Stroll Attractions
Shop, Dine & Stroll Troy

Throughout the day, we will have the sanctuary open with cookies and warm beverages

1 pm Handbell Workshop. Do you enjoy making music with others? Have you ever been curious about handbells? Whether you have experience or not, you are welcome to join us as we work our way through two simple pieces of music and laugh together as we learn how to make music in this space.
2 pm brief handbell concert…

3 pm Florence Parmelee – My concert will be “supportive folk music”-many originals, quite a few well-known, many sing-a-longs


5 pm Guitar Circle and Carol Sing – People are encouraged to bring an instrument and/or a boisterous voice. We will provide packets of lyrics and chord sheets for anyone who would like to join in to play and sing.

Open House 1:00-4:00 pm, with Free Refreshments (coffee, tea, cookies and more). Restrooms available. Near parking lots on Fulton Street.

During Troy's famous Victorian Stroll, December 7th, the Paine Castle Foundation is opening the doors of Troy's own gilded-age masterpiece, Paine Castle to the community, inviting you to freely explore the first floor ($5 donation suggested) and buy a ticket for a 30-minute behind-the-scenes guided VIP tour throughout the mansion.

Our foundation is organizing these guided tours as a fundraiser for repair and restoration projects. Limited to ten people per timed entry, these tours provide a very informative and fun adventure into the past.

In addition to seeing the glittering Christmas decorations adorning the first floor, you will tour “behind-the-scenes” areas of the Paine Mansion not open to the general public, including upstairs restorations in progress, and the amazing view from our bell tower! This year, each tour participant will get a Paine Castle thank you gift!

** Back by popular demand, Victorian-Age Father Christmas will be back for photos! $20 suggested donation. **

https://castleatf.networkforgood.com/events/50076-2025-victorian-stroll

I forgot to add our website for tour tickets

https://castleatf.networkforgood.com/events/50076-2025-victorian-stroll

The Foundation is opening the doors of Troy's own gilded-age masterpiece, Paine Castle to the community!
We invite you to both freely explore the first floor ($5 donation suggested) and buy a ticket for a 30-minute behind-the-scenes guided VIP tour throughout the mansion. These guided tours are a fundraiser for repair and restoration projects. Limited to ten people per timed entry, these tours provide a very informative and fun adventure into the past.

In addition to seeing the glittering Christmas decorations adorning the first floor, you will tour “behind-the-scenes” areas of the Paine Mansion not open to the general public, including upstairs restorations in progress, and the amazing view from our bell tower! This year, each tour participant will get a Paine Castle thank you gift!

Back by popular demand, Victorian-Age Father Christmas will be back for photos! ($20 suggested donation.)

"Custom Turning by kk" offers a Pop-Up shop for selling lovely hand-turned pens, ornaments, bottle stoppers, and more! Perfect one-of-a-kind stocking stuffers. Custom work is also offered.

Choral Performance from members of Racing City Chorus/Capital Land Chorus

We are offering two special tours of our 1890s-style bookbindery during the Victorian Stroll. During the tour, you will have the opportunity to print on a 1840s printing press, put gold on a leather book cover, trim a book on a 14th-century style cutter, and learn how the Industrial Revolution brout books to the middle class.

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Holiday songs played on saxophone by Santa Claus to help get you in the Holiday Spirit.

A new monthly play reading night for folx of all ages and experience levels. This month's reading is Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest." Show your pride and dress Victorian camp/historically queer to gear up for the Stroll on Sunday. FREE event!

A collection of poetry written by Rose Marie LaPietra.

Her poetry explores relatable topics, such as navigating big emotions that are often challenging to understand, with love, loss, relationships, and her journey of cultivating self-compassion.