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Embrace the joy and the wonder: our beloved holiday tradition and Chihuly at Biltmore.
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November 2, 2024–January 4, 2025
A majestic Norway spruce and pathway luminaries welcome you to America’s Largest Home®. Inside, thousands of ornaments reflect the soft glow of candles, fireplaces, and twinkle lights. The magic continues in Antler Hill Village, which is festooned with glittering lights, ornaments, and displays.
Select ticket options include Chihuly at Biltmore and FREE next-day grounds access.
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Aglow with a twinkling tinsel-laden tree, garlands, and a crackling fire, the Library is at its most magnificent.
Flames dance in the Tapestry Gallery fireplace, setting a festive mood amid gently illuminated Christmas trees and stunning holiday décor.
Guests enjoy the Candlelight Christmas Evenings audio tour as they marvel at awe-inspiring décor in the Banquet Hall.
Adorned with hundreds of lights and glittering ornaments, the Banquet Hall tree is the tallest tree inside Biltmore House.
Candlelight Christmas Evenings guests are silhouetted against the twinkling white lights of the Biltmore House Front Lawn Christmas trees.
As day fades into night, Antler Hill Village becomes a glittering wonderland where Biltmore guests can stroll, shop, and dine.
Luminous stars and strands of twinkle lights transform Biltmore’s Antler Hill Village into a merry holiday oasis.
Rarely do two such wondrous events occur within the same season. A glittering evening spectacle sure to leave you spellbound, Candlelight Christmas Evenings is your yuletide dream come true. Making the season all the more memorable: our thrilling exhibition, Chihuly at Biltmore.
Make it yours with a package stay that includes Candlelight Christmas Evenings tickets, daily breakfast, a Christmas at Biltmore keepsake, and more. Enjoy more time shared—and more special memories made—amid the yuletide wonder of George Vanderbilt’s magnificent estate.
Yes! By day, the elegant rooms of the house shimmer, adorned with Christmas trees, ribbons, garlands, and thousands of lights. In the evenings, the addition of flickering candlelight, cozy flames in the fireplaces, and live music invite you to imagine yourself as a guest at the first Vanderbilt family Christmas in 1895.
Candlelight Christmas Evenings is not available November 28, December 24, or December 25.
Yes. Reservations are available and highly recommended for ticketed Candlelight Christmas Evenings guests at the following estate restaurants:
NOTE: During November and December, dining reservations for The Dining Room at The Inn on Biltmore Estate® are exclusively available to guests staying at The Inn, Village Hotel, or Cottages on Biltmore Estate.
In addition to Evening admission to Biltmore House, ALL Candlelight tickets include Daytime admission to estate grounds: Antler Hill Village & Winery, gardens, shops, and restaurants.
With a Candlelight Christmas House & Grounds ticket, you can enjoy the Daytime portion of your ticket on the same day of your Evening visit OR the day after:
Same Day
Guests who enter the estate prior to 4:30 p.m. will use the Daytime estate grounds visit portion of their Candlelight ticket on that same day as their Evening visit.
Day After
Guests who enter the estate at or after 4:30 p.m. will use the Daytime estate grounds visit portion of their ticket the day after their Evening visit.
With Candlelight Christmas House, Exhibition & Grounds and Candlelight Christmas Exclusive Tour, House, Exhibition & Grounds, you can enjoy Daytime estate grounds admission BOTH days: on the same day as your Evening visit AND the day after. Simply present your Evening admission ticket at the Admissions Gate on BOTH days.
You can purchase your discounted Candlelight Christmas Evenings admission for yourself AND your guests here.
You can purchase Chihuly at Biltmore exhibition-only admission for yourself here.
Alternatively, if you’ve linked your Pass to your biltmore.com account, you can log in, and then navigate to ticket options for yourself AND your guests from your account dashboard.