Meeting House by Candlelight

320 Arch Street,Philadelphia PA 19106

03 December, 2021

Description

Join us for a musical holiday celebration at Arch Street Meeting House! Celebrate the holiday season at Arch Street Meeting House with live student musical performances from local Quaker schools, a live historical impersonator, kid-friendly crafts, and refreshments spread out across the museum and grounds. By bringing together friends from across the region for a special holiday evening at Arch Street Meeting House, we encourage you to feel a sense of true community this winter and Meet Quaker History. As you enjoy our exhibits you can experience our historic West Room room in a whole new light! Constructed in 1811, the West Room will be lit by candlelight and visitors will be able to experience what worship would have felt like in the 19th Century. After the event, Friends and visitors will be encouraged to explore other holiday sites throughout Old City, Philadelphia. Located in the heart of Old City, Philadelphia, Arch Street Meeting House is a museum, National Historic Landmark, and active Quaker place of worship. Constructed in 1804 on two acres of land deeded by William Penn as a burial ground to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Arch Street Meeting House has had an estimated 20,000 burials occur on its historic grounds. Special thanks to HomeLight for their sponsorship of this program.