CAZENOVIA — Lorenzo State Historic Site is inviting the community to join in its celebration of “50 years of Christmas at Lorenzo” from Dec. 10-15.

With support from the Friends of Lorenzo (FOL), the holiday event will include tours of the bedecked mansion, live music, refreshments, horse-drawn sleigh/wagon rides, and more.

The mansion’s dedicated decorators are honoring Christmas at Lorenzo’s history by putting new spins on past event themes, including “O Christmas Tree,” “Birds of a Feather,” “Images of St. Nick,” and “Dreaming of a White Christmas.”

“Our volunteer decorators have outdone themselves, recreating a different past theme in each room,” Lorenzo Interpretive Programs Assistant Jacqueline Roshia said on Nov. 20. “This week, Monday through Friday, is decorating week. Our volunteers are hard at work, and everything is looking wonderful. Every room of the mansion will be decorated, plus the visitor center, Rippleton Schoolhouse, and gift shop. There are 15 past Christmas themes represented, and a couple more may still be added. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for a sneak preview of some of the rooms.”

The 2024 decorators are Wendy Van der Bogart, Elizabeth and Nancy Whiting, the Syracuse Garden Club, Linda and Jeffrey Kellish, Barbara Bartlett, Kathleen Conway Hoak, Dixie Conway, Jaime Colvin, Mark Smith, Kerstin and Megan McKay, DreamThemeDesignsCNY, Laura Loveland-Leitch, Susan Anthony, Mary Gasparini, Kristen Rubacka, the Lorenzo Driving Competition, and Lorenzo staff.

Traditional guided mansion tours will be offered Dec. 10-13, from 1 to 4 p.m.

The celebration will continue with tours of the decorated mansion, live music, wassail and sweet treats, and horse-drawn sleigh/wagon rides with Lamplit Farm on Dec. 12 and 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Dec. 14 and 15 from 1 to 4 p.m.

On Dec. 14 and 15, the sleigh/wagon ride will take passengers to the Rippleton Schoolhouse to meet Miss Buckland, the schoolmarm, and make a holiday ornament to take home.

As visitors tour the mansion on Dec. 12, Laine Gilmore will play holiday favorites on the piano in the drawing room while the Chord Wood Quartet sings classics on the second floor. The Belle Aire Handbell Trio will ring in the holidays on Dec. 13, and the mansion will host the Bellisimo Handbell Ringers on Dec. 14. At 1 p.m., the Cazenovia High School Chamber Choir will sing carols in the visitor center. On Dec. 15, Bells & Motley will evoke the spirit of Christmas past in the mansion, and Merry Mischief’s “Mr. and Mrs. Claus” will entertain guests of all ages.

Admission is $6 for adults and $2 for children ages 12 and under. Cash is preferred for admission fees.

The gift shop will be open for visitors to peruse a selection of distinctive giftable items.

“This event has become a tradition for many folks in Central New York, and we are thrilled to share this special anniversary with our visitors,” Historic Site Manager Paul Nasca said in a press release announcing the celebration. “Please join us to view the beautifully decorated mansion and take a horse-drawn sleigh/wagon ride through the grounds of Lorenzo State Historic Site.”

Lorenzo is located at 17 Rippleton Rd. in Cazenovia.

The mansion is the 1807 Federal-style home of Cazenovia’s founder, John Lincklaen. The Lincklaen/Ledyard family continually occupied Lorenzo until the property and its contents were conveyed to New York State in 1968. The site is operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and supported with help from the non-profit FOL.

For more information about Christmas at Lorenzo, call (315) 655-3200 or visit friendsoflorenzo.org/annual-events.