Home for the Holidays Tour

The Home for the Holidays House Tour is the largest activity for Historic Elsah Foundation. This tour is the primary fundraiser for all HEF preservation efforts and upcoming talks about Elsah and historic preservation. Enjoy a walk through the historic Village of Elsah while touring selected homes beautifully decorated for the holidays. Also open are Farley Music Hall, the Elsah Museum, the historic two-room school house, Elsah’s bed and breakfast inns, churches, and the village shops. A stroll through Elsah lets us feel the presence of the past, while enjoying the beauty of this picturesque, historic village.  Join us as we open the holiday season by opening our homes.

Saturday, December 5, 2026
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Select Number of Tickets

Online ticket sales are $20. Admission is free for children 12 and under. Tickets in person are $25 the day of the tour.

Farley Music Hall, 37 Mill Street, will be the site for “WILL CALL” – prepaid ticket pickup starting at 12:30 p.m. on the day of the event.

Your ticket includes a self-guided house tour and musical entertainment at the two Elsah churches.

Day of event admission
$25
Tickets will be available at Farley Music Hall starting at 1 p.m.

Admission is free for children 12 and under.

For more information email historicelsah@gmail.com.

The Home for the Holidays House Tour is a program event of Historic Elsah Foundation. The Historic Elsah Foundation, incorporated in 1971 as a non-profit organization, has as its purpose the preservation and enhancement of the historic buildings, houses, architecture, and culture of the Village of Elsah, Illinois, through the encouragement of historical research on the Village and other nearby historic areas. The Historic Elsah Foundation sponsors research projects, educational meetings, house tours and walking tours, and is a co-sponsor of the Village of Elsah Museum.