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Enjoy Christmas at the Pabst

The Pabst Mansion, near 20th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, is ready for the holidays.

Enjoy Christmas at the Pabst

The Pabst Mansion, near 20th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, is ready for the holidays.

OF MINUTES. AND WE ARE A FEW DAYS INTO THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, BUT CHRISTMAS IS COMING EARLY TO MILWAUKEE. THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS AT THE PABST MANSION IS BACK THIS YEAR. JOCELYN SLOCUM JOINS US LIVE FROM JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM US AT THE PABST MANSION. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. TELL US ABOUT THE TOURS OF THE MANSION, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. YEAH. SO DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WE’RE JAM PACKED WITH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT TOURS. IS OUR DAY. START WITH A HOLIDAY MIMOSA TOURS ON THE WEEKEND. SO YOU GET A GLASS OF A MIMOSA. OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE WHOLE HOUSE AND SEE ALL THE DECORATIONS. AND THEN WE HAVE DAILY SELF-GUIDED TOURS FROM 10 TO 4. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR TWILIGHT TOURS THURSDAYS THROUGH SATURDAYS. SO THOSE ARE 430 TO 730 AND IT HAS LIVE MUSIC. YOU CAN BUY DRINKS AND IT’S JUST A FUN AFTER HOURS TOURS FOR THE FAMILY, FOR MORE ADULT DRIVEN. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS, WE DEFINITELY RECOMMEND OUR FATHER CHRISTMAS VISITS AT THE PABST MANSION, WHICH ARE EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. YOU GAVE US THE HOURS. HOW LONG INTO THE CHRISTMAS SEASON DOES IT GO? IF I WANT TO CATCH THE LIGHTS AND THE TREES AND ALL THE DECORATIONS INSIDE. SO CHRISTMAS LOVERS WILL BE VERY HAPPY THAT WE ACTUALLY GO BEYOND CHRISTMAS UNTIL JANUARY 7TH. SO YOU GET A LITTLE EXTRA DOSE ALL THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AND INTO JANUARY. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO DECORATE THIS ENTIRE MANSION? IT’S NOT A SMALL HOUSE BY ANY MEANS, AND I’M SURE IT’S DECORATED SO BEAUTIFULLY INSIDE. YEAH, IT IS. AT 20,000 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE, IT TAKES A LOT OF HOURS AND A LOT OF DEDICATION TO DECORATE IT. SO WE PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 70 PEOPLE FROM OUR VOLUNTEER HOURS, OUR STAFF PEOPLE THAT COME JUST TO SET UP THE LIGHTS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ALL OF OUR DECORATORS AND OUR DECORATIONS DO CHANGE EVERY SINGLE YEAR. SO WE REALLY, REALLY HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM WHO TRY AND MAKE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE YEAR AFTER YEAR. WHAT’S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR? IF I’VE MAYBE BEEN IN PAST YEARS, WE SAW SOME VIDEO OF OF INSIDE OF THE OF THE MANSION. WHAT’S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR THIS TIME AROUND. SURE SO. AS I SAID, EACH ROOM IS DIFFERENT EVERY SINGLE TIME. SO NO TWO CHRISTMASES ARE THE SAME. BUT THIS YEAR, SOMETHING THAT’S NEW IS WE DO HAVE A COUPLE INTERACTIVE SPACES. IF YOU GO TO MRS. PABST PARLOR, THERE ARE SOME FUN COMPONENTS, LIKE A SELFIE STATION, AND YOU CAN LEAVE A MESSAGE ON A PHONE FOR AN INTERACTIVE PART OF THE ROOM THERE. AND THEN ALSO ON THE SECOND FLOOR, WE HAVE A WIZARDING THEME. AND UP THERE YOU CAN GET SORTED AS WELL. AND THEN ON THE THIRD FLOOR, WE ALSO AGAIN HAVE OUR LETTERS TO SANTA. SO KIDS AND ADULTS ALIKE, IF YOU’RE SO INCLINED, CAN WRITE A LETTER TO SANTA AND MAIL IT TO HIM UP THERE. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS SEASON THAT PEOPLE FLOCK TO THE PABST TO. OH, TO SEE ALL THE DECORATIONS? WHAT MAKES THIS SEASON, PARTICULARLY IF I’M GOING TO SEE A TOUR SO SPECIAL? WELL, CHRISTMAS HERE IS JUST SO SPECIAL. YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THE DECORATIONS JUST IN THE HOUSE ARE SIMPLY STUNNING. YOU CAN SEE LIGHTS WITH ALL THE WALL DECORATION AND EVERY SINGLE TREE IS DECKED IN, YOU KNOW, EVERY SINGLE CORNER OF THE HOUSE. THERE IS SOMETHING TUCKED IN IT. THERE’S REALLY SO, SO MUCH TO SEE. AND IF I WANT TO BUY A TICKET, HOW CAN I DO SO? YOU CAN BUY THEM ONLINE OR IN OUR GIFT SHOP. I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND BUYING ONLINE IN ADVANCE AS WE DO SELL OUT FOR A NUMBER OF TIMES. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A SPECIFIC TIME, THAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT ONLINE AT PABST MANSION.COM AND IS DEFINITELY A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. AND JUST THE LITTLE BIT THAT WE SAW OF IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME ON A SUNDAY MORNING AND GOOD LUCK WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAPPY, HAPPY HOLIDAYS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU. IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IT OUT, IT’S OPEN NOW THROUGHOUT THAT HOLIDAY SEASON. YOU HEARD HER SAY UNTIL JANUARY 7TH. WE HAVE HOURS AND MORE
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Enjoy Christmas at the Pabst

The Pabst Mansion, near 20th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, is ready for the holidays.

The Pabst Mansion near 20th Street and Wisconsin Avenue is ready for the holidays.

The Pabst Mansion near 20th Street and Wisconsin Avenue is ready for the holidays.

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