Providence Christmas History Walking Tour

Join us to learn how Christmas has been celebrated over the centuries in Providence, Rhode Island! Our tour will stroll along one of the most beautiful streets in the city and will enchant you (as well as educate you)!
Get into the spirit of the holidays with this ninety minute walking tour.

Meeting Point

400 Benefit St

400 Benefit St, Providence, RI 02903, USA

You will meet your festively-dressed guide by the wrought iron fence to the right of the Barker Playhouse.

What's included:

• A Festively costumed guide!

Not included:

• Tips/Gratuities

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

The Players At Barker Playhouse

400 Benefit St, Providence, 02903-2924, Rhode Island

Learn the history of the cemetery beside the theater and how Providence's earliest colonists celebrated the holiday.

7 minutes

Benefit Street

, , Providence, Rhode Island

Walk along and discuss the early way Christmas was honored. This street includes some of the most diverse, well-preserved architecture in the city and is especially beautiful during the winter holidays! We will walk along Benefit Street throughout the tour.

1 hour

Providence Athenaeum

251 Benefit Street, , Providence, 02903-2709, Rhode Island

The Athenaeum is one of the oldest libraries in the nation. Learn about the role of literature in Christmas celebrations!

7 minutes

First Baptist Church in America

75 N Main St, Providence, 02903-1307, Rhode Island

Learn about the church's struggle to reconcile how to honor Christmas. This point of view changed over time and was much debated within the church congregation.

7 minutes