Published December 7, 2023
Celebrate the holidays at Carriage Hill MetroPark this Saturday
It’s Christmas at Carriage Hill MetroPark this Saturday, December 9 at the historical farm. Enjoy special demonstrations during the day and the evening. While these events are free and for all ages, we do hope (if you are able) to bring a canned or packaged food item to donated to the Foodbank for a Holiday Food Drive.
CHRISTMAS ON THE FARM ( 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Visitor Center (upstairs)
Christmas coloring page for kids and Christmas Traditions Memories for families
Showing “A Christmas Carol” on the big screen
Children’s Classroom
Writing letters to Santa
Visitor Center Classroom (downstairs)
Christkindlmarkt: Shop for handmade holiday gifts from local vendors
Enjoy complimentary hot chocolate
Historic Farm
Woodworking and Blacksmithing Demonstrations
Christmas traditions, knitting demonstrations in the Daniel Arnold House
Traditional Christmas foods display in the winter kitchen
String popcorn in the summer kitchen
Baking gingerbread in the outdoor bake oven
Complimentary Christmas greens at Historic Barn
Horse drawn wagon rides
*From 12-3pm, come visit Santa Claus in the upstairs of the Daniel Arnold Barn.
CHRISTMAS ON THE FARM: A HOLIDAY EVENING (5 to 7 p.m.)
Visitor Center (upstairs)
Christmas coloring page for kids and Christmas Traditions Memories for families
Visit with Santa Claus
Visitor Center Classroom (downstairs)
Enjoy complimentary hot chocolate
Visitor Center Plaza
Warm up around a nice fire
Holiday food drive for the Food Bank of Dayton – please bring canned goods and packaged items
Historic Farm
Woodworking and Blacksmithing Demonstrations
Cooking on the hearth in the summer kitchen
Traditional Xmas foods display in the winter kitchen
Music and traditional crafts in the sitting room
Wrapping gifts and games in the parlor
See the animals in the barn for the night
*Enjoy Christmas lights and luminaries for the holidays.
