Crailo Twelfth NightRensselaer, N.Y. - An evening of merriment! On Saturday, January 4, 2025, Crailo State Historic Site will welcome visitors for our annual Twelfth Night Celebration. From 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. join us for a holiday Open House with Yuletide decoration, live music performed by the incomparable musicians Bells & Motley, hearthside cooking, crackling fires, 17th century inspired refreshments, caroling around the bonfire (weather permitting), and other Dutch Albany traditions!

Then cross the river, where the celebration continues at Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site with 18th-century inspired refreshments, live music and reenactors, and wassail toasts around the bonfire (weather permitting). Special Combination Admission to visit both sites: $8 adults/ $7 seniors and students/ $2 children (12 and under). Single site admission also available.  

Twelfth Night, or the Feast of Epiphany, was one of the traditional holidays celebrated by the Dutch and English of 17th and 18th century New York. Falling on January 6th, Twelfth Night was the final holiday of the season, marked by unsurpassed feasting and revelry. We invite you to come and celebrate with us! Snow date: Sun., Jan 5th, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Once part of the Van Rensselaer family’s vast landholdings, today Crailo tells the story of the Colonial Dutch, Native American and African inhabitants of Albany and the upper Hudson River Valley. Located at 9 ½ Riverside Ave in historic Rensselaer, the museum is open for general visitation through Oct 31, then by appointment only Nov – Apr. For further information about this and other site programs and events, please call (518) 463-8738, visit www.parks.ny.gov, or find us on social media.

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Media Contact: Michelle Mavigliano

michelle.mavigliano@parks.ny.gov