2024 Tour Dates

December 14 & 15, 2024

Tickets on sale fall of 2024. Join our mailing list be be notified when tickets go on sale.


52nd Annual
Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour®

~ SOLD OUT ~

Saturday, December 9th
Sunday, December 10th
2023
1:00-7:00 PM Each day

Get ready to take a walk through history this holiday season, as ten properties in the Historic Oakwood neighborhood open their doors to visitors during the Annual Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour®.

There's a feeling of a small town community right in the middle of Downtown Raleigh. Historic Oakwood is a community of homes mostly dated from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. There's a continuing effort to preserve the Victorian, Queen Anne, and Craftsman architectural styles of these homes from a century ago. The immaculate care of the exteriors of the homes is only a prelude to the beauty and attention to detail given to the interiors.

Your opportunity to tour the interior of some of these homes happens each December during the Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour®. Homes are staffed with docents to enlighten you on the rich history of each property. Tour the properties at your own pace in any order. View our Gallery for a glimpse into past tours or view pictures on Facebook


TICKETS

Vouchers for check-in are valid for one day only. You must select Saturday or Sunday to attend at time of purchase. Re-entry into the tour properties is not permitted.

ADVANCE:  $30

SOLD OUT

Before Nov 10th
Available online

REGULAR:  $35

SOLD OUT

After Nov 9th
Available online

On Tour Days
Available online and in person at The Tucker House, 418 N. Person St.
(pending availability)

GROUPS:

SOLD OUT

Before Nov 10th: $28
for groups of 10 or more

After Nov 9th: $32
Available online and in person at The Tucker House, 418 N. Person St.
(pending availability)

All ticket sales pending availability. Tickets are limited and recent years have sold out in advance. A $2.50 convenience fee ($2.25 group) is added to all tickets to help cover the costs of the ticketing service and credit card processing fees.

Sorry, no refunds. All ticket sales final.
 
Tour held “rain or shine.”

This is a nonprofit fundraising event. Tickets are not tax-deductible nor refundable. 
The number of tickets available for each day is limited. Total capacity is limited.
Please purchase early to ensure availability.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Check-In Required

  • A physical ticket will be provided during check-in for each person in your group. The tour ticket lists all the properties open for the tour and includes a map of the neighborhood.

  • We suggest allowing 3+ hours for the tour. Time to complete the tour can vary from year to year and depends on the distance between houses, tour home layouts, time of day, weather, and your walking speed.

  • Check-in location is The Tucker House, 418 N. Person Street, on tour days. You must check in on your designated day. You may check in any time after 12:30 p.m., and the homes open at 1:00 p.m.

  • You may tour the properties in any order at your own pace. Walking from house to house is encouraged as on-street parking is very limited.

  • You will be greeted by porch hosts at the tour properties who will also provide some history of the home while you wait to enter.

  • Depending on the size of the property, attendees will enter the homes in small groups, typically 8-12 people at a time. Homes are staffed with interior docents to enlighten you on the rich history of each property.

Accessibility & Comfort

In an effort to make the tour an enjoyable experience for all, we want to remind you that many of these historic properties have very limited access for disabled persons. For your comfort and the protection of the homes, we suggest you refrain from wearing shoes with hard soles. High heel shoes, strollers, umbrellas, photography, and smoking are not permitted inside properties.

Portable toilets and a restroom trailer will be located at The Tucker House and a portable toilet will be located next to Side Street Restaurant. Use of tour home restrooms is not permitted.

Enjoy complimentary refreshments of cookies and cider served by volunteers at The Tucker House. 

Tour held “rain or shine.” Please dress accordingly. Pets are not allowed in tour properties.

Children

Children UNDER 6 years of age are admitted without a ticket when accompanied by a paying adult (maximum two children per adult). You are reminded that strollers are not permitted in the tour homes and we ask that children be strictly supervised inside the tour properties. Children 6 years of age and older require a ticket.

Parking

Parking is available at the State Government parking lots #14 and #35 bounded by Blount, Polk, and North Streets. Overflow parking may also be available in the North Carolina Medical Society parking lot located behind Side Street Restaurant on Bloodworth Street.

Tour parking is also available along most streets of Historic Oakwood; however, please be aware on-street parking is limited and occupied by Oakwood residents, as most homes do not have off-street parking.

2023 SPONSORS:

PLATINUM


GOLD

A. Bernadette Turner

F.O. Finch III & Heather Denny


SILVER

Anonymous

Aaron and Hannah Bockover

Amanda Matthews

Erin & Ethan Barger & Family

In Memory of Betsy Buford

In Memory of Susan Garrity

Katie and Ahren Rittershaus

Kay & Don Hobart

Lauren Bragg

Mike and Jenny Farmer

Penven-Crew Photography

Raleigh Homes Realty - Richard Callahan

SmokeStacks Cafe

Susan and Neal Bataller

The Raleigh Wine Shop

Trish and John Healy


COPPER

Annie & Stathis Poulos

Arthur Jordan & Kurt Hurelbrink

Billy Brewer & Jo Anne Sanford

Carter Skinner and Chapman Williams

Cindy & Richard Urquhart

Dan and Suzanne Kelly

Lauren & Justin Miller

Jessica and Chris Gotwalt

Justin Boner & Kiernan McGorty

Maria & Lance Phillips

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Robert M. and Norma W. Tomb

Side Street Restaurant

Yellow Dog Bread Company


BRONZE

Anonymous

Alice Garland and Mike Davis

Jill and Bill Rollinson

Kellan Moore and Eric Halter

Kim Balkcum

Ken and Christine Castelloe

Naudain Machen


PEWTER

1973 Tour Poster


HOW TO CHECK IN

Sample QR Code

Sample QR Code

You will need to check in with your TicketSpice voucher(s) with QR code (square bar code) at The Tucker House, 418 North Person Street, to begin the tour. EACH ticket/person will have their own unique QR code. You can bring your voucher(s) in one of four ways:

  • APPLE WALLET - Add your tickets to Apple Wallet by clicking the "add to Apple Wallet" button for each ticket (mobile orders only). Your QR code(s) will be available for scanning at the venue in Apple Wallet. You must be on a compatible iOS device.

  • PRINT your TicketSpice vouchers and bring them with you.

  • VIA TEXT - Have your ticket QR code(s) sent to your mobile phone via text message for scanning using the "text me all tickets" link from your order confirmation page.

  • EMAIL - TicketSpice will send you an email confirmation for viewing your PDF vouchers online for printing or saving.

When you check in, you will receive a printed Tour Ticket which includes a map of the neighborhood and the location of each property on tour. You may check in any time after 12:30 PM, however, TOUR HOMES OPEN AT 1:00 PM.