Bergen County - River Edge - 35th Annual Colonial Christmas Concerts and Tavern Fare


The Bergen County Historical Society celebrates their 35th Colonial Christmas Concerts, featuring Linda Russell & Companie, in the Steuben House, by reservation. At the Colonial Christmas Concerts at Historic New Bridge Landing, you won’t hear any music written after 1815, but you will be able to hear and join in the carols of your childhood played on hammered dulcimer and fiddle. Let Linda Russell and Companie regale you with tales of Christmases past when sleighs did have jingle bells and neighbors caroled at your door. Enjoy the smell of fresh pine amid authentic colonial decorations in a house that has celebrated 265 Christmases, wander through the candlelit site to an eighteenth century tavern for a light meal or dessert, and visit the ladies cooking by the fire in the out kitchen or Sinter Klaas checking his list. Step into the eighteenth century to ease your mind and refresh your spirit in the Christmas of Bergen long ago. 

You must make reservations. Tickets are already selling fast, as many people make it part of their holiday celebration every year. There will be two concerts each night: Saturday night at 6:00 and 7:45 pm and Sunday at 6:00 and 7:45 pm. The gift shop, out-kitchen, and Demarest House will be open. A walking path connects all 3 houses by candlelight.

The Black Horse Tavern in the Campbell-Christie House will be open for light tavern fare. Additional cost. The tavern will be open from 5:00 - 8:00 pm each night. From 8:00 - 9:30 pm desserts will be served. Seating is limited.

Tickets for the concert are $34 per person (BCHS members, $27) - purchase online. Seating is limited. Also this weekend see open-hearth cooking in the Dutch out kitchen, browse the gift shop, and tour the Demarest House. Concerts in the Steuben House are a separate admission. No refunds or exchanges. Parking can be found in parking area at the corner of Main Street and Hackensack Avenue, River Edge. An ADA compliant stonedust path connects the three houses and parking area! No parking will be available at the Steuben House. Historic New Bridge Landing is located at 1201 Main Street, River Edge, NJ. For more information, call 201-343-9492 or visit www.bergencountyhistory.org.

Location: 1201 Main St, River Edge, NJ 07661, USA

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