December 4 Deadline for Tannenbaum Ball Tickets

Guests wanting to reserve a seat at the Gillespie County Historical Society’s Tannenbaum Ball have until Dec. 4 to purchase a ticket for the Dec. 11 fundraising event at Fredericksburg’s Pioneer Pavilion in Lady Bird Park.

Reservations for the Tannenbaum Ball are $100 per person, and can be purchased online at www.pioneermuseum.net or by any of the following methods;

By phone - 830-997-2835

By mail - GCHS, 312 West San Antonio Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624

By email - info@pioneermuseum.net

In person - Pioneer Museum, Vereins Kirche, Historical Society office, Gastehaus Schmidt, Journey Lane Scrapbooking, Crenwelge Motors (Kerrville)

This year’s theme is “Partridge in a Pear Tree.” Guests will enjoy a formal dinner service catered by Dawn Gentle featuring prime rib and elegant dessert assortment, live music by the Bill Smallwood Band, and silent and live auctions. Live auction items include a Crawfish Crawl for 30 people, Piper Cub flyover of Gillespie County, Houston Grand Opera package including hotel accommodations and dinner, Murder Mystery dinner, and a week-long Santa Fe retreat for 12.

Tickets are also still available for the Holiday Home Tour and the Candlelight Tour of Homes.

The Holiday Home Tour opens up nine exclusive Fredericksburg properties decorated for the season on Saturday, Dec 12 from noon until 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person.

The popular Candlelight Tour returns on Saturday evening from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Visitors can view three historic houses decked in period decor and lit with candlelight. The tour includes the buildings and grounds of the Pioneer Museum, where carolers will sing while volunteers serve hot cider and traditional German cookies. Candlelight Tour tickets are $15 per person.

The public can still buy tickets to win one of three unique $2500 prizes offered by the Gillespie County Historical Society: a new motor scooter from Scootique, VISA gift card, or a custom painted gun. The winner’s name will be drawn the night of the Tannenbaum Ball.

Preservation Weekend is the largest fundraiser for the Gillespie County Historical Society, whose mission is to preserve and tell the story of Fredericksburg’s unique cultural heritage.