Get into the fall spirit!
Don your witchy season finest and join us for a spooky Saturday at Genesee Country Village & Museum!
See the Historic Village in all of its fall splendor, attend a frighteningly fascinating talk on the history of rural cemeteries in America, visit our exhibit Everybody’s Going to be There! The American Rural Cemetery Movement, snack on a soul cake from the D.B. Munger & Co. Confectionery, and more.
Attend frighteningly fascinating programs
The John L. Wehle Gallery
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Death Becomes Her – Historic Mourning Fashions
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Make-Your-Own Scaredy Calico Cat
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Where do the Dead Go? Presented by Holly Watson – Livingston County Historian.
We are also excited to welcome Meadowfox Hadad of ROC Animal School & Unicorns ROC! The “Biggest Baddest Wolf Ever” follows a young Wolf, freshly graduated from the Big Bad Wolf Academy, who is off on her own to try out being a professional bad wolf. It’s a highly interactive show for families and a lot of fun.
"Everybody's Going to be There: The American Rural Cemetery Movement"
This exhibit explores how 19th-century Americans managed public health concerns, developed a new appreciation for green space and wildlife, and ensured their memorialization in a newly established public space: the rural cemetery. “Everybody’s Going to be There” presents a wide variety of fine wildlife art, maps, memorial art, natural animal and geological specimens, mourning jewelry and stationery, and cemetery tourism ephemera of the 19th-century.
Frightening favorites in the Flint Hill Store
Visit the Flint Hill Store to find frighteningly fun products for sale: spooky season rustic decor, plushies, kids toys, heirloom variety seeds, and more.
Perhaps even bring home with you your own broom, handcrafted right here in the Historic Village.
Experience seasonal historical cooking
Make your way through our historic kitchens to see, smell, and taste the flavors of the season. Apples – pumpkins – squash – fall goodies are plentiful in the Genesee Valley Region!
Savor an eerie treat
Visit the D.B. Munger & Co. Confectionery located in our Historic Village (open 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.) to purchase a historical treat! Find 1-2-3-4 cakes, hand pies, historical cookies and sweets, and more.
Enjoy fall colors in the Village
Wander the Historic Village and enjoy the exuberant fall colors as you smell fires burning in historic hearths, watch the last of the summer harvest in our fields, explore in and out of historic buildings, and learn about how the change of seasons affected life in 19th-century New York.
Ticket Information
Buy online before Thursday, October 9 and save!
Museum Members: FREE
Adults: $16 online | $17 onsite and online after October 9
Seniors (62+) AND Students (13 – 18): $14 online | $15 onsite and online after October 9
Youth (4 – 12): $10 online | $11 onsite and online after October 9
Children Under 3: FREE
FAQs
Parking is free and plentiful! Park in any of the main lots at the front of the Museum. Please leave the first two bays available for handicapped parking.
Check-in will be through the Admissions tunnel at the front of the Museum.
Please have your ticket(s) either printed out OR pulled up on your phone screen and ready for scanning for quick and easy check-in. Pro-tip: take a screenshot of each of your tickets to have ready and pulled up on your phone screen! Please note: Wifi can sometimes be spotty at the front of the Museum.
Yes! This event is rain or shine. The Museum will only cancel in case of a severe weather emergency.
Please dress for the predicted weather conditions and wear comfortable footwear for walking. Paths through the Historic Village are made of crushed gravel or bricks and can be uneven.
Yes! Leashed service animals are welcome with proper identification.
Yes! The Flint Hill Gift Shop will be open from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Peruse village-made goods, GCV&M apparel, and so much more!
We’re sorry to hear that you’re not able to attend! Tickets may be refunded only up to 7 days prior to the event date and are strictly non-transferable by date, entry time, or program.
