Kick off the holiday season and join the Orange Grove Rebekah Lodge # 84, Chico Women’s Club and Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park for a day-long Holiday Open House.

Performances will be held each hour beginning at 11:00 a.m. with the last performance at 4:00 p.m. Staff and volunteers will be dressed in period costumes to welcome guests for tours of the first floor of the decorated Victorian style mansion.

The Open House welcomes all ages and is free to the public, but tickets are required for each performance.  Tickets may be picked up at the Visitor Center Saturday through Monday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the Bidwell Mansion SHP Visitor Center starting on Nov. 23rd. A limited number of tickets are available per hour, so guests are advised to obtain tickets early.

Musical presentations will take place inside the Mansion with the following musicians performing at these times:

11:00 a.m. – Apollo Academy of Music

12:00 p.m. – Chico High School Choir

1:00 p.m. – Sounds of the Valley

2:00 p.m. – Sounds of the Valley

3:00 p.m. – Celebration Gospel Choir of Chico

4:00 p.m. – Gesundheit!