Victorian Holidays at Wawona Hotel

Wawona Hotel 2010 Holiday Schedule

Dining Room Hours excluding Christmas and New Years

Breakfast          7:30a – 10:00a

Lunch               11:30a- 1:30p

Dinner              5:30p – 9:00p

Cocktails Served in the lobby by a warm crackling fire 5:00pm to 9:30pm. This same lobby has been enjoyed by the likes of U.S. Grant, Sir Arthur Sullivan, John Muir, Lily Langtry, and thousands more as they relaxed and rejuvenated the soul with the charm that is Wawona.

Tom Bopp on the piano livens up the picture most evenings singing vintage favorites while accompanying himself on our 1906 parlor grand. Good old music and seasonal favorites warm the heart creating a nostalgic holiday atmosphere rarely found in today’s fast paced world. Tom plays from 5:30p to 9:30p on the nights noted below except New Year’s Eve when he plays from 5p to 9p.

Friday, December 17th

2:30p  Hotel opens lavishly decorated with old fashion style.

5:00 to 9:30p  Wawona’s annual Tree Lighting Ceremony complete with singing, stories, drama.

Complimentary cookies and apple cider served. Join the Hotel’s Management Team and Master of Ceremonies,

Tom Bopp in our annual holiday season opener.

Saturday, December 18th

4:00p Holiday Craft Time and Storytelling in the Sunroomin front of a warm, inviting fire. Complimentary cookies and hot chocolate served.

Tom Bopp live in the Hotel Lobby. Ask Tom to include his Vintage Ski Song Sing-Along segment. Good fun and a great way to welcome the ski season.

Sunday, December 19th

6:00p Join us in the lobby for holiday board games.

Complimentary cookies and hot apple cider served.

Tom Bopp is off for the evening.

Monday, December 20st

Noon:  join one of our staff for a History Tour in front of the Main Building

Tom Bopp is off for the evening.

Tuesday, December 21st

Tom Bopp at the piano and a rip roaring good bit of entertainment.

4:30p Winter Solstice story telling and crafts in the Sunroom

complete with a warm, inviting fire & complimentary hot cocoa.

At 8:30p Tom will launch into his special Yosemite Songs show.

What more could you ask for than a bit of history in song?

Wednesday, December 22nd  

Tom Bopp at the piano and a rip roaring good bit of entertainment.

At 8:30p Tom will present a WinterClub movie short from 1930 to commerate the WinterClubs 80th Anniversary.

Ask him to set the mood with the Vintage Ski Song Sing-along - we think it would be the perfect preface to the movie.

 Complimentary hot cocoa served.

Thursday, December 23rd

Enjoy Tom Bopp’s wonderful travels through the yester year of music.

Christmas Dinner and New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance

 Reservations, please call (801) 559-4935

Friday December 24th

2:00p  Santa Claus comes to Wawona finding time in his hurried schedule for story telling and photo opportunities with the kids.

Santa Claus will present gifts (one gift per person) if brought to the front desk by 12noon. All gifts must be well labeled.

Complimentary cookies (Santa’s favorites) and hot apple cider for everybody.

5:30p to 9:30p  Special holiday appetizer treats and cocktails available for order in the lobby,

Tom Bopp at the piano leading the house in spirited holiday classics.

Saturday December 25th

No Lunch Service Available.

3:00p to 9:00p  Christmas Dinner served in the dining rooms. Advanced reservations are required.

5:30p to 9:30p  A Merry Christmas celebration with Tom Bopp leading the carols.

Sunday, December 26th

5:00p Game Time in the Lobby.

A variety of board and card games available for play, a roaring fire and complimentary hot cocoa..

Tom Bopp is off for the evening.

Monday, December 27th

5:00 p Holiday Craft time and story telling in the Sunroom.

Complimentary cookies and hot apple cider served.

Tom Bopp is off for the evening.

Tuesday, December 28th

6:00p New Year’s Resolution craft and journal project in front of the crackling Sunroom fire.

Complimentary cookies and hot chocolate served.

Tom Bopp tickling the keys in the lobby.

At 8:30p Tom will present his renowned Wawona History Program.

Wednesday, December 29th

Tom Bopp at the piano leading the house in spirited holiday classics.

5:30p to 9:30p  Special holiday appetizer treats and cocktails available for order in the lobby,

4:00p Holiday Craft Time and Storytelling in the Sunroom in front of a warm, inviting fire. Complimentary cookies and hot apple cider served.

Thursday, December 30th

Enjoy Tom Bopp’s wonderful travels through the yester year of music.

At 8:30p a real treat  - Tom will present his Teddy Roosevelt Show.

Whether you are a “History Wonk” or not this is a fascinating program presented by a true entertainer

5:00p to 10:00p Game Time in the Sunroom A variety of board and card games available for play, a roaring fire and complimentary hot cocoa.

Christmas Dinner and New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance

 Reservations, please call (801) 559-4935

Friday, December 31st

4:00p to 7:00p  Early Dinner  

5:00p to 9:00p  The New Year’s Eve Celebration begins with a sparkling Tom Bopp warm up.

5:00p to 10:00p Game Time in the Sunroom A variety of board and card games available for play, a roaring fire and complimentary hot cocoa.

9:15p to 12:45a  New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance (reservations required).

Live music by the Rock-A-Holics.

Dinner dress is semi-formal.

Saturday, January 1st

10:30a to 1:30p  Wawona’s New Year’s Brunch Served in the Dining Room

4:00p  New Year’s Resolution craft and journal project in front of the Sunroom.

Complimentary cookies and hot chocolate served.

Tom Bopp tickling the keys in the lobby.

At 8:30p Tom will present his renowned Wawona History Program.

No better way to start the New Year

than a fascinating look at the past.