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Candlelight Tour

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Campfires and candlelight provide illumination for this magical evening walking tour of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum.
Guests may eavesdrop as more than a hundred historical interpreters bring to life the men and women of the Hudson’s Bay Company. The people from the past won’t be aware of their 21st century visitors.
Advance ticket purchase is required. Tickets go on sale September 1 through Brown Paper Tickets.
This year, guests will arrive during October of 1855. Many of the Fort’s residents will celebrating the promotion of Dr. Tolmie to chief factor, and visitor’s will encounter gentlemen and their wives, American settler families, experienced trappers, Scottish and French-Canadian laborers and their families, young people at a dance, blacksmiths working at the forge, clerks in the sale shop, and cooks in the kitchen.

Event Details

  • When

    No upcoming dates scheduled
  • Price

    $10-$15; children 3 and younger free
  • Recommended Ages

    All ages
  • Venue

    Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

    5519 Five Mile Dr
    Tacoma, WA 98407
    United States