Liberty Hall Museum

Holiday Afternoon Tea
2025-12-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-17 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Back for the holiday season! In the grand tradition of Mary Alice Kean, the last lady of the house, join Liberty Hall for its exquisite Afternoon Tea, served almost every week in December. Our tremendously popular tea service includes a sumptuous selection of scones, assorted pastries, and traditional finger sandwiches. The Holiday Afternoon Tea concludes with an intimate, guided tour of the museum decorated for Christmas.
Reservations required.

Candy Canes and Cocktails
2025-12-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-19 19:00 - 21:00
Enjoy cocktails as you build and decorate a gingerbread house! Come out for a relaxing evening, leave some of your holiday stress behind, and indulge your creative inner child to your heart’s content! We provide the gingerbread house, icing, and all the candy you could ever want to build and create your dream house come true! Also, wear your best “Ugly Sweater” and win a prize! Holiday music will be playing while you enjoy wine, beer, a signature cocktail, and light refreshments.
Includes all materials and refreshments. Space is limited. Reservations required.

Gingerbread House Workshop
2025-12-13 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-13 13:00 - 14:30
Candy canes, gumdrops, and peppermint sticks, oh my! Children get to build and decorate a unique gingerbread house, a perfect treat for the start of the holiday season. We provide all the materials, including lots of candy and icing, and you go home with a great gingerbread house creation to enjoy throughout the season!
Reservations required. Space is limited.

Architecture Tour of Liberty Hall
2025-12-14 13:00 - 14:00
Liberty Hall has witnessed over 250 years of American and New Jersey history. The main house underwent many changes during that time, from its original 14-room building to the now 50-room structure. Join us on the second Sunday of the month for a special architecture tour in which we discuss the many changes to the main house and the architectural styles of the time.

Breakfast with Santa
2025-12-21 09:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-21 12:00 - 14:00
Santa! I know him! Naughty or nice–all are welcome when Liberty Hall hosts Breakfast with Santa! Our hot breakfast buffet and games will fill you with Christmas cheer and put you in the holiday spirit. Then take a photo with the jolly old man himself in Santa’s sleigh.
Reservations required. Space is limited.

Uncovering the Enslaved Tour of Liberty Hall
2025-12-21 13:00 - 14:00
Take a special tour of Liberty Hall and learn the stories of the enslaved individuals who lived and labored at the historic home and on its grounds. Using letters, census records, manumission contracts, and even grave sites in Elizabeth, uncover the stories of Abbe, Belle, Lambert, Henry, Sarah, Peter, and others. Learn about the ongoing research of Liberty Hall and Kean University as we give voice and narrative to the individuals once enslaved at this historic home.
Reservations encouraged.

Ladies of Liberty Hall Tour
2025-12-28 13:00 - 14:00
From Susan Livingston, daughter of Governor Livingston, whose daring exploits saved Liberty Hall from the British during the Revolutionary War, to Abbe, an enslaved woman who attempted to self-emancipate (free herself), to Mary Alice Barney Kean, who worked tirelessly for the preservation of our historic structures, the ladies of Liberty Hall have played an important role in the history of our community and our nation. This special tour of Liberty Hall highlights the incredible women who lived and labored at this historic home.

Toddler Time: Winter Wonderland
2025-12-29 10:30 - 11:30
Baby, it’s cold outside…come cure Winter Blues in our snowy wonderland! We will play with snowflakes, snowmen, and snowballs too! If we are lucky maybe there will be enough snow to make snow angels! Some hot cocoa will warm the nip Jack Frost has put on our noses as we enjoy a “snow-tastic” morning!
Recommended for 2 to 4 year old. Reservations required.

Holiday Afternoon Tea
2026-01-06 14:00 - 16:00
Back for the holiday season! In the grand tradition of Mary Alice Kean, the last lady of the house, join Liberty Hall for its exquisite Afternoon Tea, served on this special Epiphany day in January. Our tremendously popular tea service includes a sumptuous selection of scones, assorted pastries, and traditional finger sandwiches. The Holiday Afternoon Tea concludes with an intimate, guided tour of the museum decorated for Christmas.
Reservations required.
