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November 5, 6:30-8:00

Salisbury House, 61 Harvard St

Off Limits Tour: Olympia Theatre

Olympia Theatre, 17 Pleasant St, Worcester
Saturday, November 7, 2026

Tours offered at 1:00pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, 2:30pm

Built in 1891 by George "Doc" Lothrop, the former theater boasts a rich history filled with live performances, cinematic innovation, colorful characters, and a few scandals along the way! Join Clark University student docents, collaborating with Preservation Worcester and the Woo Theatre on Saturday, November 7th for an Off Limits tour of the theater, where you’ll have the opportunity to step inside the theater, learn the stories behind the building, and discover how it evolved alongside the changing world of entertainment.

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Our seventh Off Limits Tour of 2026 takes you inside the Olympia Theatre at 17 Pleasant Street. Join Clark University student docents to explore Worcester’s oldest surviving theater and discover the building, neighborhood, and performances that shaped its history.

Home for the Holidays

Presented by Museum of Worcester and Preservation Worcester

A European Grand Tour

Opens Friday, November 27th, 5:30-7:30pm and each Saturday from November 28th through January 2nd, 5:30-7:30pm

Tours begin at Preservation Worcester's Salisbury House— Stephen Salisbury II's former home— where you will enjoy a presentation highlighting his life, legacy, and historic 1829-1831 Grand Tour across Europe. Sessions start at both 5:30pm and 6:30pm.

From there, step next door to his childhood home at Salisbury Mansion, where each room has been transformed with festive holiday décor representing selected countries Stephen visited. As you explore, you will discover the unique, historic holiday traditions of each region while learning about the rapidly changing political and cultural landscape of 1830s Europe.  

Admission is $15 per person and free for both Museum of Worcester and Preservation Worcester members

Preservation Worcester's
Holiday House Tour is back!

Sunday, December 13, 12:30pm-4:30pm

Tour several architecturally significant Worcester homes decorated for the holidays

ABOUT

Preservation Worcester is a historic preservation
non-profit, founded in 1969; that works towards maintaining significant sights and structures in the city of Worcester. 

“Funding from Mass Humanities has been provided through the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020.”

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