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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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Blue Star Program
05/29/2018 - 09/04/2018    
All Day
Blue Star Museums program: All attractions at Washington on the Brazos (Independence Hall, Barrington Living History Farm and Star of the Republic Museum) are offering [...]
Chased by Mops and Buckets
All weekends in June. Spring cleaning was a yearly ordeal that families underwent to prepare their homes for warmer weather and to clean out the [...]
Stagecoach Days
06/09/2018    
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Stagecoach Days allow visitors to experience what it was like to travel cross country via mule-driven stagecoach and learn about the Inn’s history and connection [...]
Runaway Scrape Escape Room
06/16/2018    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Blinn College District’s Star of the Republic Museum invites visitors to put on their thinking caps and find their way out of the museum’s [...]
Living History Saturday
06/16/2018    
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 dress in period [...]
Juneteenth Heritage Program
06/23/2018    
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
On the 19th of June 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and made a declaration of freedom ending the bondage of approximately 250,000 [...]
Events on 05/29/2018
Blue Star Program
29 May 18
Washington
Events on 06/02/2018
Chased by Mops and Buckets
2 Jun 18
Washington
Events on 06/09/2018
Stagecoach Days
9 Jun 18
Anderson
Events on 06/16/2018
Runaway Scrape Escape Room
16 Jun 18
Washington
Events on 06/23/2018
Juneteenth Heritage Program
23 Jun 18
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.