What To Do During the Holidays in Williamsburg, Virginia
As autumn leaves fall along our quaint tree-lined streets and the air takes on a winter crispness, the holiday season shifts into gear in Williamsburg.
Here are some of the season's best (and coziest) holiday events!
1. View the Breathtaking Decorations of the Historic Area
Stroll through the Historic Area and enjoy Christmas decorations adorning 18th-century taverns and brick buildings. Stop into many trade shops to see weavers, furniture makers, and more. Enjoy the lighted cresset baskets that line the streets as evening snow falls, experiencing how the holidays looked a few centuries ago.
2. Take a Skate
Liberty Ice Pavilion opens on 11/22, kicking off the winter activities downtown. Located along Duke of Gloucester St, a block from the Fife and Drum Inn in Merchant's Square, the rink offers ice skating and skate rentals throughout the winter until February. Skate with the family, sip hot chocolate or cider, and enjoy the magical setting.
3. Stroll down the Williamsburg Christmas Market
Find your last-minute gifts, drink hot spiced Gluhwein, and be transported to the markets of Europe in this delightful Christmas Market, located behind the Abby Aldrich Folk Art Museum.
4. Christmas Tree Lighting
Enjoy the Fifes and Drums, holiday singers, and all the small-town charm you can imagine with the Merchants Square Tree Lighting on November 30 at 5 PM!
5. Grand Illumination
With three chances to experience this decades-old Williamsburg tradition of a phenomenal fireworks show, it's a dazzling holiday event to check off your bucket list! 2024 Grand Illumination is held on 12/7, 12/14, and 12/21.
6. Find your favorite Williamsburg Cup of Cheer
With no less than six breweries, two distilleries, two meaderies, and one winery (and a partridge in a pear tree), it's a wonderful time of year to test out your palate and find your favorite new cup of cheer! Here's your fail-proof guide.
7. Feast with Friends
These lovely eateries are less than a ten-minute stroll from the Fife and Drum Inn, and each has its own "vibe." Plan a lovely cozy meal with the ones you love most, starting with checking out these ten restaurants.
8. Coasters & Christmas Cheer at Christmas Town
To add some thrills to your holiday stay, visit nearby Busch Gardens through January 5th, 2025, where you can check out their Christmas Town extravaganza between rides on their world-famous rollercoasters. You’ll find live holiday shows on big stages, specialty shops, and over 10 million lights, one of the most spectacular light displays in the country.
9. Gift yourself and your loved one a getaway to the Fife and Drum Inn
Our Williamsburg bed and breakfast is two blocks from Colonial Williamsburg, where the world’s largest living museum's 300-acre campus comes alive during the holidays.
Whether for now or after the holidays, you deserve a respite from the hustle and bustle. Give your loved one (or your future self) the gift of a getaway with a reservation or a gift certificate to the Fife and Drum!
Stay with us and experience the holiday season’s unique charm in Williamsburg!