Plan ahead to score tickets to the 50th Annual Christmas Candlelight House Tour!

Join in on one of the longest running Cape May Christmastime traditions

December 2, 9, and 16: The Christmas Candlelight House Tour

Cape May MAC launched its first Christmas tour in 1974 and ever since this tour has been a beloved annual tradition and a highlight of the holiday season in America’s only National Historic Landmark City. Walk along Cape May’s gaslit streets, hear musicians and carolers, and visit more than a dozen homes, inns, B&Bs, churches and hotels where you’ll step inside to see both Victorian and more modern interiors beautifully decorated for the holidays.

These tours sell out quickly! Purchase tickets here.

Participating 2023 Locations (with more to come!): Mason Cottage, Judson Bennett House, Franklin’s Key, Cape May Stage, Bedford Inn, Star of the Sea, Colonial House, Cape Island Baptist Church, Episcopal Church of the Advent, Cape May Presbyterian Church.

Additional Holiday Tours

Lamplighter Christmas Tour

See inside a selection of Cape May bed & breakfast inns—including the Colonial House and Bedford Inn—and private homes, specially decorated for the holidays on this self-guided evening walking tour that includes a visit to An Old-fashioned Christmas Exhibit at the Physick Estate Carriage House. Purchase tickets here.

Holiday Inns Tour

Get into the Christmas spirit as you tour a selection of Cape May’s festively decorated Bed & Breakfast Inns and private homes, including the Colonial House, Bedford Inn, and Cape May Stage. Purchase tickets here.

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