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Join the Gillette Castle holiday helpers!

  • Gillette Castle State Park 67 River Road East Haddam, CT, 06423 United States (map)

Join the Gillette Castle holiday helpers!

Volunteers are needed in both set-up, and during, the treasured Holiday program at Gillette Castle. Make a contribution to your community and have a great time doing it!

Join us at our decorating events!

All events start at 10 a.m. and finish when we are done (generally around 1 p.m.). Show up for the whole time or drop by for an hour.

A sign on the Visitor Center door will provide location information.

Sun. Nov. 3: Tree assembly and fluffing

Sat. Nov. 16: Castle interior (sorry but children under 12 cannot be accommodated at this event).

Sat. Nov. 23: Exterior decorations and cider station

Sun. Nov 24: Visitor Center and rain date for exterior decorations

Help out during the holiday program!

Learn about being a train trail guide, or help out inside the castle as a volunteer guide. Give free cider to happy visitors in our cider station!

Training is provided for all roles.

Contribute to your community and have fun doing it! We hope to see you there!

Details and sign-up link here

Earlier Event: November 23
Join the Gillette Castle holiday helpers!
Later Event: November 29
Holidays at the Castle!