# 1776: Yuletide in Revolutionary Annapolis > Event for families in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson area (MD). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM - Where: William Paca House & Garden, 186 Prince George Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 - Ages: Children 3–17 have a child ticket; under 3 free - Price: $15 general admission; $10 Historic Annapolis members, volunteers and military; $5 children 3–17; free for children under 3 - Organizer: Historic Annapolis - Official page: https://www.annapolis.org/event/yuletide-2026/ - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/1776-yuletide-in-revolutionary-annapolis--listing-7ad0acd9ad0b8160b9fd57e1 ## About Historic Annapolis marks America's 250th by recreating the holiday season of 1776 across two of its downtown sites on one December afternoon. At the William Paca House, Annapolis Living Historians lead 30-minute guided tours through candlelit rooms dressed with luminaries and garlands, trading Revolutionary-era gossip and political news in character. Santa Claus waits in the Summer House in the Paca Garden from 2 to 5 pm, and visitors can make their own holiday craft and enjoy seasonal refreshments while musicians and singers perform colonial music. A few blocks away the Hogshead Trades Museum turns into 'Hogshead Tavern', with live colonial music, sweet treats, warm spiced cider and local tradespeople showing how Annapolitans of every walk of life got ready for the season. One admission covers both sites and you can start at either, which makes it a manageable outing with children: a short tour, a Santa visit and a craft in one stop, then a walk down Pinkney Street for cider. Entry is by timed tour slot, so book ahead. ## Similar picks in Baltimore - [Santa Photos at Winter Wonderland — White House Nursery](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/santa-photos-at-winter-wonderland-white-house-nursery--listing-86ab1c6f7a27a6761a6940bd) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM · White House Nursery, Upperco · Free · checked Oct 27. 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