Yosemite Heritage Holidays

Two- and three-night Heritage Holidays packages are available at The Ahwahnee® and Yosemite Lodge at the Falls. Packages include lodging for two, two tickets to the Gala Dinner in The Ahwahnee Dining Room featuring a 1920s-themed menu and music, a keepsake vintage gift and access to all Heritage Holidays special events and activities.

Session 1 packages arrive March 1 and depart March 4, 2009.
Session 2 packages arrive March 4 and depart March 6, 2009.

The Ahwahnee
Three-night packages for Session 1 start at $930
Two-day packages for Session 2 start at $733  

Yosemite Lodge at the Falls
Three-day packages for Session 1 start at $516 
Two-day packages for Session 2 start at $417   

All Yosemite Heritage Holidays events are free and open to the public, with the exception of the four-course Gala Dinner, which may be booked individually or as part of a lodging package.

To make a reservation, call (801) 559-4884, or make your reservation online by clicking on the sessions above.

Disclaimers/Restrictions: Full Payment including taxes due at time of booking. No credit given for early departure or non-use of any package component.  Additional Adult Gala Dinners will be added in to the Package at $109 per person along with the $21 (the Ahwahnee), or $11 (Yosemite Lodge at the Falls), extra person room charge per night. Package is not valid with any other specials or promotions. Package is only available for Classic & Cottage room-types (the Ahwahnee), or Lodge room-types (Yosemite Lodge at the Falls).

  

Relive the memories of Heritage Holidays with some of these vintage gifts – from historic recordings and music collected and performed by Tom Bopp or the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra to period home décor or fashion accessories. 

For an idea of the amazing programs and events awaiting you at the 2009 Heritage Holidays events, take a look at our 2008 schedule.  We will be updating the site as we get more information on the 2009 events.

Sunday, March 2nd
5:30-7pm	Welcome reception with music by Tom Bopp and Janet Klein in The Ahwahnee Solarium. Join us for wine, hors d’oeuvres, music, and good company.
6:30-9:30pm	Vintage music by Tom Bopp accompanying normal service in The Ahwahnee Dining Room Singer/pianist & Heritage Holidays co-director Tom Bopp has entertained Yosemite guests since 1983.
7-10pm	Speakeasy musical performance in The Ahwahnee Bar, featuring Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys Janet Klein and her first-rate band revive the best of novelty and naughty songs from the Art Deco era.
Monday, March 3rd
9-11am	“Sonja Henie & Skating in the 1930s”– hosted by Tom Bopp in the Winter Club Room It all started with Sonja Henie. Lose yourself in a delightful movie, and you’ll want to join the ice-skating craze that gripped California and the nation in the 1930s.
11am-noon	“From Ash-can Lids to Telemarks: History of The Yosemite Winter Club” with Gretchen Stromberg & Kirstie Kari of the Yosemite Winter Club. In the Winter Club Room. The Yosemite Winter Club was formed in 1928 to promote winter sports and to bid for the 1932 Winter Olympics. See newly rediscovered footage from the late 1920s – you may just want to join the Club!
Noon-1pm	Historic Ahwahnee Tour – Meet at the Concierge Desk Join a DNC Interpretative expert on a walk through The Ahwahnee’s rich history.
12:30 - 2pm	Ice Frolic with Gayle Delaney at the Curry Ice Rink – CLOSED EVENT for Heritage Holidays package participants only (tickets provided at guest check-in) U.S. Figure Skating Gold Medalist Gayle Delaney will Skate a Sonja Henie style program, teach you the joy of gliding on the ice. Learn to twirl and spin, in pairs and/or separately. Bring in-line wrist guards and a padded hat to avoid the most common ouches of early forays onto the ice!
1-1:45pm	Dance Instruction A: Deco Dancing 1-2-3; Foxtrot – Cherie Oliver in the Great Lounge Beginners or Refreshers, start from square-one and strut right into the Tea Dance with the confidence of a pro! Cherie is a delightful and entertaining dancer and instructor.
2-2:45pm	Dance Instruction B: Deco Dancing 1-2-3; Waltz – in the Great Lounge Don’t forget the Grand Ball tomorrow night! Brush up your Waltz!
3-5pm	Tea Dance in the Great Lounge with Don Neely’s Royal Society Sextet with Carla Normand World-class musicians and ballroom, incomparable setting, fine wines and, yes, tea! Not to miss!
6:30-9:30pm	5-course Gala Dinner in The Ahwahnee Dining Room – classic Deco-era menu, vintage music live at the ‘27 Steinway with Tom Bopp, Ann Gibson, Frederick Hodges & Sara Klotz de Aguilar
5:30-11pm	Speakeasy musical performance in The Ahwahnee Bar – same performers listed above for the Gala Dinner, with an incomparable Jam Session starting at 9:30 pm. Premier Bay Area singer/pianist Sara Klotz de Aguilar, vintage-style vocalist Ann Gibson & scintillating pianist Frederick Hodges, our own Tom Bopp, and who-knows-who when the Jam begins!
Tuesday, March 4th
10-11:30am	“Ahwahnee Winter Ritual: History of the Bracebridge Dinner” with Andrea Fulton, Producer of the Bracebridge Dinner. In the Great Lounge. Learn about this world-famous event from the one who runs it every year. DON’T MISS THIS!!
11:30am-12:30pm	“Vintage Songs Of Yosemite – A Celebration of Yosemite’s Pop Cultural History” with Tom Bopp in the Great Lounge. Relive the Fire Fall, rare music, film and images from Yosemite’s past – and some vintage ski songs!
12:45-1:45pm	Historic Ahwahnee Tour – Meet at the Concierge Desk Missed yesterday’s tour? Crave a second chance? Here it is!
2-3pm	Vintage Fashion Show: “Winter In Yosemite” with Cherie Oliver & Fashions Of Yesteryear. In the Great Lounge See who came here during Yosemite's most challenging season, how they lived, what they did and what they wore. Produced and narrated by Cherie Oliver, ADSC Event Advisor and co-producer of Heritage Holidays, with clothing from the collection of Deborah Rush and Fashions of Yesteryear.
4-5pm	Deco Belles Rehearsal in the Great Lounge Under the direction of Laurie Gordon, get a sneak-preview of this eye-popping dance-troupe’s dazzling routine to be given in full-flower during tonight’s Grand Ball.
5:30-8pm	Vintage music by Tom Bopp to 8pm – normal dinner service in The Ahwahnee Dining Room
8-11pm	Heritage Holiday Grand Ball, with live music by Don Neely’s Royal Society Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand, including a special performance by the Deco Belles – in the Great Lounge.