Historic Site Grand Re-Opening!

November 8th

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

Nov 2025

Grand Re-Opening at Washington-on-the-Brazos

Grand Re-Opening at Washington-on-the-Brazos – 11/08/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site has undergone a $51 million renovation over the last two years. When re-opened on November 8, 2025, visitors will experience… Learn More>>


Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 11/15/2025 - 11/16/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Enslaved women and men, such as Mary, Jerry, Willis, Amy, and Charity, were an integral part of the full story of Barrington. Start your experience… Learn More>>


Fanthorp Fast Food & Stagecoach Ride

Fanthorp Fast Food & Stagecoach Ride – 11/22/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us as we prepare foods travelers might have consumed before arriving at the inn; including an early 1840s version of chili! Stagecoach rides will… Learn More>>


Dec 2025

Candlelight Christmas

Candlelight Christmas – 12/12/2025 - 12/13/2025
6:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Silent Night and gunshots, festive music and solemn moments—an 1850s Texan Christmas experience! Discover the origins of some of our favorite Holiday traditions on December… Learn More>>


Feb 2026

Texas Independence Day Celebration

Texas Independence Day Celebration – 02/27/2026 - 02/28/2026
All Day

SAVE THE DATE because the Texas Independence Day Celebration is back! After two years of exciting renovations to the historic site, we are happy to… Learn More>>


 

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Coffee at Fanthorp Inn
01/11/2025 - 01/12/2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Henry Fanthorp was said to serve a cup of coffee so strong that it could bear up an iron wedge! During this program we will [...]
Special Program - Butchering & Curing
01/11/2025 - 01/12/2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
*This event is weather permitting* Butchering livestock was a very necessary way of life in the mid-19th century. Their main source of meat, pork, has [...]
19th Century Medicine
01/18/2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
19th Century Medicine 10a-4p: Doctors in the 19th century had different remedies, tools, and practices than doctors today. Doctor was also one of the most [...]
Huddled 'round the Hearth
01/18/2025 - 01/19/2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
What do you do on cold days? Some outdoor work must still be done, but there are also indoor tasks like mending clothes or harness [...]
Crockett Comes to Town
01/25/2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In late January 1836, the Tennessee Mounted Volunteers under William Harrison’s command arrived in Washington on their way to San Antonio and the Alamo. Among [...]
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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.