Feeding the world is no small task! March 30–October 30 • Red Barn Gallery Included with General Admission With the global population predicted to hit 9 billion by the year 2050, feeding the world requires...
A look at our period clothing July 17–October 30 • Red Barn Gallery Included with General Admission "Period clothing" is the term for reproduction clothing and accessories that museum staff wear. Period clothing is distinct...
See one of the most enduring quilt patterns in the U.S. July 30–October 30 • MarketPlace Museum Store Gallery Included with General Admission The Log Cabin style, a square framed by rectangular “logs,” was probably...
Be the first to see this account of a momentous day in Iowa History! Monday, September 30 Tours of Church of the Land: 5–6 p.m. Documentary screening: 6 p.m. Panel discussion: 7 p.m. Free with...
Absent but dear... Saturday, October 5 • 1 p.m. All activities included with General Admission In 1876, a funeral was a pageant of honored traditions. Families gathered to find joy in a public celebration of...
Explore the native cultures that have shaped our state Saturday, October 12 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All activities included with General Admission Our Ioway Farm represents the Indigenous People who lived in 1700 on the...
A townful of treats for your little tricksters! October 18-20 & 25-27 $9 for ages 2 and up ($8 for members; 1 and under free) BUY TICKETS Take part in the annual Living History Farms...
The cure for anything that ails you! Saturday, October 19 • 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. • Behind Flynn Mansion Included with General Admission The Walnut Hill Drama Society presents Professor Savage’s Traveling Medicine Show....
Celebrate and support our education programs Thursday, October 31 • 5:30–8:30 p.m. Farmstasia is our annual fundraiser in support of education and outreach programs, and this year' we plan to have spook-tacular fun with a...
Living History Farms, 11121 Hickman Road, Urbandale, IA 50322, (515) 278-5286
— THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 PREMIER PARTNERS —
Ethel S. Abbott & Lienemann Foundations
Mary & Dale Andringa
BRAVO Greater Des Moines
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
Patty & Jim Cownie Charitable Trust
W.T. & Edna M. Dahl Trust
John Deere
Kemin Industries/Nelson Foundation/R.W. & Mary Nelson
Polk County
Todd & Connie Reuter
