Yuletide at Historic Smithfield with Santa, Colonial Tea & Treats & Seasonal Vendors
Venue: Historic Smithfield, Blacksburg
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Arts & Theatre, Class
Cost: Free
Description:
Historic Smithfield presents Yuletide at Historic Smithfield on Saturday, December 13, 2025.

Step back in time and experience the warmth, wonder, and traditions of the season at Yuletide, a celebration blending colonial customs, music, and family fun. Complete with house tours, colonial tea & treats, English country dance lessons, fun holiday crafts and Santa! This immersive event invites you to savor the sights, sounds, and tastes of the holidays as our ancestors might have enjoyed them infused with heartwarming charm for all ages.

Event Highlights:
• Sip & Savor: A Free Tea Service
-- Enjoy an elegant tea service in the spirit of centuries past.
-- Sample Colonial sweets inspired by recipes from the 1700s. Hot chocolate will be available for purchase.
-- Food truck will be on site.

• Create & Craft:
-- Make your own ornament using tin punching, a folk art inspired by the region’s earliest German settlers.
-- Design a wreath to bring festive greenery into your home.
-- Write a letter to Santa with a quill and make holiday cards, a keepsake to treasure.

• Meet & Greet
-- Capture the magic, take a photo with Santa in a festive colonial setting by Ferguson Studio. This is no additional fee. This experience is part of the event. Photo prints will be available to purchase from the photographer.

• Step Into the Dance
-- Learn English Country Dance from the Floyd Historical Dancers and feel the rhythm of the past from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM.

• Learn & Discover
-- Watch artisans and demonstrators at work, from skilled blacksmiths to colonial militia reenactors.
-- Stroll through our artisanal vendor market for handcrafted gifts and unique finds.

Historic Smithfield is located at 1000 Merry Oak Way in Blacksburg, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/TPNMmvpp/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.historicsmithfield.org/events/yuletide or https://www.facebook.com/historicsmithfield1774 or https://www.facebook.com/events/1556951295431378 or https://www.instagram.com/historicsmithfield/ or call 540-231-3947.