Arrive before noon and pay just $5 per person!

What could be better on a mid-July day than a bucket brigade and a taste of ice cream? This event featuring 19th-century fire-fighting equipment and historical ice cream-making is a true summer delight.

Take a Closer Look is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held at 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month, this program invites a closer look with a Village specialist.

Garden Thyme is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m., this program looks at a variety of topics for the experienced and novice gardener.

The largest military re-enactment in New England -- nearly 1,000 soldiers portraying British, Hessian, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, French and Colonial troops. Mock battles, cannon demonstrations, fife and drums and more.

Make your reservations for a buffet lunch on the first day of Redcoats to Rebels. Call 508-347-0363.
Reservations are recommended.

Participation in the March 24 Garden Workshop included admission to these four follow-up sessions throughout the spring and summer.

Take a Closer Look is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held at 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month, this program invites a closer look with a Village specialist.

Garden Thyme is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m., this program looks at a variety of topics for the experienced and novice gardener.

Learn about 19th-century textile history.

Enjoy free admission today, sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation. Please read more about how to prepare for the day.

See the entries in the 2012 Member Quilt Member Challenge on display in th4e Visitor Center.

Bring the whole family and celebrate the days of late summer with games and excitement for everyone!

Learn about the role these musicians played in a day in the life of an early New England soldier.

Take a Closer Look is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held at 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month, this program invites a closer look with a Village specialist.

On this Home School Day, learn why the War of 1812 is one of the most misunderstood conflicts in American History and rediscover the nature of this war as a whole. Visit the Village and participate in hands-on activities and participatory programs.

Experience an old-fashioned agricultural exhibition complete with demonstrations of early New England farm equipment and displays of Village-grown heirloom vegetables and other accomplishments. Plan now to join the exhibition of Visitor-grown heirloom vegetables!

Garden Thyme is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m., this program looks at a variety of topics for the experienced and novice gardener.

Celebrate fall at this unique Friday evening event. Enjoy live music, bonfires, a Beer Garden, and Fire on the Mill Pond. 

Spend some time at OSV learning a historical craft. These adult workshops vary from blacksmithing to textiles, coopering, foodways, and more. 

Members of WGBH and WGBY get free admission. Meet popular PBS Kids characters Curious George and Ruff Ruffman.

Join us for a weekend dedicated to apple harvest, preservation and cooking.

Old Sturbridge Village's day of recognition of and appreciation for you, our Village friends and members.

Every four years, OSV marks the presidential election season with a recreation of the election of 1840 - the first "modern" presidential campaign.

The museum's newest permanent exhibit, Farm, Families and Change, includes new displays in three of the Village's restored barns.  The exhibit addresses questions that resonate today:  "Where does our food come from?" and "Why does the New England landscape look the way it does?"

Buy local during OSV's Heritage Farmers Markets on Sundays, Memorial Day Weekend - Columbus Day Weekend.

Throughout the spring, summer, and fall catch a ride on OSV's stagecoach and riverboat.

Enjoy Sunday brunch in the Oliver Wight Tavern at OSV's main entrance.
Reservations are recommended.