Historic Site Grand Re-Opening!

November 8th

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

Oct 2025

Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices

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

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

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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Corn: Field to Table
09/02/2023 - 09/03/2023    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The ears of corn that dried in the summer sun have been gathered to the corn crib. Head to the barn and race a friend [...]
Henry and San Felipe OR How to become a Colonial Texan
09/09/2023    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In just the short time between his arrival in Texas in 1831 and Texas Independence in 1836 Henry Fanthorp demonstrated the ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit [...]
Cooking in the Quarter
09/16/2023    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Enslaved women and men, such as Mary, Jerry, Willis, and Jake, were an integral part of the full story of Barrington. Cooking a hot meal [...]
Sewing a Flag: The Sarah Dodson Flag
09/16/2023    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sarah Dodson contributed to the war effort of the Texas Revolution by sewing flags for militia units. Dodson’s flag was the first tri-color lone star [...]
Cooking in the Kitchen
09/17/2023    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Experience the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared, and reflect [...]
White Gold: Cotton in Texas
09/30/2023 - 10/01/2023    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Selling cotton picked by those enslaved was the main source of Barrington’s income – a cash crop. This special program gives visitors the hands-on opportunity [...]
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White Gold: Cotton in Texas
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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.