Candlelight Tours

Please arrive by 8p.m. to fully tour the house and grounds.
Admission is $7 per person, children 5 and under are free.
Admission is paid at the door, no reservations necessary.
Decorations will be visible on a guided tour through Christmas.
This event is held rain or shine, please dress for the weather.

When the Moravians became the first to open a school for Cherokee children in 1801, they enjoyed decorating their buildings and grounds with fresh cut greenery, candles, and written scripture banners. We can speculate that their "love feasts" and "singstundes" were the first Christmas celebrations on the Cherokee Nation. To celebrate, guests can enjoy a self-guided tour through our historic Cherokee Home with live music and hundreds of candles to light your path. Also, tour the Cherokee Farmstead and enjoy warm apple cider and Moravian cookies in our two-story Vann Kitchen Exhibit. Friends of the Vann House volunteers are ready to answer your questions and offer you some Christmas joy.