Wouldn’t you like to slow down the pace of modern life for a few hours?
Sign up for a tea in one of Hackett House’s historic Friendship Rooms, and you’ll find yourself enjoying a wonderful ritual from a more tranquil time.
Our lavish full teas include our famous scones, a delectable assortment of savories and sweets, tea served in fine china cups and on fresh-pressed linens.
To register for our teas, please click on the links below or see our Events Calendar page.
Our Teas this season include:
November 2018
Nutcracker Tea
Sunday, November 18, 2018, Hackett House will again be partnering with the Southwest Ballet Youth Company to present an unforgettable Nutcracker’s Tea with costumed dancers interacting with the children. Delicious sweets and savories will be served. Costumes are encouraged. Tea is served from 1-3 pm. The cost is $30.00 per person. You can preorder some of our delicious scones to take home with you. Scones are $24.00 per baker’s dozen and $12.00 for a half dozen. Flavors vary per tea…
Find out more »December 2018
Holiday Tea
Just before the holidays wouldn’t you like to slow down the pace of modern life for a few hours? Sign up for this magical tea in one of Hackett House historic Friendship Rooms and you’ll find yourself enjoying a wonderful ritual from a more tranquil time. $35 per person. Champagne and wine available for purchase. You can preorder some of our delicious scones to take home with you. Scones are $24.00 per baker’s dozen and $12.00 for a half dozen.…
Find out more »February 2019
Valentine Tea
Wouldn’t you like to slow down the pace of modern life for a few hours? Sign up for a tea in one of Hackett House historic Friendship Rooms and you’ll find yourself enjoying a wonderful ritual from a more tranquil time. $35 per person. Champagne and wine available for purchase. You can preorder some of our delicious scones to take home with you. Scones are $24.00 per baker’s dozen and $12.00 for a half dozen. Flavors vary per tea menu.…
Find out more »April 2019
Spring Tea
Wouldn’t you like to slow down the pace of modern life for a few hours? Sign up for a tea in one of Hackett House historic Friendship Rooms and you’ll find yourself enjoying a wonderful ritual from a more tranquil time. $35 per person. Champagne and wine available for purchase. You can preorder some of our delicious scones to take home with you. Scones are $24.00 per baker’s dozen and $12.00 for a half dozen. Flavors vary per tea menu.
Find out more »WHIMSY SWEET AND SAVORY – Cookies for Mother’s Day
Meet Jayleigh, age 11 and Zowie, almost age 10 as the Hackett House welcomes their new local business, Whimsy Sweet and Savory, an online baking service. They introduced themselves last fall when they helped to cook and demonstrate an Italian dinner to Hackett House guests. They were the hit of the evening, especially since they made homemade Butternut Squash raviolis and also helped make the evening’s dessert, Tiramisu Cheesecake. They are selling their handmade cookies through the Hackett House and…
Find out more »May 2019
Mother’s Day Tea
Treat your mother, grandmother or yourself to an incredible Mother’s Day Tea. Held in one of Hackett House’s historic Friendship Rooms, you’ll find yourself enjoying a wonderful ritual from a more tranquil time. $35 per person. Champagne and wine available for purchase. You can preorder some of our delicious scones to take home with you. Scones are $24.00 per baker’s dozen and $12.00 for a half dozen. Flavors vary per tea menu.
Find out more »November 2019
WHIMSY SWEET AND SAVORY – Cookies for the Holidays
Meet Jayleigh, age 12 and Zowie, age 11 as the Hackett House once again welcomes their local business, Whimsy Sweet and Savory, an online baking service. They introduced their cookies to us for Mother's Day and they are selling their handmade cookies once again through the Hackett House and donating $5 per box back. They will be baking a total of 20 boxes of special Holiday Cookies, available for pickup at the HH gift shop on Saturday, December 14. Each…
Find out more »Nutcracker Tea
Hackett House will again be partnering with the Southwest Ballet Youth Company to present an unforgettable Nutcracker’s Tea with costumed dancers interacting with the children, crafts, and fun. Delicious sweets and savories will be served on the beautiful Hackett House covered patio. The food is designed to please the tastes of our younger guests. Costumes are encouraged. Tea is served from 1-3 pm. The cost is $35.00 per person. You can pre-order some of our delicious scones to take home…
Find out more »December 2019
Holiday Tea
Just before the holidays wouldn’t you like to slow down the pace of modern life for just a few hours? Attend this magical tea and you’ll find yourself enjoying a wonderful ritual from a more tranquil time. Beautiful centerpieces, fresh linens, delicious savories and sweets will delight you. $40 per person includes a glass of sparkling wine. We can only host 75 guests at our holiday tea; reservations fill quickly. 50 guest can be seated inside our historic Friendship Rooms…
Find out more »Prices for adult teas are $35 per person and include a glass of sparkling wine. Prices for the Nutcracker Children’s tea is $30 per person. Tea is served from 1pm to 3pm. Registrations are required.
For all teas, you can pre-order our fabulous scones to take home with you. $24 for a dozen and $12 for a half dozen. Flavors vary per tea menu.
If you are with a group that would like to sit together, please be sure to specify on the registration form.
Children’s Tea – Learn more about the Children’s Nutcracker Tea.
Tea party volunteers needed!
Did you realize that you could help out with an event as pleasant as a tea party AND make a difference in our Tempe community? It’s true!
Every event the Hackett House hosts raises funds to benefit the programs of our parent organization, Tempe Sister Cities. And all of our events are organized and run by our dedicated volunteers.
Learn more about the volunteer opportunities at the Hackett House.
No experience is necessary, just a desire to help our community is all that’s needed.