Although a selling point is that all of the museums will be open—and free—between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on both nights, the real selling point is something that doesn’t get as much attention—the spiced wine punch. It seems every country represented by the International Cottages has a variation of grog or spiced wine and sells it fairly cheaply, like a buck per paper cup. As a result, you can get a pretty good holiday buzz for a low price.

Some of the houses that have served up a variation of the mulled vino include Hungary, Czech Republic and House of Sweden. Higgins says the House Of Sweden will be selling its wine near the Museum of Man but hasn’t confirmed which other cultures will be selling their version of the boozy beverage.

In past years, a person could just grab his or her wine and drink it wherever they wanted. Sadly, that’s one holiday tradition that isn’t the same. Instead, Higgins says there will be a beer garden this year in order to confine the holiday hooch merriment to one area. However, a good Bota bag and a fistful of dollars donated to the right person might make it possible to get really lit while wandering around the park looking at Christmas lights.

Although the museums, music and craft sales are interesting to glance at between swigs, the food is really the selling point. All the international cottages offer variations on their holiday staples, so the House Of Austria and the House of Germany sell bratwurst while China offers chicken skewers and Columbia or Puerto Rico might offer something like empanadas.

If you are craving the brats, get there early because the places selling them always have the longest food lines. If you don’t want to wait in a long line, try House Of Poland’s pierogis. Just as tasty but now as crowded.