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Make the most of the 2020 holiday season and experience all that Casa Romantica has to offer with illuminated nighttime walks through our public gardens, creative take-home kits for adults and children, and a brand-new virtual performance of classic holiday ballet The Nutcracker featuring its most beloved scenes filmed onsite in Casa Romantica’s brilliantly-hued winter gardens. Plus, shop for unique gift experiences and handmade goodies in our Holiday Boutique auction, where 100% of proceeds directly support Casa Romantica’s mission as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Casa Lumina Holiday Walk
Outdoor Activity for families and couples
Select nights through December 23 @ 5-7 PM Nightly
GA $7; Members $5; Children under age 13 FREE
Bring your kids or your date for this fantastic Orange County holiday event of 2020! Experience the wonder of the holiday season during our outdoor Christmas light display on select evenings from December 5 to 23 at Casa Romantica. Explore our beautiful seaside gardens illuminated with thousands of twinkling lights and discover over 2.5 acres of gardens decorated with different holiday themes.
Holiday Watercolor Card Making Class
Take-Home Kit and Virtual Class for adults and kids
Pickup Friday, December 11, 2020 @ 10 AM – 4 PM
$25 (Members $20)
Learn how to create gorgeous custom holiday card designs using watercolor paints in our virtual Watercolor Card Making Class. You will receive a take-home kit with all needed supplies for four (4) custom cards, instructions using templates and watercolor techniques, and an instructional video from local artist Kelly Gallaher.
Botanical Cocktail Making
Take-Home Kit and Virtual Class for adults
Pickup Friday, December 11, 2020 @ 10 AM – 4 PM
$25 (Members $20)
Spice up your at-home date night with holiday-themed botanical cocktails that you can make together at home! Our virtual Botanical Cocktail class includes a take-home kit with all ingredients needed to make two holiday-themed botanical cocktails (TIP: ingredients make enough for one cocktail of each kind, so buy two kits if you and your date each want to enjoy both beverages). Beverages include a new fashion made with Rum and handmade bitters, as wells as a cranberry mint-infused vodka hot toddy. You will also receive written instructions and an instructional video led by horticulturist Stephanie Knight.
Cookie Decorating Kit
Take-Home Kit for families
Pickup Friday, December 12, 2020 @ 10 AM – 12 PM
$12
Take the prepwork out of holiday cookie-making and let the Casa do the work with NEW Casa Kids holiday cookie-decorating kits! Kits include three (3) holiday-shaped sugar cookies and all the frosting and decorations you’ll need to create festive treats.
Virtual Nutcracker Performance
Virtual performance for everyone
Online premiere Friday, December 11, 2020 @ 10 AM
FREE
Visit our “Live Virtually at the Casa” webpage to see a special abridged edition of classic holiday ballet The Nutcracker — just the highlights! Orange County Ballet Theater performs the ballet’s most beloved scenes throughout the lush, brilliantly-hued Casa Romantica gardens and historic site for an experience that’s truly unlike any other.
Support our nonprofit organization with our Holiday Boutique
Virtual silent auction filled with fantastic gifts
Now live through December 18 @ 11:59 PM
What better way to support Casa Romantica’s mission of making arts, music, history, horticulture, and literature accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds than by bidding in and buying from our holiday boutique silent auction! Shop for unique experiences and special gifts for loved ones, knowing that every bid and donation ensures a bright future for our nonprofit and for the diverse community that we serve.
New items will be added throughout the duration of our Holiday Boutique auction, so bid and check back often!
All of our events are limited capacity so please visit our website or call the office to reserve your tickets. Every kit or ticket purchased helps Casa Romantica continue our mission to make the arts accessible (and spread holiday cheer!) this season.
From our Casa family to yours, we wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday season.
