Christmas in the Trenches is a military re-enactment of the 1914 Christmas truce taking place 109 years ago during World War I.

The soldiers in the Western front of the Great War called unofficial ceasefires during the week of Christmas. Enemies came together to

decorate, exchange gifts, sing carols, and even play football.

The visitor experience is two-fold. Visitors will engage with re-enactors in a decorated replica trench on the museum grounds, and receive a special holiday trench tour, with excerpts from World War I letters from soldiers experiencing Christmas in the trenches.

There will be a narrated re-enactment of a battle and the cease fire. Visitors can sing carols with the re-enactor soldiers, sip hot chocolate, view artifacts from World War I, and play football as the soldiers did during the truce!

Adults (13+): $12 • Children (5-12): $10 • Seniors (62+): $11 • Children (0-4): FREE • Members: FREE

Book online or buy tickets when you arrive. All events are rain or shine. No rain checks. When arriving, proceed to the Rec Path entrance and parking just west of the Main Museum Center entrance off Guilford Road. Look for the signs. Parking is free.