Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Candlelight Tour of Homes

The12th Annual Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Candlelight Tour of Homes will be Sunday, December 13, 2009 from 3 to 8 p.m.

This annual event attracts approximately 1,000 visitors who enjoy the festive décor of several homes with varying architectural styles.  An informative video about the event is provided below, and additional information about the tour is included below the video.

The 2008 holiday tour raised several thousand dollars for St Petersburg Free Clinic and Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Pinellas, as well as improvements to the historic district. A portion of the proceeds from this year’s tour will provided to the Pinellas County Coalition for the Homeless. 

For additional information, call 727-821-8997, or send an email to candlelight@honna.org.

If you would like to receive email announcements about the Candlelight Tour of Homes, you can sign up on this page.

Ticket Information

Advance tickets are $15. -- Sorry, advance ticket sales have closed.

Advance tickets are sold at various retail outlets (see list on left side of this page), or online using PayPal.  Tickets purchased online can be picked up at either of two "will call" locations on the day of the event.  (Sorry, tickets-by-mail is not available.) 

If you did not receive an email with instructions for picking up your tickets, you can view that information on this page.

Tickets sold the day of the event will be $20.

Tickets on the day of the event will be available from 2 pm to 7 pm at Westminster Palms, 830 North Shore Drive NE, 33701, or at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 126 11^th Ave NE, 33701.

This video provides a description of the event, and scroll below the video for tips how to plan your experience.

For an enjoyable tour of the homes...

SELECTING HOMES TO TOUR

This is a self-guided tour of eight homes. Your ticket purchase will include a Tour Brochure, which provides a map of all event locations, the free shuttle route, and a detailed description of each home on the tour.  There will be peak periods of visitors, but expect to spend about 1 1/2 to 2 hours to leisurely complete the tour.

The Tour Brochure is your admission ticket into each home.  At each home, homeowners and tour volunteers will be present to answer questions.

Upon receiving your Tour Brochure, take some time to become familiar with the homes and their locations, and then plan your route.

PLAN YOUR ROUTE

In some cases, the homes and hospitality venues are grouped so that you can park centrally and walk to more than one house.  Free shuttles will operate for the duration of the tour. They can supplement your walking endeavors, and can reduce your need to drive.

REFRESHMENTS AND RESTROOMS

Hospitality Houses offer complementary refreshments and the use of their restroom facilities. Your Tour Brochure will identify these locations.

SAFETY & OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Most of the homes have two storeys.  Tour volunteers will be present to assist. Smoking, food, and beverages are not permitted in the homes or on their properties.  Please refrain from taking still or video photography.