Fall Harvest Festival at Mount Vernon
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 10/20/2024
Celebrate the crisp autumn season with 18th-century activities and demonstrations at the Farm at Mount Vernon.
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During this event, you can:
- Explore the Farm.
- Watch wheat treading demonstrations in Washington's innovative 16-sided threshing barn. (10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., & 2:30 p.m.)
- See how laundry was done in the 18th-century and help in the process.
- View demonstrations of 18th-century cooking, candle-making, spinning, textiles, and more.
- Visit the Farrier to learn how horseshoeing was performed in the 18th century.
- Make your way through a straw bale maze.
- Purchase freshly-baked bread from Half Crown Bakehouse, with a reproduction 18th-century clay oven.
- Shop for farm-fresh products from Tasha's Own.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
Organization:
George Washington's Mount VernonLocation:
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA, 22121United States
See map: Google Maps
Phone:
(703) 780-2000Contact name:
Mount Vernon
Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
10/20/2024
Time:
9 am - 5 pm
Price:
Included with admission
Free for Mount Vernon members
Ages
All Ages Adults & kids together Adults without kidsWeb Service