# Encore of the Lights at Charmingfare Farm (Candia, NH)

> Event for families in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton area (MA / NH). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Fri, Dec 25 (+1 more date)
- Where: Charmingfare Farm, 774 High Street, Candia, NH 03034
- Ages: All ages
- Price: General Boarding Ticket $29 per person; Private Ride up to 4 guests $229; Private Ride up to 12 guests $379; Family Value Package also offered
- Organizer: Charmingfare Farm
- Official page: https://www.visitthefarm.com/cff/encore-of-the-lights/
- Last checked: Wed, Oct 28

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## About

Encore of the Lights is Charmingfare Farm's post-Christmas light ride, aimed at the school-break days between Christmas and New Year's. Guests board a horse-drawn winter carriage or sleigh for an approximately 25 to 30 minute ride through holiday light displays, ending at the farm's North Pole, where families meet the live reindeer, get complimentary hot cocoa and greet a holiday character for photos. A tractor train brings everyone back, and there is time to sit by the campfire (s'mores kits sold) and visit the barnyard animals. Plan on 60 to 90 minutes in total, mostly outdoors after dark, so bundle children up; blankets are provided on the ride. Rides run regardless of snow, switching to wheeled vehicles if the trail is bare.

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