Events

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...

Our Most Valuable Resource June 16–August 11 John Edward Smith Gallery (Kemin Cultivation Center) Included with General Admission Guggenheim-award winning photographer Brad Temkin explores beauty in all states of water from sludge to pure. The...

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...

Celebrate July 4th the old-fashioned way! Saturday, July 4 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All activities included with General Admission Celebrate a historic Independence Day in the town of Walnut Hill. 1876 marks the first centennial...

Our original community event! Saturday, July 25 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All activities included with General Admission Every year since 1970, we've invited guests to help us bring in the harvest using methods from centuries past....

Cooks at four sites compete using surprise ingredients! Saturday, August 8 Cooking over an open fire, hearth, or wood stove is a challenge ... even more so when you have to improvise with surprise ingredients!...

We welcome dogs all season, and this is their special day! Saturday, August 29 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. • All activities included with General Admission Bring your well-behaved pup to visit our farm sites, walk...

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

Everything's coming up ... apples! Saturday, September 26 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All activities included with General Admission • Advance tickets recommended Join us for a day of family fun celebrating apple harvest season! Visit...

Absent but dear... Saturday, October 3 • 1 p.m. at the Tangen Home Included with General Admission In 1876, a funeral was a pageant of honored traditions. Families gathered to find joy in a public...