Though Christmas Town won’t be happening at Busch Gardens this year due to COVID-19, there is still plenty to celebrate (from an appropriate distance, of course). Check out what the Busch Gardens Christmas celebration will look like this year… The Busch Gardens Christmas Celebration is a limited-capacity event happening now through January 3, and it […]
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Holiday Events in Colonial Williamsburg
Here’s what’s happening soon. Don’t miss these unique holiday events in Colonial Williamsburg! Carriage Rides Throughout the year, guests of Colonial Williamsburg love to take horse-drawn carriage rides around the Historic Area. This tradition becomes even more special when you’re surrounded by the sights, sounds and smells of the holiday season. Options: Romantic Wythe $55.00 […]
How Trick-or-Treating Came to Be
Ever wonder about how trick-or-treating came to be? Now we know that Halloween originated with Samhain, a 2,000-year-old Celtic festival where agricultural communities would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off spirits and pay homage to the dead every October 31. Then the Romans took over the Celts, and in the eighth century, Pope […]
Christmas Shopping in Williamsburg
There are many attributes of the holidays that bring us happiness and joy, but yet there is one feature that seems to be a source of agonizing stress year after year… Christmas shopping. Between finding the perfect gifts for your loved ones, staying within your budget and having enough time to accomplish it all, this […]