Annual Events & Festivals
Annual Events List
Kris Kringle’s Candlelight Christmas
We are decking the halls, the walls and the stalls! Burritt on the Mountain invites everyone to Kris Kringle’s Candlelight Christmas November 30st and December 1st from 5-9 p.m. The kids will love to see Kris Kringle in the Burritt Mansion from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. He has to get the reindeer to bed early as he has a busy month coming up! The star-lit mountain will be mirrored by more than 600 candles, adding to the nostalgic feel of the holidays. Music will be heard throughout the mansion and the park; cider, cookies and tasty figgy pudding will keep…
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Holiday Magic Dinners
Looking for a special and unique night out during the Holiday Season? With a beautiful setting and ambiance unlike any in Huntsville, come dine at Burritt for a truly magical night. Holiday magic is one of Burritt’s most important and magical fundraisers! Guest enjoy a holiday dinner in the upscale atmosphere of the Burritt Mansion or the family style warmth of the cabins in the Historic Park. Early bird tickets now on sale to Burritt Members! To make reservations please call Stephanie Timberlake at 256-512-0141. Mansion Menu catered by Reese Covington Tomato Florentine Bisque, cheddar pecan wafers Mixed greens,…
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$25
Sanders Family Christmas Play
December 12, 13, 14, 15 (7:00 pm), December 15 and 16 (2:30pm) The Sanders Family is back in Sanders Family Christmas. Southern Rogue Theatre Company and Burritt on the Mountain pair together to bring this traditional favorite to the community. Conceived by Alan Bailey and penned by Connie Ray, this famous sequel of Smoke on the Mountain returns to the Old Country Church at Burritt on the Mountain. We’ll return to Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, on Christmas Eve of 1941. Reverend Oglethorpe has invited the Sanders to the Baptist Church to sing and witness, thereby getting the congregation into the…
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Spring Farm Days
Spring Farm Days Saturday, April 6 (10:00am – 4:00pm) and Sunday, April 7, 2019 (12:00pm – 4:00pm) Join us for a taste of springtime as you visit our barnyard animals, experience historic skills, and learn about life on the farm during the 1800’s. This year we will have a few new animals visiting the park for this special event. Visitors are sure to be fascinated by the sheep-shearing and blacksmith demonstrations. Come observe wool being spun into yarn, give milking our faux cow, Boxy, a try, and help wash and card our wool. Learn what attending school was like in 1918…
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Spring Farm Days Saturday, April 6 (10:00am – 4:00pm) and Sunday, April 7, 2019 (12:00pm – 4:00pm) Join us for a taste of springtime as you visit our barnyard animals, experience historic skills, and learn about life on the farm during the 1800’s. This year we will have a few new animals visiting the park for this special event. Visitors are sure to be fascinated by the sheep-shearing and blacksmith demonstrations. Come observe wool being spun into yarn, give milking our faux cow, Boxy, a try, and help wash and card our wool. Learn what attending school was like in 1918…
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Celtic Day
Burritt’s fourth annual Celtic Day, celebrating the history and culture of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, is an event you won’t want to miss. In conjunction with Clan Davidson Society of North America and the Irish Society of North Alabama, Burritt will host a day of blarney stones, Celtic tunes, and demonstrations of the arts and culture of Celtic countries. The Junior Games and creative crafts let the kids get hands-on. Feicfidh mé ann thú! (See you there!)
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