Christmas at Victoria Mansion

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 interior design 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.

2022 Season

Theme: A Maine Christmas

Our belated state bicentennial informed this year’s theme: A Maine Christmas. Thank you for everyone who joined us for both our holiday season of self-guided tours, which ran from November 25, 2022 through January 8, 2023, and to those who joined us for the sold-out performances of Night of the Nutcracker with Portland Ballet and A Dickens of a Christmas! with British actor Andrew Harris.

Thank you to our friends at Islandport Press, who supported our second year of virtual readings and storytimes! Check out our YouTube page for virtual author readings from our 2022-23 season, as well as storytimes for preschool-aged children and their caregivers read by Mansion friends in 2021-22.

Victoria Mansion is closed from January through April and will re-open for the regular season May 1, 2023.

Stay tuned for information about our 2023 holiday season!

Our Designers

Our team of decorators donate their time, talent, and materials. Thank you to our 2022 A Maine Christmas designers:

Dan Hatt
Harmon’s Floral Company (Dan Kennedy)
Blue Elephant Catering (Reuben Bell)
Dan Gifford
Saco Museum Festival of Trees Design Committee
Islandport Press
Kristin Redpath
Victoria Mansion Docent Committee
Maine Irish Heritage Center
Robert Parker
Sarah Coughlin Fine Art

Season Details

The 2022 holiday season at Victoria Mansion ran from November 25, 2022 – January 8, 2023.
Victoria Mansion is closed from January through April and will re-open for the regular season on May 1, 2023.

The next holiday season is set to begin in late November 2023. Stay tuned for information about designers and theme for 2023!

Support Our Season

Admissions, shop sales, membership, and our generous sponsors support the Mansion’s mission to preserve and share this unique National Historic Landmark for generations to come.

Supporters & Contributors

We wish to thank the following for their support of and contributions to Christmas at Victoria Mansion 2022:

Allagash Brewing Company
Bangor Savings Bank
Blue Elephant Catering
Coffee By Design
Emerald City Design
Dan Gifford & Dr. Larry Plant
Harmon’s Floral Company
Islandport Press
LearningWorks
Kristin Redpath
Maine Irish Heritage Center
Oceanview at Falmouth
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Robert Parker
Saco Festival of Trees Committee
Sarah Coughlin
Spinnaker Trust
Victoria Mansion Docent Committee

Stories on the Staircase 2021

Our annual storytelling program for preschool-aged children and their caregivers has moved online! For the 2021 program, docents and friends of the Mansion read stories from our friends at Islandport Press, and in 2022, Islandport Press authors read excerpts from their own books for audiences of all ages. Both the 2021 and 2022 readings are now available on our YouTube page.

Thank you for reading along with us again this year, and stay tuned for Stories on the Staircase 2023!