Celebrate an old-fashioned holiday at Old Cowtown Museum’s Victorian Christmas event this season in Wichita. Stroll on lamp-lit, carol-filled streets, warm up with a cup of hot cocoa, visit with Santa, and take a peek inside Santa’s workshop in the evenings on December 6, 7, 13 or 14.
Victorian Christmas has become a family tradition for many in the Wichita area. This old-fashioned Christmas celebration has plenty of activities for all ages as they interact with costumed interpreters and are immersed in holiday traditions and customs that originated in the Victorian era.
If you haven’t been before, you might be surprised to see the festively decorated streets filled with warm-hearted and good-natured merry-makers. It really is an old-fashioned holiday experience, and among my favorite experiences in Wichita so far!
A few of the fun activities include:
- Santa’s Workshop (aka Carpenter’s Shop)
- Children’s crafts and activities
- Carolers strolling the street
- Cookies, cocoa and popcorn stringing
- Stage coach and wagon rides
- Holiday decor/gifts for sale and more!
Cowtown’s Victorian Christmas is FREE for members, and inexpensive for everyone else. Adult admission is $9; $8 for seniors 62+, $7 for youth ages 12-17; $6 for children ages 5-11; and free for children 4 and under.
Victorian Christmas activities will be held in the evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Also see the Breakfast with Santa events that will be held at Cowtown Saturday mornings the same weekends!
Victorian Christmas
Dates: Friday and Saturday nights, Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Location: Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W. Museum Blvd., Wichita, KS 67203
Cost: $9 adults; $8 seniors age 62 plus; $7, youth ages 12-17; $6, children ages 5-11; free for children 4 and under and Cowtown Museum members.
For more information, visit the Old Cowtown Museum website.
Why would you get a discount? Illuminations is at Botanica not Cowtown.
Last year they had a deal that if you save your receipt from Victorian Christmas, you would get a discount to Illuminations. I’m still waiting to hear back about whether they’ll offer the same discount this year.
Why can’t you save your receipt from Illuminations and get a discount at Cowtown?