HOLIDAY PREVIEW WEEKEND

Christmas arrives in Victorian Cape May with great fanfare during Holiday Preview Weekend in Cape May, Nov. 17-19, presented by Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture). For ticket information, click here.

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

It’s a yearly Cape May tradition and kicks off the holiday season! Santa Claus, himself, flips the switch and illuminates the huge evergreen Christmas tree on the grounds of the historic 1879 Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St. during the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Saturday, Nov. 18, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Visitors of all ages are invited to this annual tradition outdoors on the grounds of the estate, a thrilling start to the holiday season, presented by Cape May MAC and sponsored by Sturdy Savings Bank. Visitors are invited to bring canned goods and non-perishable food items for collection during the evening to donate to the Cape May Community Food Bank, which helps feed needy families in the community, and stop by the Toys for Tots table to help support this worthy cause. Returning this year is the Atlantic Brass Band performing holiday favorites. The 35-piece Atlantic Brass Band, based at Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J., is an award-winning, authentic British-style brass band of international acclaim. They have entertained count-

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Holiday private homes tours

It’s all the special things we do during the holidays that make them fun and memorable. Traditions are a wonderful part of the Christmas season! So many families have made Cape May MAC private homes tours part of their own holiday tradition. Cape May MAC has hosted private homes tours during the holiday season going on 50 years, and every year they bring holiday joy to many.

Cape May MAC launched its first Christmas tour in 1974, the Christmas Candlelight House Tour, and it is by far Cape May MAC’s most popular tour of the year. It’s a highlight of the holiday season in America’s only National Historic