SPECIAL EVENTS
Oct 2025
Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices – 10/24/2025 - 11/02/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come visit the inn as, we commemorate the 158th anniversary of Henry and Rachel Fanthorp’s passing. Explore the unique and peculiar ways Victorian families mourned… Learn More>>
Nov 2025
Changing Seasons: Field & Home – 11/01/2025 - 11/02/2025
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… Learn More>>
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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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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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.
