55th Annual Candlelight Tour

December 13-14, 2025

Saturday (11 am–4pm) & Sunday (12 pm–4 pm)

Special Ticket: Saturday Evening Cocktail Party with Colonial Entertainment (6 pm–8 pm)

Tickets on sale November 1st!

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Celebrate America’s 250th birthday in historic downtown Fredericksburg by taking Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc.’s 55th Annual Candlelight Tour. Step back in time for a Colonial Christmas experience while learning about the people and places that enrich the story of our city at the most magical time of year!

Visit the city’s iconic Colonial sites, each beautifully decorated in historic fashion. Walk in the footsteps of American patriots, including Generals George Washington, George Weedon, and Hugh Mercer, James Monroe, and other local revolutionaries! 

The 2025 Candlelight Tour highlights the sites and stories of 18th-century Fredericksburg, featuring the Mary Washington House, Fielding Lewis’s 1749 store, the James Monroe Museum, St. George’s Episcopal Church and cemetery, the 1785 silversmith’s house—now home to the Fredericksburg Creative Center for the Arts, and the circa-1770 Richard Johnston Inn. Additional tour stops across the city will mark important places on Fredericksburg’s Colonial-era landscape and share some of the history that fueled local residents’ commitment to the cause. 

This year’s tour includes many of our state and local VA 250 partners, bringing together the area’s historical institutions, organizations, and historic preservation professionals to share some of the Revolutionary-era stories, places, and spaces that make Fredericksburg a most historic city!