We triple dog dare you to make your Christmas a bit more magical this year by placing a bid on a two-night stay in the original A Christmas Story house over the holidays (plus a one night stay at Cleveland’s Renaissance Hotel).

Beginning Dec. 1, movie fans across the nation will place their bids in hopes of winning a trip for four to the famous Cleveland residence from Dec. 23 – 26, where they’ll get the chance to re-enact their favorite movie moments, such as checking the mail for Decoder pins, opening presents in the Parker family living room, and starting a Christmas Day BB-gun fight.

So how much can one expect to ante-up for such such experience? A pretty penny, let’s just say.

“[The final price] has ranged between $3,000 and $5,000 in the past,” Steve Siedlecki, A Christmas Story’s executive director told Scene last year. It all depends on who ends up bidding, and how much they are willing to spend.

Still, it’s a once in a lifetime experience, and one folks can feel good about since proceeds from the auction benefit the Christmas Story House Foundation.

Head over to the A Christmas Story website for additional auction details.

This article appears in Nov 5-11, 2014.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

2 replies on “Spend Christmas in Cleveland’s “A Christmas Story House””

  1. I’m sure this is exactly the kind of things that certain people would want to do, but personally I think I’d rather stay home and spend that 3-5,000 on gifts. Or, better yet, save almost all of that 3-5 thousand, and stay at home. But that’s just me.

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