September 19, 2015
Bring the entire family to enjoy a day of traditional daily-life activities from the past including, crafts, trades, foodways, and musical entertainment on all of the Museum’s Old World and American Exhibits. Through Living History demonstrations, you’ll learn the story of the thousands of people who migrated to colonial America and the life they created here for themselves and their descendants. Perfect for homeschool and family field trips.
Festival Activities
Ancestral Skills, Historic Trades & Traditional Entertainment
Artisans & Crafts * Musical Performers * Quilting * Music & Dance
Weaving * Farm Animals * Spinning * Storytellers * Blacksmithing
Face Painting * Traditional Foodways * Children’s Games
Old World & American Exhibits * Expo Vendor Area
Special Guest Performer – Corey Harris
Tickets Available Online at frontiermuseum.org or at the Museum Welcome Center
- Annual Pass Holders – Free (Buy Your Annual Family Pass Here)
- Adults – $7.00 / $5.00 (in advance)
- Youth 6-12 – $5.00 / $3.00 (in advance)
- Children under 6 – Free
Come Early… If You Want To See Everything!
(Suggested Itinerary)
Morning 9:00-12:00 am :
Start your day by visiting the 5 Old World exhibits
Lunchtime 12:00-1:00 pm :
Visit the Expo area for a wide range of traditional crafts, products, and services
Enjoy lunch at one of the excellent food vendors.
Traditional Blues Concert 1:00-2:00 pm :
Acoustic Guitar Solo Performance featuring Corey Harris
Afternoon 2:00-5:00 pm :
Travel to America to enjoy the live performances on the three American Farms
Take in a lesson at the Schoolhouse, or dress up in period costumes for pictures
Stop by the Mount Tabor Log Church, the Museum’s newest exhibit.
Schedule of Activities (subject to change)
See Minor Breed Animals
1700s West African Farm
Traditional Activities 9:00 – 12:00
Animals: Goats All Day
1600s English Farm
Sweet Wag Shakespeare 10:00 – 1:00
Laundry Morning
Animals: Sheep All Day
Wash Day!
1700s Irish Farm
Weaving Morning
Flax Processing Morning
Storytelling 10:00 – 12:00
Bagpipie Playing Morning
Animals: Pigs & Sheep All Day
1700s Irish Forge
Blacksmithing All Day
Corey Harris – Playing Traditional Blues (click image to hear a sample of Corey’s music)
1700s German Farm
Fruit Butter Making Morning
Music: Scheitholt Morning
Animals: Chickens All Day
Cochran Pavilion
Acoustic Guitar Blues Concert 1:00 – 2:00
featuring Corey Harris
EXPO Area @ Dairy Barn Crossing
Food Vendors All Day
– Rick’s BBQ
– Delicious Dishe
– My TaKito
– Branch’s Soft-Serve Ice Cream
– MJ’s Kickin Kettle Corn
- Outdoor Cooking!
Expo Exhibitors All Day
– Made by Mieka Olive Oil Soaps
– Hungry Hill Farm Honey & Beekeeping
– Fields of Gold (Weaving Demo 1:00)
– Face Painting by Expressions
– Lucky Moon Farm
– Project Grows
– Monticello & Thom. Jefferson’s Inventions
– Virginia Lovers’ Gourd Society
– Girl Scouts of VA Skyline Council
– Handwoven Baskets by Temalle
Ganatastwi
Foodways Afternoon
Games Afternoon
Sustainable Farming
1740s American Farm
Shooting Demo’s 1:30, 3:00
2-person sawing Afternoon
Wood Splitting Afternoon
1820s American Farm
Storytelling 1:00 – 4:00
Music: String Band 1:30, 2:30, 3:30
History of VA BBQ All Day
Tool Repairs at the Forge
1850s American Farm & Barn
Square Dancing 1:30, 3:30
Kids Costumed Photos 3:30
Tableaux Vivants 2:30
Animals: Minor breeds All Day
Early American Schoolhouse
Lessons 1:00, 2:00
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Games 1:30, 2:30
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Mount Tabor Church
Open All Day
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About the Frontier Culture Museum: The Museum features outdoor exhibits of original and reconstructed buildings from England, Ireland, Germany, West Africa, and Virginia. Historical interpreters provide hands-on learning and interactive education. Visitors will see activities such as cooking, gardening, woodworking, flax and wool spinning, rare-breed animals, schoolhouse lessons, and much more.
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