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Holiday Season

Christmas at Victoria Mansion

2025 Season

November 28, 2025 – January 4, 2026.

Victoria Mansion is justly famous for its elaborate Gustave Herter interiors, colorful fresco-style wall paintings, and romantic Victorian architecture.

But in the years since it became a museum, Victoria Mansion’s fame has grown in a new direction.

Christmas at Victoria Mansion, which began as a weekend holiday tea 44 years ago, has evolved into a six-week celebration drawing families from all over the region to see the house decked out in breathtaking splendor.

This year, we are celebrating our longtime partnership with the Portland Ballet and their production of the Victorian Nutcracker, with its backdrop and costumes inspired by the Mansion. Come see how our holiday designers have interpreted this beloved holiday tradition—with a Maine twist!

View the Nutcracker holiday program here.

Get Your Tickets for the Holiday Season

The 2025 holiday season will run from November 28, 2025 – January 4, 2026. Ticket prices are the same as during the regular season.

The Mansion is open for tours during the holiday season from Tuesday-Sunday. Tours are self-paced and docent-facilitated during the holiday season, with entries every half-hour starting at 10am. The final admission each day is 3pm (except 12/24 and 12/31 – final admission 12pm).

Tours & Events

A six-week celebration featuring the Mansion’s original interiors decorated for the holidays by some of the community’s leading florists and designers, it has become a cherished holiday tradition.

We are very grateful to our holiday design partners who donate their time and talent to make this annual event a huge success!

Events

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Designers

During the holiday season, many of our community’s leading and up-and-coming florists, designers, artists, and fellow non-profit organizations use the backdrop of the Mansion’s interiors to create unique decorations that emulate Victorian-era splendor. Now in its fourth decade, this annual event welcomes thousands of visitors each year from the end of November through the beginning of January.

This years team of designers include:

Blue Elephant Catering (Reuben Bell & Fausto Pifferrer)
Chevaughn Marie Designs
C.M.Skerritt Designs (Christopher Skerritt)
Dawn Hachey
Emerald City Design (Danny R. Hatt, Don Chouinard & Marcedas Hatt-O’Toole)
Harmon’s Floral Company (Dan Kennedy & Jennifer Miller)
Mainely Decorative (Lesley Turnbull)
Northwoods Design (Theresa Ruel)
The Portland Bridget Project (Michelle Josephson & Hannah Field)
Sarah Coughlin Fine Art
Victoria Mansion Docent Committee

Seasonal Sponsors

Each year, from late November to early January, over 5,000 guests visit the Mansion to view Victorian-inspired installations by our talented network of local designers.

Holiday season fiscal sponsors benefit from a wide range of recognition – a great way to connect with the Greater Portland community and out-of-state visitors who gather in Maine for this festive season.

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