Experience the Christmas season at Agecroft Hall from three different eras: England in 1640, London in 1850, and Richmond in 1946. This year’s open house will feature characters and entertainment from different time periods in Agecroft’s past. A special guest will be at Agecroft Hall this year: Charles Dickens! He will be here to do a lively reading from his classic A Christmas Carol.  Father Christmas will ready to hear your Christmas wishes. He’ll also be there to pose for pictures, so bring your camera! You’ll meet people from England during the time of Dickens, and be able to help them put up decorations and join them for period parlor game. Inside the house, you’ll be introduced to the family and servants that lived at Agecroft during Elizabethan England as they prepare the house for a holiday feast. In the 1940's Williams Library, you’ll be able to see a Christmas cocktail party like one that would have been held in Virginia to celebrate the end of World War II. The lively entertainment will include a Victorian shadow puppet show, Signora Bella performing her daring acrobatics, the More or Less Morris dancers performing their thrilling dance numbers,  and a choral performance by the Godwin High School Madrigals. For a hands on experience, there will be craft activities so you can make and take a little piece of Agecroft home. We’ll have holiday refreshments will be available for you from the special Christmas Sweet Shop to enjoy as you stroll the grounds.