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SPECIAL EVENTS

Apr 2024

Beef on the Brazos 2024

Beef on the Brazos 2024 – 04/15/2024 - 06/28/2024
12:00 am

Take home the cows or take home the cash!  Beef on the Brazos is a unique opportunity for a chance to own a herd of… Learn More>>


Sundown Social

Sundown Social – 04/27/2024
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Join us for the Annual Sundown Social fundraiser on April 27th at 6pm. Hosted at the Rockin' Star Ranch, the event features live music by… Learn More>>


May 2024

Plows & Petticoats: A Woman's Role

Plows & Petticoats: A Woman's Role – 05/11/2024 - 05/12/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Learn what life was like for women in the 1850s! Sewing, cleaning, cooking, and childcare comprise the main elements of the “Domestic Sphere” of nineteenth… Learn More>>


Jun 2024

Before Freedom Came

Before Freedom Came – 06/01/2024 - 06/02/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Soon we’ll celebrate Juneteenth, when 250,000 women, men, and children would see freedom come to Texas! But before freedom came, enslaved women and men, like… Learn More>>


Cooking in the Quarter

Cooking in the Quarter – 06/15/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Enslaved women and men, such as Mary, Jerry, Willis, and Jake, were an integral part of the full story of Barrington. Cooking a hot meal… Learn More>>


Cooking in the Kitchen

Cooking in the Kitchen – 06/16/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Experience the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared, and reflect… Learn More>>


 

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Brazos Valley Summer Fun
07/01/2017 - 08/27/2017    
All Day
The Brazos Valley has a summer full of fun. Check out the weekend guides below for two months of activities worth visiting for. July 7-9 [...]
Corn Harvest and Field Weeding
07/01/2017 - 07/30/2017    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Help harvest our corn fodder and corn, as weather permits, and tend to our fields throughout the summer. Fighting the weeds is something everyone had [...]
Fireworks on the Brazos
“Fireworks on the Brazos,” one of the park’s most treasured events occurs on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.  Presented by [...]
Stagecoach Days
07/08/2017    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Fanthorp Inn will host Stagecoach Days allowing visitors to experience what it was like to travel cross country via stagecoach and learn about the Inn’s [...]
Living History Saturday
Travel back in time to where a nation was born in 1836.  On the third Saturday of each month staff and volunteers dressed in period [...]
Hands-On-History: Buzz Saw Toys
07/15/2017    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join museum staff on the third Saturday of each month to make crafts and toys that pioneer kids made during the Republic time.  Visitors can [...]
Field Tending Weekends
08/05/2017 - 08/27/2017    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Volunteers can assist the farm staff in tending to fields and gardens to keep down bugs and weeds, which are the enemies of the farmer. [...]
Events on 07/01/2017
Brazos Valley Summer Fun
1 Jul 17
Washington
Corn Harvest and Field Weeding
1 Jul 17
Washington
Events on 07/04/2017
Fireworks on the Brazos
4 Jul 17
Washington
Events on 07/08/2017
Stagecoach Days
8 Jul 17
Anderson
Events on 07/15/2017
Living History Saturday
15 Jul 17
Washington
Hands-On-History: Buzz Saw Toys
15 Jul 17
Washington
Events on 08/05/2017
Field Tending Weekends
5 Aug 17
Washington

Since most events occur at least partially outside, guests should dress appropriately for the weather and uneven terrain. Programs and events are open to all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult.