Bloomington’s historic Ewing Manor will host a community Christmas tour on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 5-7 p.m.
No reservations are needed. There is no cost, but donations are appreciated. Parking is available across the street at St. John’s Lutheran Church.
“Passions and Fortunes” is the theme for this year’s decorations, with each room representing a business or special interest of the Ewing and Buck families. Businesses featured will include the Zeno Gum Factory, Wrigley Chewing Gum, the Manufactured Ice Company, and the Davis Ewing Concrete Company.
Also presented will be the passions of Hazle Buck Ewing, who was a suffragist, a supporter of the Miller Park Zoo who started the Ewing Zoo Foundation, and a noted conservationist, donating land to the City of Bloomington for the Ewing Parks and 178 acres at Funks Grove to be left as natural prairies. Every room will be decorated to depict one of these passions or fortunes.
Visit Ewing Cultural Center to learn more.
Note: The annual Christmas at the Mansions tour has been rescheduled for Saturday, December 27, 2025. Tickets for the original date of Saturday, December 13, 2025, will be honored on this new date.
To request special accommodation, please call (309) 438-6333.
