Martinmas

Special Event
A metal brazier containing burning wood elevated outdoors against a blurred backdrop of autumn trees.
Special Event
Date:Saturday, November 14th
Time:12:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location:Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead3900 N Sandy Flash DrNewtown Square, PA 19073

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As autumn draws to a close, join Colonial Farmstead for Martinmas, a traditional early winter observance once known as “Old Halloween” and celebration marking the turning of the agricultural year. Observed across early modern Europe and remembered in colonial Pennsylvania, Martinmas (the Feast of St. Martin) was a time farm families readied their homes and hearths for winter.


Storytime 1 PM and 3 PM: Sleep Tight Farm, A Farm Prepares for Winter.


Join us for a lantern walk at 5:15 PM to mark the turning of the year from light to dark.


Last admission at 4 PM. Tickets are $14 for Adults, $10 Children (ages 4-12), and $7 Members. Children under 4 are free.

Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead

PO Box 158
Gradyville, PA, 19039, US

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