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Pre-Event Experience: Retro Game Night: 1850s & 1950s Pastimes at Christmas Through the Eras Tour

  • 418 4th St, Marietta, OH, United States, Ohio 45750 · Marietta
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Pre-Event Experience: Retro Game Night: 1850s & 1950s Pastimes at Christmas Through the Eras Tour
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Experience Christmas across the decades at The Castle!
About this Pre-Event Experience:
Step back in time for games and pastimes from two very different eras. Guests will have the opportunity to try games popular in the 1850s, when The Castle was built, including charades, The Minister’s Cat, Button, Button, and more. Then, jump 100 years forward to learn about Yahtzee, the popular dice game first introduced in 1956. Following your gaming experience, continue your evening with a self-guided walk through the house to explore the remaining rooms featured in our Christmas Through the Eras Tour.
About Christmas Through the Eras Tours:
This holiday season, step inside Christmas celebrations from 1888 through the 1970s with The Castle’s new Christmas Through the Eras Tour.
Explore the beautifully decorated historic house as four rooms transport you through four different eras of holiday traditions, decorations, entertainment, and everyday life. Discover how Christmas changed over time—and the traditions that continued to bring families together year after year.
Christmas Through the Eras is a self-guided, interactive experience featuring hands-on activities, tasting elements, sounds, scents, and other opportunities to engage your senses. Each evening features a special hands-on craft inspired by one of the four featured eras.
Explore Four Christmas Celebrations at The Castle:
- 1888 Parlor — A Victorian Christmas
- 1920s Sitting Room — Christmas Becomes Modern
- 1950s Dining Room — The Christmas Table
- 1970s Modern Kitchen — Christmas Gets Convenient
Continue Upstairs for:
- “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” Scavenger Hunt
- Christmas Around the World with Bertlyn Bosley
Tonight's Highlight: Christmas in the 1950s
Tonight's special activity: Create a 1950s-inspired holiday ornament to take home.
Guests are also welcome to dress in 1950s-inspired fashion!
Each night of Christmas Through the Eras offers something a little different! Join us for a special pre-event experience & tour, enjoy an era-inspired craft, or come dressed in the style of your favorite decade. Learn more about each night's special theme at https://www.mariettacastle.org/events
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