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Home in Hamilton for the holidays? Here's what's on
CBC
The holidays are here and we have what's happening in Hamilton to keep the season merry and bright.
You can step into the past this holiday season and visit Christmas as it was over a century ago at Hamilton's civic museums.
Open from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., from now until Dec. 30, you can tour three of Hamilton's heritage estates, with their halls fully decked for the season.
Vist Dundurn Castle at 610 York Blvd., in the day or for its evening tour, where you can listen to Christmas Carols and try traditional holiday treats.
The McQuesten family is celebrating the season at Whitehern, 41 Jackson St. W, with walking tours, as is Battlefield House at 77 King St. W. in Stoney Creek, Ont.
The RBG Express is chugging its way through the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) from now until Jan. 7, from 10:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. every day.
The train is $10 to ride per person, with four people per car max., and visitors must also pay for a ticket to visit the gardens as well.
You can also take a festive stroll through the RBG's gardens, with its Winter Wonders walk, open from Thursday to Sunday until Jan. 7.
Visit Theatre Aquarius at 190 King William St. until Dec. 23 to see Pollyanna, a holiday musical written by Hamilton resident Steven Gallagher.
According to Theatre Aquarius, this musical is based on a 1913 novel by Eleanor H. Porter, and tells the uplifting story of a young girl triumphing over adversity.
Compass Community Health is hosting a cookie decorating event for newcomers to Canada.
The event is on Dec. 22 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 438 Hughson St. N.
For the next two weekends, Dundas is having a Dickens of a Christmas on King Street.
Enjoy carolers, horse and buggy rides, free cider and gingerbread cookies and meet up with Santa on Saturday between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 3 p.m.
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