News Release

Pipe Spring National Monument Holiday Traditions Event 2023

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News Release Date: November 21, 2023

Contact: Mark Abetz, 928-643-7105

Fredonia, Ariz. – The Holiday Traditions annual holiday event on December 2 brings out the best traditions across cultures from throughout the region.

Along with other activities, the Holiday Traditions event this year will begin with a ranger program and unveiling of the newest Pipe Spring National Monument museum exhibit; A chair used by Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the first Utah Territorial Governor. The transportation of the chair to the monument was a collaborative effort between Pipe Spring National Monument and their park partner organization, the Zion National Park Forever Project. “As Pipe Spring's official non-profit partner, we are humbled by the opportunity to fund projects like this one that connect us to the past. Significant pieces like this chair tie us back to the earliest days of this historic site and working ranch while offering a glimpse into life in the mid-1800s," Zachary Almaguer, Director of Communication, Zion National Park Forever Project said.

Guests should come prepared for cool early-winter temperatures which average from 60 F to 30 F (16 C to -1 C). Activities will take place in the monument visitor center as well as outside around the grounds.

Schedule and Activities The event begins at 4:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

• Unveiling of new Brigham Young Chair museum exhibit at 4:00 p.m.
• Victorian-era crafts: holiday cards, ragdolls, ornaments, and crochet.
• Southern Paiute drumming and stories.
• Winsor Castle decorated in 1800s style, lit by lantern light.
• Holiday caroling.
• Hot cider and donuts at the chuckwagon.
• Historic blacksmithing demonstration.
• Fresh bread and jam at the wood stove.

This event is possible in part thanks to our partners at the Zion Forever Project. For questions about the evening, please call 928-643-7105 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. daily.

Pipe Spring National Monument will also be recognizing the holiday season with special hours and closures allowing the staff to spend time with family.

• Wednesday, November 22 – Closing at 2:00 p.m. for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
• Thursday, November 23 – Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
• Tuesday, December 19 – Opening at 9:30 a.m. due to a staff holiday event and meeting.
• Sunday, December 24 and Monday, December 25 – Closed for the Christmas Holiday.
• Sunday, December 31 – Closing at 2:00 p.m. for New Years Eve.
• Monday, January 1 – Closed for New Years Day.