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SPECIAL EVENTS

Aug 2025

First Person, First Fridays at Fanthorp Inn

First Person, First Fridays at Fanthorp Inn – 08/01/2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for the first Friday of August for a special tour of the inn given by a historical figure who actually worked or stayed… Learn More>>


“In Vito Veritas” Mustang Grape Wine at Fanthorp Inn

“In Vito Veritas” Mustang Grape Wine at Fanthorp Inn – 08/09/2025 - 08/10/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

In August of 1849 local physician and Texas declaration signer, Dr. C.B. Stewart, wrote of a French immigrant who made the sweetest port wine from… Learn More>>


Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 08/16/2025 - 08/17/2025
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>>


Sep 2025

Election 1835 at Fanthorp Inn

Election 1835 at Fanthorp Inn – 09/01/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us for a special Labor Day event as we commemorate the 190th anniversary of the Washington municipal election of 1835. Discover the positions available… 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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Trade Days
10/07/2017    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The farmer was only one member of a large world market in the 1800s. Other trades in action such as leather working, laundering, woodworking, spinning, [...]
Stagecoach Days
10/14/2017    
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
10/21/2017    
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
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 - Basket Weaving
10/21/2017    
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join museum staff on every Saturday of each month to make crafts and toys that pioneer children made during the Republic time. Visitors can also [...]
Night at the Museum
10/21/2017    
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Blinn College’s Star of the Republic Museum will bring Texas history to life with a few new additions during this year’s Night at the Star [...]
Foraging for Food
11/04/2017    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Visitors will discover the wild edible plants plentiful in Texas. Hosted by one of the area’s most intrepid explorers, Dr. Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. will [...]
Events on 10/07/2017
Trade Days
7 Oct 17
Washington
Events on 10/14/2017
Stagecoach Days
14 Oct 17
Anderson
Events on 10/21/2017
Living History Saturday
21 Oct 17
Washington
Hands on History - Basket Weaving
21 Oct 17
Washington
Night at the Museum
21 Oct 17
Washington
Events on 11/04/2017
Foraging for Food
4 Nov 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.