The annual Holiday House Tour will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12 when five Marion homeowners will open their homes to the community. The theme this year is “Victorian Christmas”.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the tour. Advance tickets can be purchased in Marion at the General Store, the Bookstall and Serendipity by the Sea, and in Mattapoisett at Isabelle’s in the Ropewalk or by mail. Send a check for the total amount to tickets to the Sippican Woman’s Club, P.O. Box 121, Marion, MA 02738.

On tour day, retrieve your ‘will call” tour brochures at the Coldwell Banker Realty office in Handy’s Tavern at 152 Front St. Tickets can also be purchased from members of the Sippican Women’s Club.

Until tour day, the list of houses on the tour is kept secret from all but a few. The tour begins at Handy’s Tavern, which has been decorated in true “Victorian Christmas” style. It then proceeds to the five local homes, which have been selected for historical or architectural interest. The tour ends with the hospitality of the Sippican Woman’s Club at the Sugarplum Fairy Tea held at the Parish Hall of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 2 to 4 p.m. The tea and goodies provided are included in the cost of the ticket.

Monies raised are used to award scholarships to Marion students.