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.

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.

Complimentary admission to OSV will be extended to the employees of our business partners - including up to six immediate family members per employee.

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.

OSV Overseers' Distinguished Speaker Series continues with Dan Shaughnessy, long-time sports writer for The Boston Globe and co-author of Francona: The Red Sox Years. Purchase event tickets and your copy of the book. Online sales closed. A limited number of tickets and books available at the door.

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.

OSV will be hosting the Worcester Cultural Coalition's next WOOphoria event - a chance to meet and mingle with WOO venues, tour the "Child's World" exhibit, see the Old Sturbridge Village Singers, and more.

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

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.

Enjoy a Thanksgiving-themed buffet at the Oliver Wight Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village. - SOLD OUT
Reservations required.

Enjoy a 19th-century Thanksgiving meal at the Bullard Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village. SOLD OUT.
Reservations required.

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.

Can't join us on Thanksgiving? Dine with us on Friday, November 23, for a Thanksgiving Feast
Reservations are recommended.

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.

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?"

This exhibit will explore the changing world of childhood during the first half of the 19th century through their toys, their clothes, and their work.

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.