Upcoming and Current Events

Here, There & Delaware: Travel Poster Prints & Illustrations of Erick Sahler

This holiday season don’t miss the graphic art exhibit, Here, There & Delaware: Travel Poster Prints & Illustrations of Erick Sahler, at the Historic Odessa Foundation Visitor Center from Tuesday, October 28th to Wednesday, December 21st, 2025.

2025 Storybook Trees Exhibit Nov 11 - Dec 31

The Historic Odessa Foundation celebrates classic children’s literature and a love of reading by showcasing holiday trees decorated by community and school groups. Storybook Trees for the Holidays The exhibit will run from November 11 through December 31 and will be open as part of “Christmas in Odessa” on December 6th.

CHRISTMAS EXHIBIT: A Jane Austen Christmas at 250

Commemorate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth while visiting the Historic Odessa Foundation’s National Historic Register Wilson-Warner House this holiday season to tour A Jane Austen Christmas at 250 exhibit. Austen’s beloved novels with the iconic titles of Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Northanger Abbey & Persuasion are recognized world-wide. Austen provides brief accounts of Christmas customs and traditions celebrated in Georgian England in each of her novels which provide inspiration for each room vignette. The holiday season became a...

2025 Candlelight Tours - SOLD OUT!

You are invited to step back in time through the doors of the Historic Odessa Foundation and explore the Christmas traditions of yesteryear! Participants experience a special candlelight tour of our 2025 holiday exhibit. Additional Candlelight Tour dates include: December 9 - Reservations available December 11 - SOLD OUT! December 16 - SOLD OUT! December 18 - SOLD OUT! December 30 - SOLD OUT! All tours start at 6:00pm. Fun, food, and camaraderie for friends or an evening out the entire family can enjoy! Tours leave from the Visitor’s Center. $15 per person includes a beverage ticket redeemable...