Upcoming Events

• Here's What's Happening at the Museum Thursday, July20

  July 20 - 10:00am to 4:00pm

  Here's what's happening Thursday, July 20.

• After-Hours Tour: Murder & Mayhem

  July 21 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm

  Hear mildly theatrical recountings of witness statements, newspaper articles and police reports surrounding the sensational crimes of the 19th century.

• Laura Ingalls Wilder Days

  August 5 to August 6

  19th-century frontier life with Laura Ingalls Wilder Days, Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 5 & 6, and learn more about Laura's ties to Western New York.

• National Silver Ball Tournament

  August 11 to August 13

  Three days of vintage base ball teams competing round-robin style.

• After-Hours Tour: Ghost Stories

  August 18 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm

  Explore eerie folktales of supernatural visits and haunted happenings in the shadowy corners of the Historic Village.

• Old-Time Fiddlers' Fair

  August 19 to August 20

  A melodious weekend featuring hundred of musicians on four stages!

• Early New England Cooking Class

  August 28 - 9:00am to 4:00pm

  Learn the basics of cooking on a stone step and in a hearth.

• Hop Harvest Festival

  September 4 - 10:00am to 4:00pm

  Celebrate a traditional harvest of hops!

• The Whirl: A Festive Harvest Dinner on the Great Meadow

  September 16 - 5:30pm to 9:00pm

  Join us for our biggest annual fundraising event!

• Smithsonian Museum Day Live!

  September 23 - 10:00am to 4:00pm

  Join us for Smithsonian Museum's 12th-annual Museum Day Live!

• Making Cheese Class

  September 25 - 9:00am to 4:00pm

  Join the Jones Farm cook to learn 19th-century cheese-making techniques.

• Fall Festival & Agricultural Fair

  September 30 to October 1

  Come to our authentic, 19th-century country fair with something for everyone!

• Antebellum South Cooking Class

  October 2 - 9:00am to 4:00pm

  Use receipts from early Southern cookbooks to prepare a complete dinner.

• Spirits of the Past Theatrical Tours

  October 13 to October 21

  Take a spooky guided walking tour through the 19th-century streets of the Historic Village.

• Trick-or-Treating in the Village

  October 28 to October 29

  Go trick-or-treating through the autumn streets of the Historic Village.

• Domestic Skills Symposium Workshops 2017

  November 10 to November 12

  Domestic Skills Symposium Workshops

• Preparing for the Holidays

  November 18 - 10:00am to 4:00pm

  Prepare for the holidays the 19th-century way.

• Breakfast with St. Nick

  November 25 - 9:30am to 12:30pm

  Enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast with St. Nick himself!

• Yuletide in the Country Tours & Buffet

  December 1 to December 17

  Travel back in time to the 19th century for a festive Yuletide event.