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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Fanthorp Inn's 37th Anniversary Celebration & Stagecoach Ride
10/05/2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Stagecoach Rides are BACK! Join us on Saturday October 5th from 10 am to 4pm as we celebrate the 37th anniversary of Fanthorp opening to [...]
Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter
10/19/2024 - 10/20/2024    
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 [...]
Building the Town of Washington: A Trades Program
10/19/2024 - 10/20/2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In 1833-34, the town of Washington was surveyed for the first time. Not long after, the first building, a small log cabin was erected. Over [...]
Homeschool Day: Earning a Living
10/24/2024    
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Do you have what it takes to provide for your family in the mid-1800s? Visit with Washington-on-the-Brazos Staff and discover the many ways men and [...]
Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices
10/25/2024 - 10/27/2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come visit the inn as, we commemorate the 157th anniversary of Henry and Rachel Fanthorp’s passing. Explore the unique and peculiar ways Victorian families mourned [...]
Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices
11/01/2024 - 11/03/2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come visit the inn as, we commemorate the 157th anniversary of Henry and Rachel Fanthorp’s passing. Explore the unique and peculiar ways Victorian families mourned [...]
Changing of the Seasons: Field and Home
11/02/2024 - 11/03/2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The work of a plantation changes with the seasons! Fall is the time to plow our fields, put out warm rugs and curtains in the [...]
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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.