Lantern Light Tours at Mystic Seaport Begin November 27

Advance Reservations Strongly Recommended for Popular Holiday Event

 

Mystic, Conn. ~ Tickets for Lantern Light Tours, a New England holiday tradition at Mystic Seaport, are on sale now.


Performance dates are November 27 and December 3 - 4, 10 - 11, 17 - 19 and 26 - 27. Tours begin at 5 p.m. and leave every 15 minutes.


Lantern Light Tours is a 70-minute progressive play that takes its audience back to Christmas past. Visitors tour Mystic Seaport on foot, take a horse-drawn carriage ride, experience a traditional tavern dance and may even catch a glimpse of old St. Nicholas.          


This year’s performance, “The Carpenter,” transports visitors back to the town of Mystic on Christmas Eve 1876. People from near and far are traveling to the small village and the townspeople are talking of the events that led up to this night: local financier and politician Harold King's referendum requiring everyone to register to vote; the current political and economic hardships; the arrival of three lawyers from Orient Point; the birth of baby John to Elizabeth; and Joseph and Virginia Sawyer's travails as they arrive in town just in time for the birth of their son. Throughout it all, there is merriment, wisdom, truth and a profound sense that there is a plan for all.

 

Advance ticket prices are $28 for adults ($26 for members) and $21 for children ages 4-18 ($19 for member youth). Walk-in tickets purchased the day of the performance are $30 for adults ($28 for members) and $23 for youth ages 4-18 ($21 for member youth). Children ages 4 and under will be admitted for free, but must be identified when making a reservation. No additional fees will be applied to ticket prices. Tickets can be purchased online at www.mysticseaport.org/tickets, by calling 860.572.5322 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or at the Museum’s main entrance.  Visitors must indicate the need for a handicap-accessible tour when making a reservation.


             The Lantern Light Tours’ route covers uneven terrain which includes cobblestone, wood planking, grass, gravel and stairs. Tour goers will walk or stand for almost the entire production and are encouraged to wear appropriate footwear. Visitors are also reminded to wear appropriate outerwear for the season’s weather conditions.


            In keeping with the holiday spirit, Mystic Seaport kindly requests that each person attending Lantern Light Tours brings a donation of a non-perishable food item. All donations will be given to the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center.


            For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org/lanternlighttours.


Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum. Founded in 1929, the Museum features a re-created 19th-century seafaring village, exhibits and a state-of-the-art Collections Research Center. Mystic Seaport is also home to four National Historic Landmark vessels, including the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaleship in the world. For more information, visit www.mysticseaport.org.