun for Groups - & Choirs |
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Experience the world's most beautiful
theme park in an entirely different light with Christmas Town: A
Busch Gardens Celebration. All-new attractions, dazzling shows
and one-of-a-kind gift ideas will have everyone saying, "Now this is
Christmas." Gaze at more than a million twinkling lights while
enjoying hot chocolate and fresh-baked cookies. A complete
Christmas Town experience includes a visit to...
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Explore
17th-Century Traditions |
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At
Jamestown Settlement, special holiday programs give
insight into how the early settlers weathered the
holiday season in early 17th-century Virginia, and how
the cultures of Virginia Indians and Africans
contributed to build a new society on our shores.
During "Foods and Feasts of Colonial Virginia," Nov.
25-27, see how food was gathered, preserved and prepared
on land and at sea by Virginia's English...
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Williamsburg
in the News |
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The Williamsburg area won the top
spot as "Best Destination for a Family Vacation" in Budget
Travel Magazine's first annual Readers' Choice Awards.
Williamsburg captured 47 percent of the votes, far
outdistancing such nominees as Disney World (36%), Washington,
D.C. (8%), the Grand Canyon (6%) and Branson, MO (last with
1%). The online poll garnered more than 164,000 votes
across 38 travel topics.
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