Events

Celebrating 50 years of Day Camp • Supporting our education programs Friday, October 3 • 5:30–8:30 p.m. Farmstasia is our annual fundraiser in support of education and outreach programs, and this year we've chosen a...

An afternoon of old-fashioned entertainment! Saturday, October 18 Medicine Shows at the MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion Church of the Land 1 and 2 p.m. • Included with General Admission The Walnut Hill Drama Society presents...

  Drive-through Christmas light show • November 28–December 31 "Best holiday lights in greater Des Moines, as voted by locals!" —Catch Des Moines Online ticket purchase required • Limited tickets available each day • Times...

Living History Farms is now a regional partner in the Scripps National Spelling Bee Saturday, March 7 • 2 p.m. Emcee: WHO 13 News anchor/reporter Calyn Thompson We're excited to bring the Scripps National Spelling Bee to...

A Hoover Presidential Foundation traveling museum experience April 1–May 30 Created to extend the reach of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, the exhibit introduces visitors to Herbert Hoover’s life, leadership, and humanitarian legacy...

It's Easter in Walnut Hill! Egg hunts and so much more ... Saturday, April 4 • 9 a.m.-noon All events but egg hunts and horse-drawn wagon rides will take place indoors Advance: $12 • $11...

THIS EVENT IS FULL Transcribing the Freedmen's Bureau An Acts of Science: Connected Event Friday, April 10 · 12:30–3 p.m. or 4:30–7 p.m. Registration is required and is limited to 15 people per session All...

Guest speaker: Historian Sarah Fling of the White House Historical Association A "Hoover on the Road" program of the Hoover Presidential Foundation Thursday, April 23 • 6:30 p.m. Living History Farms Kemin Cultivation Center •...

Celebrate the creativity and heritage skills of Iowa artisans APRIL 25 • 10 a.m.–3 p.m. ADMISSION IS FREE! In recognition of America's 250th birthday, we present the inaugural Folk Art Fair at Living History Farms....

Colonial America to Reconstruction May 5–June 26 John Edward Smith Gallery (Kemin Cultivation Center) Included with General Admission Introduce upper elementary-age students to the beginnings of American history and the skills involved in primary source...

Come see the mobile museum traveling the country May 12–23 • Tuesday–Saturday • 9 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE! Learn how 13 colonies declared and won independence from Britain. Take a quiz—“Are you a loyalist or a...

Our changing ideas from the founders to Obama's election May 12–June 5 John Edward Smith Gallery (Kemin Cultivation Center) Included with General Admission Since 1776, when the United States declared independence from Great Britain, the...

Explore the origins and meaning of Memorial Day! Saturday, May 23 Procession begins at the Gazebo at 1 p.m. Ceremony at New Hope Cemetery follows immediately Town buildings will be closed during procession and ceremony...

The perfect opportunity for families to learn together! Friday, May 29 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Discounted admission if you buy ahead • Free for members Purchase advance tickets You and your children will have the...

PLUS ... Slice of History and Historic Baseball June 13 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. EMANCIPATION DAY Iowa entered the Union in 1846 as a free state, but our history of civil rights is complicated. Use...

Here comes the bride ... but she's not dressed in white! Saturday, June 27 11:30 a.m. at the 1850 Pioneer Farm Please allow at least a half-hour for the tractor cart ride from the Visitor...