Events

It's decision time: Think about the things you want and need  May 1–October 31 • Kemin Cultivation Center Exhibit Hall • Included with General Admission Today you might use a moving van or a storage...

Special activities all week to celebrate! June 10–June 14 • All activities included with General Admission Tuesday, June 10—Make a Button Stop by our table in the Cultivation Center lobby to make a button of...

The cure for anything that ails you! Saturday, August 16 • 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. • MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion Included with General Admission The Walnut Hill Drama Society presents Professor Savage’s Traveling Medicine...

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...

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....

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...