Lantern Tours
December 26, 27, 28, 29
6:00 to 9:00 p.m. each evening
These tours take you back in time to visits the Cloister as it may have appeared in the 1700s. Each year’s story offers a cast of junior and senior high school students playing the roles that bring history to life. Reservations are required. Call the Cloister after December 1. Admission charged.

Ephrata Cloister Chorus Performance
Strasburg Mennonite Church
January 31
3:00 PM
300th anniversary program celebrating the first German immigration to Lancaster County.

Winter History Class
February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 8, 15
9:00 am to noon
Explore the history of the Ephrata Cloister with this series of special lectures and a field trip on April 15^th.  Tuition Charged.  Discount for Ephrata Cloister Associates

Ephrata Cloister Chorus Performance
Organ Dedication Concert
Union Meeting House
40 North Waterford Avenue
Marietta, Lancaster County, PA
February 14                
4:00 pm
Join the Ephrata Cloister Chorus as they help to dedicate the newly restored organ in this historic meetinghouse followed by a dessert buffet.  Tickets Required.

Charter Day
March 14
Noon—5:00 p.m.
Celebrate the founding of Pennsylvania at the Ephrata Cloister, an example of Pennsylvania’s heritage of religious freedom.  Admission is FREE. Includes performances of the Ephrata Cloister Chorus at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 pm in the historic meetinghouse.

Ephrata Cloister Chorus Performance
Concert at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
22 South Sixth Street
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
April 18                                  
7:30 p.m.
The Ephrata Cloister Chorus performs music from Ephrata’s 18th century community along with works from other American communities.  Donations collected.

Ephrata Cloister Chorus Performance
Spring Concert Series
Enjoy the music created at the Ephrata Cloister at the Ephrata Cloister as the Ephrata Cloister Chorus presents in spring concert series. 

Donations collected.

May 7                    
7:00 pm
Bethany United Church of Christ
140 East Main Street, Ephrata, PA

May 9
4:00 pm
Grace Lutheran Church
517 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA

Community Days
April 30, May 21, and October 22
Discover activities of the Cloister during this special hands-on educational program. Perfect for schools and home-schoolers. 

Advance registration is strongly encouraged. 

Apple Dumplings and Musical Delights
October 8 and 9
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Enjoy an apple with cinnamon and sugar wrapped in a flaky crust. Proceeds from this special sale help to purchase original Cloister artifacts.  No admission required to purchase apple dumplings.

On Saturday, October 9 the Ephrata Cloister Chorus will perform the music of Ephrata at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. in the historic Saal. 

Admission charged for concerts.

Christmas at the Cloister
Presented by:   Ephrata Cloister Chorus
December 13 and 14
6:30, 7:45 and 9:00 p.m.

Start the season with readings and music in the historic Saal.  Seating is limited and advance tickets are required.  Tickets are available to members of the Ephrata Cloister Associates in The Museum Store beginning November 1.  Tickets are available to the general public in The Museum Store beginning November 8.  Mail requests for tickets must include a first and second choice of date and time, along with a self-address stamped envelope, a daytime phone number and $5.00 for each ticket.  Checks can be made payable to the Ephrata Cloister Associates and mailed to Christmas Tickets, 632 West Main Street, Ephrata, PA 17522.  Requests will be filled in the order they are received.

NO exchanges or refunds will be made.