Easter Weekend
Easter traditions have a long history. Serving ham, cheese, and bread, along with special sweets to end Lent began around the 12th century. The first decorated Easter eggs date to [...]
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Easter Weekend
Easter traditions have a long history. Serving ham, cheese, and bread, along with special sweets to end Lent began around the 12th century. The first decorated Easter eggs date to [...]
May Day
May Day has marked the return of spring for people around the world for millennia. Traditional celebrations included decorating people and structures with wildflower garlands, feasting on newly growing greens [...]
Memorial Day Weekend
Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25 While the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution has already begun across the former colonies, this Memorial Day, we’re hosting guest reenactors to [...]
Memorial Day Weekend
Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25 While the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution has already begun across the former colonies, this Memorial Day, we’re hosting guest reenactors to [...]
Memorial Day Weekend
Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25 While the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution has already begun across the former colonies, this Memorial Day, we’re hosting guest reenactors to [...]
Flag Day
Join the Frontier Culture Museum on Saturday, June 14, 2025, for our annual Flag Day event! Stop by the tailors shop at our German farm as our staff race against [...]
Independence Day Celebration
*July, 5, 2025* In 1809, the Staunton Eagle recorded Independence Day as “ About 50 gentlemen and a number of ladies...partook of a plain Barbecue, where none but Domestic productions [...]
Extracurricular Nights: An Evening With Crockett’s Battalion
Out of abundance of caution, we have made the difficult decision to cancel tonight's event due to the weather forecast. We hope you will join us for the next Extracurricular [...]
Extracurricular Nights: An Evening With Crockett’s Battalion
Join our semiquincentennial celebrations this summer! We have special after-hours programming for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Test yourself- would you have been a patriot or a loyalist? [...]
Commonwealth Day of Play
The Frontier Culture Museum is participating in the Commonwealth's Day of Play! As part of the Reclaiming Childhood Initiative, the Governor’s Office is hosting the inaugural Commonwealth Day of Play [...]
Extracurricular Nights: An Evening With Crockett’s Battalion
Join our semiquincentennial celebrations this summer! We have special after-hours programming for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Test yourself- would you have been a patriot or a loyalist? [...]