Open Tuesday to Sunday from May to October with special events all year long
The largest living history museum in NYS!
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We offer experiences for every member of your family to enjoy!
Explore our 68 buildings: Knowledgeable, costumed interpreters keep the hearth fires burning, the heirloom gardens flourishing and the livestock tended. Watch live demonstrations at the pottery, cooper shop, tinsmith and blacksmith. Smell the aroma of fresh baked pies and bread, roll the hoop with a stick, and test your balance on stilts.
Children enjoy the one-room Schoolhouse and the 19th-century games they can play on the Village Square. You might even decide to try your hand at making a punched-tin ornament.
From 1790 to 1830, at least 800,000 people moved into or through upstate Western New York. Many settled in the Genesee Country.
ExploreRather than the scattered, self-sustaining small farms of the pioneer period, by 1830 the Genesee Country was comprised of homes that were gathered around a proper town center.
ExploreThe Civil War accelerated change, bringing in more mechanization on the farm and additional industries in the cities and towns.
ExploreJoin the Jones Farm cook to learn 19th-century cheese-making techniques.
Prepare a potato yeast using a 19th-century receipt.
Join us for our Opening Day (Saturday) or bring mom for a special Mother's Day (Sunday)!
Join us for GCV&M's race through the Historic Village and Nature Center!
Go beyond the basics to learn extensive survival skills!
Enjoy a scrumptious continental breakfast before you hit the trails in search of migrating birds.
It's happy hour in the Historic Village! Beer tastings, cider & wine. Food and live music.
Music, dance, authentic food and drink - celebrate the traditions of the Scots and Irish!
All dads get in FREE on Father's Day!
A weekend full of battle demonstrations, fashions, music, and dancing.
All kids ages 17 and under are FREE ADMISSION from June 26-July 1.
Pageantry, marching bands and merrymaking are all part of the day’s July 4th festivities, highlighted by the swearing in of new American citizens.
Experience the shots, the cannons and the horses as reenactors bring the Civil War to life!
Experience 19th-century frontier life and learn more about historic stories.
Three days of vintage base ball teams competing round-robin style.
A melodious weekend featuring hundred of musicians on four stages!
Celebrate National Dog Day at GCV&M!
Celebrate a traditional harvest of hops!
Join us for Smithsonian Museum's 12th-annual Museum Day Live!
Come to our authentic, 19th-century country fair with something for everyone!
Prepare for a chilling night with hauntingly spooky scenes.
Learn to make springerles!
Wander through the Historic Village, collecting treats and trinkets!
The village is getting ready for the winter season!
Enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast with St. Nick.
Experience a Christmas like no other.
A delicious Yuletide dinner buffet, catered by the Caledonia Village Inn.
An open house-style walk through of the snowy Historic Village.