Upcoming events
Thanksgiving Food and Drink Traditions of Early Virginia
Location
251 Henricus Park Rd
Chester, VA 23836
When
Saturday, November 2910:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
If you enjoy the smell of wood fires, iron-pot cooking over hot coals, and clay oven bread baking, come to our annual autumn event! This event will demonstrate the old and new traditions of how English people mixed giving thanks for a successful harvest with what bounty Virginia offered the people arriving here. Looking at how the English were influenced by other cultures and places – Asia, Africa, and the Americas – in their foods and feasts. Staff will especially examine how the interactions with the Powhatan Indians wove a new diet into their experiences in the New World. Pottages, roasts, loaves of bread, desserts, and drinks common to feasting in early Virginia and what forms of thanks were given on those occasions will be demonstrated.
Christmas Through the Centuries
Location
251 Henricus Park Rd
Chester, VA 23836
When
Saturday, December 1310:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The 17th through 20th centuries in England, the American colonies, and the United States transformed Christmas into what we know today. Explore what Christmas looked like, smelled like, and sounded like to Virginians throughout these centuries. Your journey through time will end with a greeting from Father Christmas! Make your holiday season historic at Henricus!
Twelfth Night
Location
251 Henricus Park Rd
Chester, VA 23836
When
Friday, Dec. 19, 7 - 9p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20, 6 - 8 p.m.
Follow the merry Lord of Misrule to England in the 1590s and enjoy a multi-course feast including roasted meats, pies, ale, cider and more, served at a table in the spacious Guest House at Henricus Historical Park. The candle-lit dinner will be accompanied by a Yule log fire and period music.
Cost: $130