Public Programs & Events

Explore our beautiful neighborhood at its festive best with the Beacon Hill Holiday House Tour!

On the Tour, you’ll have the rare opportunity to experience a select group of remarkable private residences at their festive best. Showcasing outstanding examples of historic preservation, as well as creative modern interpretations and adaptations, you’ll see the range of architectural and interior design styles throughout Beacon Hill. 

It will be a day full of music and cheer! The Nichols House Museum will be open for self-guided tours for guests to experience historically inspired holiday traditions of the Nichols family at the turn of the 20th Century. In honor of Arthur Nichols and his youngest daughter, Margret Homer Shurcliff, who shared a passion for bell ringing, there will be handbell performances by the Back Bay Ringers. This year, the William Hickling Prescott House, headquarters of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, will also be open for visiting.

This year’s reception will be held at the King’s Chapel Parish House. There will be light refreshments and festive jazz from 3 —5 pm. The Alex Minasian Jazz Duo will present an afternoon of jazz at the Holiday House Tour reception. Their musical selections will honor the legends of jazz music, including Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk, as well as music from the Great American Songbook, and also including a few Holiday favorites. Pianist, Alex Minasian has performed in most of the country’s most famous jazz rooms. He was the last pianist for legendary vocalists Little Jimmy Scott and Mark Murphy. Minasian will be joined by John Sullivan on bass.

Join us for our kick-off event, the Eggnog Pre-Party on Thursday, December 5th!

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