Holidays at HOTEL DU PONT

November 29 | 12-2 PM

Get ready for the holidays with this hands-on gingerbread workshop. Our pastry chefs will provide a pre-assembled gingerbread house, royal frosting and candy bar to create the confectionary house of your dreams. All you need to bring is your imagination! Work as a family, a couple, or on your own.

The season will be in full swing with our two-story lobby tree and stunning holiday decor. Enjoy a family-friendly buffet, hot chocolate bar, and special visit from Santa himself while listening to festive favorites.

December 6 | 3-5 PM

Every December, afternoon tea takes on a special glow at HOTEL DU PONT. Our annual Holiday Tea is a tradition woven into the life of this historic hotel, and it is the kind of afternoon guests return to year after year.

Settle into a room dressed for the season, with fine linens and festive décor at every table. Choose from a generous selection of seasonal teas, ordered tableside and poured with care. Then savor a tiered stand of handcrafted festive pastries and culinary creations, made by our team with the expertise this hotel is known for. Live instrumentalists play holiday classics as the afternoon unfolds, setting the mood for the season.

December 13 | 2–4 PM | 21+

Gather your favorite people for an afternoon made for the season. Cookies, Carols & Cocktails brings friends together at HOTEL DU PONT for two hours of holiday indulgence — live music setting the mood, seasonal cocktails in hand, and cookie decorating right at the table. Sip your way through festive flavors like our Sugar Cookie Martini and Merry Mimosa while passed hors d'oeuvres keep the afternoon going. Every guest decorates and takes home a keepsake HOTEL DU PONT cookie tin, filled with treats made fresh by Spark'd Creative Pastry — a sweet reminder of an afternoon well spent.