CANCELED - Due to warm weather and lack of snow, we have been forced to cancel the Antique Sleigh Rally, which had been set for Feb. 4, 2012, and we are looking into the possibility of rescheduling the event.

Attention OSV Members:  as a thank-you for your support we are offering a series of special Dog Days at OSV just for Members.  Not a Member yet?   Join now.

See antique Valentines and learn about their history; learn about the processing of chocolate -- from bean to beverage.

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.

Romantic dinner served fireside in the Oliver Wight Tavern.  Pair this lovely dining event with discounted tickets to Sweet Romance.
Reservations required.

A visit to Old Sturbridge Village during February school vacation week is sure to be a highlight. Special activities for Presidents' Day Weekend and all week, plus plan on ice skating, sledding, and sleigh rides (weather permitting).

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 Presidents' Day weekend by learning how early New Englanders honored the nation's first great American hero.

Home School Days are a great opportunity for you and your children to gain exposure to the life and work of an early 19th-century rural New England community. Our spring Home School Day on March 2 will feature maple sugaring as the day's theme, with activities and presentations based on this sweet New England tradition.

Attention OSV Members:  as a thank-you for your support we are offering a series of special Dog Days at OSV just for Members.  Not a Member yet?   Join now.

On weekend days in March, see maple sugaring as it was done in early 19th-century rural New England and learn why the final product historically was sugar, not syrup.

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.

The wearin' o' the green goes on all day on St. Patrick's Day at the Village. Sit in on Celtic music sessions throughout the day at the Bullard Tavern, and see Full Gael in concert at the Stephen Brewer Theater in the evening.

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.

Join us for a day of activities and amusements for Boy Scouts (Girl Scout Day is on April 14).

Attention OSV Members:  as a thank-you for your support we are offering a series of special Dog Days at OSV just for Members.  Not a Member yet?   Join now.

Enjoy expanded hands-on and interactive activities throughout the Village, along with family-friendly performances and  entertainment.  Meet the new arrivals at the farm (every day) and on Monday (Patriots Day), take part in martial activities.

Join us for a day of activities and amusements for Girl Scouts.

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.

Join us for April Adventures during April school vacation week!  Our April Adventures offer kids the opportunity to make new friends, have fun, and most of all to engage in the history of early 19th-century New England.

Join us in celebrating the role played by patriots of New England in the nation's birth, with musket demonstrations and marching and drilling with the Militia. 

Patriots Day is a highlight of special school vacation activities, April 14-22.

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.

Home School Days are a great opportunity for you and your children to gain exposure to the life and work of an early 19th-century rural New England community. Our spring Home School Day on March 2 will feature maple sugaring as the day's theme, with activities and presentations based on this sweet New England tradition.

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.

Moms get in free on Mother's Day at Old Sturbridge Village, and special activities are planned. A special Mother's Day Brunch is served in the Oliver Wight Tavern (reservations required).

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.

See how wool is processed from shearing and scouring to carding and spinning, then turned into knitted or woven items. Try your hand in the Fenno textile exhibit.

A showcase of pre-1946 cars on display on the Common and during a grand procession.

Witness the sights and sounds of a re-created early 19th-century muster day, as Village militia members fire their muskets and drill and practice battle techniques on the Common. Youngsters of all ages are invited to learn to march, make a militia hat, and try on a knapsack and cartridge box.

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.

This special evening event invites you to experience a traditional kiln firing at the Hervey Brooks Pottery Shop

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 Village comes alive with the lost sounds and sights of 19th-century popular music and art as more than 50 singers, dancers, and musicians, and artists perform and demonstrate.

This Fourth of July, step back to a time when America was new, and veterans of the fight for freedom still lived.

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.

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.

Explore a specific area of 19th-century textile history.

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.

Home School Days are a great opportunity for you and your children to gain exposure to the life and work of an early 19th-century rural New England community. Our spring Home School Day on March 2 will feature maple sugaring as the day's theme, with activities and presentations based on this sweet New England tradition.

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.

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.

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.

As the days grow cooler and shorter, come celebrate the harvest with us.

Old Sturbridge Village is the perfect setting for a family Halloween event.  Spooky storytelling, magic, creepy games, and trick-or-treating around the Center Village.  TRAIL OF TERROR (for brave souls age 11 & up):  Prepare to be spooked as you venture away from the family-friendly Center Village and into the darkness of the countryside, where unnamed fears may be awakened. 

Attention OSV Members:  as a thank-you for your support we are offering a series of special Dog Days at OSV just for Members.  Not a Member yet?   Join now.

This fall event is for Boy and Girl Scouts, and their families, who want to learn about America's proud past.  Enjoy the late fall foliage while visiting our early 19th-century rural community.

Home School Days are a great opportunity for you and your children to gain exposure to the life and work of an early 19th-century rural New England community. Our spring Home School Day on March 2 will feature maple sugaring as the day's theme, with activities and presentations based on this sweet New England tradition.

Old Sturbridge Village opens in the evening and invites visitors to see what the Village would have looked like using only Village period lighting devices.

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.

Old Sturbridge Village is proud to honor veterans and active duty personnel of the nation's armed forces.

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.

To mark one of just a handful of holidays on the early New England calendar, Old Sturbridge Village re-creates various activities from an early New England Thanksgiving Day, including cooking at the hearth, demonstrations of 19th-century table manners, a Thanksgiving sermon, and after-dinner entertainment.

Come watch the Village marksmen display their musket-firing skills in friendly competition.

Thanksgiving was a favorite time for many early 19th-century marriages, as family gathered for the holiday. Visit with the bride as she prepares for the wedding and enjoy a dramatic presentation about the couple's courtship and marriage, including their re-created wedding ceremony.

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?"

A new exhibit showcasing the best of the Village's extensive collection of artifacts used to furnish parlor hearths in rural homes. The exhibit includes examples of 19th century over-mantle paintings, decorated fireboards, andirons, bellows, and hearth tools.

On weekend days in March, see maple sugaring as it was done in early 19th-century rural New England and learn why the final product historically was sugar, not syrup.

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.