Events Calendar

Name: December Guided House Tour
Start: 2022-12-11T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-12-11T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Wistariahurst

The Explore Holyoke community events calendar highlights the arts and cultural events throughout the city of Holyoke to help plan your visit. You are invited to submit your event. Events encouraged to be submitted are art openings, dance concerts, open mic events, cultural lectures. Events not allowed on the calendar are, political fundraisers, city meetings, daily specials from restaurants and events outside the city of Holyoke.

December Guided House Tour

December 11, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join us for a 45 minute tour of holiday decorated Wistariahurst, home of textile industrialist William Skinner and his family. Learn about how and why the building was moved from the Skinnerville to Holyoke. This docent lead tour our includes

The great hall, library, gallery, leather room, dining room, butlers pantry and breakfast room
Second floor walk through to see private living spaces
Family and business history and context to the community
Stories of the staff who worked here
Dinosaur tracks
Free access to the gardens and grounds