Did you know that Dayton was the toy manufacturing capital of the United States in the 1920s? Visit Santa in the Heritage Center, in front of the Dr. Richard and Dorothy Cummings Collection of Toys made in Dayton. Bring your own camera to take a complimentary picture. Write a letter to Santa in Newcom Tavern (Est. 1796), Dayton’s oldest standing structure. It contains the original Van Cleve cabinet which served as Dayton’s first post office. Make sure to give your letter to the postmaster or postmistress to send to the North Pole! Learn about historic hearth cooking with our costumed interpreters. Purchase a homemade gingerbread cookie and a cone of roasted chestnuts!

The Tailor of Gloucester, Puppet Show Every half hour, starting at 5:30pm Enjoy a Christmas-themed Puppet Show based on The Tailor of Gloucester (1903) by Beatrix Potter in the Wright Brothers Aviation Center. This tale, from the author of Peter Rabbit, was published only a few months prior to December 17, 1903, when the Wright brothers achieved First Flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Carillon Card Company Visit our Print Shop, the only complete 1930s letterpress job shop operating in a museum in the nation. The equipment in this shop was typical during an era when Dayton was home to 77 printing companies.

Music Performances Community music and choral groups have been invited each night to perform at A Carillon Christmas. Enjoy their delightful music as you enter this Christmas wonderland!