Midwinter Mischief at Old Sturbridge Village

Jan. 20-21, 27-28 and Feb. 3-4, 10-11. A theatrical experience. Admission includes 105 minute outdoor/indoor experience and a 19th-century inspired meal at the Bullard Tavern - beverages not included. Each day, the first experience departs the Bullard Tavern at 9 .m. and the last at 3 p.m., with tours beginning every 20 minutes.

Imagine the tale of a Yankee peddler passing through the Village who decides to settle down at the Bullard Tavern on a cold winter's night. There the peddler spends every dollar he has earned on food and drink, racking up a tab far beyond his means. After being confronted over his debt, the peddler fills his cup with ashes from the hearth and promises the tavern owner that he will return with a cup overflowing of gold. From the Bullard Tavern, costumed storytellers, artisans and villagers will entice tavern guests to wander deep into the Village where they will find evidence of the peddler's adventures and schemes.