(WASHINGTON, Ark.) – Join the staff at Washington State Historic Park for its 35th annual Christmas and candlelight Christmas taking place on December 10-11, 2021. You and your family will marvel at the natural beauty of the city-lit streets candles. you walk through our historic village. Decorations, music and more set the mood for your historic vacation experience. The houses of yesterday are adorned with period decorations and thousands of lights will light up the streets of the city. Tour locations will open at 1 p.m. and run until 8 p.m. Lighting and music programs will begin at 5:00 p.m. Plan to enjoy dinner at Williams’ Tavern from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Tickets cost $ 10.00 for adults and $ 6.00 for children (6 to 12 years old) plus tax. Start your own Christmas tradition by traveling to Arkansas’ first Historic State Park, just 8 miles off the I30 from Hope Arkansas. For more information, contact Historic Washington at 870-983-2684 or [email protected]

Friday December 10, 2021 Music program

WPA Gym

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Elementary Choir Beryl Henry – Hope, Ark.

5:45 – 6:15 Nashville Primary Choir – Nashville, Ark.

6.30am – 8am Nighthawk Band – Hope, Ark.

Royston House

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. Brenda Westerbuhr, violinist – Washington, Ark.

Washington Methodist Church

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. Live Nativity Scene (front yard)

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Papa & Honey & the Kids – Arkadelphia, Ark.

5:45 – 6:15 Papa & Honey & the Kids – Arkadelphia, Ark.

6:30 am – 7:00 am Shelly Keith, singer – Hope, Ark.

7:15 am – 8:00 am Hempstead County Melody Boys – Hope, Ark.

Washington Presbyterian Church

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Joy Singers Trio – Hope, Ark.

5:45 – 6:15 Choir of the First Cornerstone Baptist Church – Hope, Ark.

6:30 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. Faith Chorus – Texarkana, Tex.

7.15 a.m. – 8.00 a.m. OBU Flute Quintet – Arkadelphia, Ark.

Williams Tavern Restaurant

5-6.15am Jerome Underwood and his friends – Hope, Ark.

1874 courthouse

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Mineral Springs Elementary Choir – Mineral Springs, Ark.

5:45 – 6:15 Mineral Springs High School Band – Mineral Springs, Ark.

6:30 am – 7:00 am Grace Point Mennonite Choir – Nashville, Ark.

7:15 – 8:00 Reading “It was Christmas Eve” & Santa Claus

Musical program for Saturday, December 11, 2021

WPA Gym

5:00 am – 7:00 am Measure of Grace – Springhill, Ark.

7:15 am – 8:00 am Dancetastics – Hope, Ark.

Royston House

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. Brenda Westerbuhr, violinist – Washington, Ark.

Washington Methodist Church

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. Live Nativity Scene (front yard)

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Mark Hall, singer – Oakhaven, Ark.

5:45 – 6:15 Hope First United Methodist Church Choir – Hope, Ark.

6:30 am – 7:00 am Shelly Keith, singer – Hope, Ark.

7:15 am – 8:00 am Hempstead County Melody Boys – Hope, Ark.

Washington Presbyterian Church

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Nashville First United Methodist Church Choir – Nashville, Ark.

5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Roz Thompson, pianist – Washington, Ark.

6:30 am – 7:00 am Jimmy Ivers, singer & Anette Pollack, pianist – Hope, Ark.

7:15 am – 8:00 am Brady Rhodes, singer – Rosston, Ark.

Williams Tavern Restaurant

5:00 p.m. – 6:15 a.m. Jerome Underwood and his friends – Hope, Ark.

1874 courthouse

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Tishara Arnett, singer – Mineral Springs, Ark.

5:45 – 6:15 Merger of the Four States – Texarkana, Tex.

6:30 am – 7:00 am Jeff Smith, guitarist – Hope, Ark.

7:15 – 8:00 Reading “It was Christmas Eve” & Santa Claus

About Washington State Historic Park

Historic Washington State Park, located in Washington, Ark., Is open daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Monday. The park is a restoration village that interprets historic 19th-century Arkansas. Daily tours are organized to over 15 historic sites and museums, such as the BW Edwards Arms Museum and The Forge.

Relax and enjoy your stay at the Historic Washington Jailhouse Bed & Breakfast and savor a Southern-cooked meal for lunch at the Williams’ Tavern Restaurant. The 1914 School Dormitory for group rentals is also available on-site, as is the historic Brunson House from 1860 and the WPA Gym from 1940 for weddings and meeting space for groups of all sizes.

To learn more about upcoming historic tours, events, rent a facility, or reserve a room at Jailhouse Bed & Breakfast, visit HistoricWashingtonStatePark.com or call 870-983-2684. The park is located on US Highway 278, nine miles north of Hope and can be reached by taking Exit 30 from Interstate 30.