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SPECIAL EVENTS

Jul 2025

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 07/19/2025 - 07/20/2025
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>>


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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Cooking at the Quarters
11/03/2018 - 11/04/2018    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
There’s nothing like a hot meal after a hard day of work. For the enslaved at Barrington, this typically meant cooking their ration of cured [...]
Holiday Foods at Home
11/10/2018 - 11/11/2018    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
What special foods do you enjoy at the holidays? Like you, the Jones Family hosted visitors and enjoyed a varied diet full of exotic treats [...]
Holiday Market
11/17/2018    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Jump start your holiday shopping with Washington on the Brazos's Handmade Holiday Market on November 17th! Sponsored by the Washington on the Brazos State Park [...]
Turning Up and Going Fallow
11/17/2018 - 11/18/2018    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dr. Jones penned in his journal on Nov. 16, 1846 – “Recommenced breaking up the strip of Prairie on the east side of field…” As [...]
17 Nov
11/17/2018    
11:00 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, This month [...]
Twilight Firelight
11/24/2018    
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Twilight Firelight brings the old 1850s stagecoach inn to life where visitors enjoy the ambiance of the candlelit inn, period music, dancing, mule-drawn stagecoach rides [...]
Cooking at the Quarters
12/01/2018 - 12/02/2018    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
There’s nothing like a hot meal after a hard day of work. For the enslaved at Barrington, this typically meant cooking their ration of cured [...]
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Holiday Market
17 Nov 18
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Turning Up and Going Fallow
17 Nov 18
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Twilight Firelight
24 Nov 18
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Cooking at the Quarters
1 Dec 18
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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.