Join in for a family-friendly celebration at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock
Staff in authentic uniform and visitors play game of historic base ball.
July 4 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Start your Independence Day celebration at Billings Farm & Museum’s “Old Vermont Fourth” on Sunday, July 4, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The day’s event features good old-fashioned fun with traditional music, wagon rides, patriotic speeches, and an historic game of baseball such as:
- Hear a reading of the Declaration of Independence by the local Boy Scout Troop 220.
- Listen to live traditional music performed by Tom McKenzie and Patti Casey.
- Get into the patriotic spirit listening to the presidential speeches of Calvin Coolidge and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
- Test your 19th Century vocabulary skills in spirited spelling bees!
- Enjoy a wagon ride around the farm.
- Make Uncle Sam bookmarks and Firework Rings.
- Barrel race a hobby horse and enjoy children’s stories.
- Watch “A Time for Justice”, an Oscar-winning documentary film that captures the spirit of the civil rights movement, shown throughout the day in the Visitor Center Theater.
- Trailbreak Taps and Tacos, a popular local eatery from White River Junction will be on site with their food truck from 11 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. serving a variety of tacos, quesadillas, street corn, chips and salsa, plus a beer garden and refreshing non-alcoholic options.
- See live demonstrations on how to make strawberry shortcake and quick pickles in the Learning Kitchen and enjoy samples!
- Old-fashioned fun with an historic game of baseball in the Billings’ fields at 2 p.m. Join in or cheer on the teams.
Billings Farm & Museum follows guidance from the CDC and the Vermont Forward Plan to determine our protocols. For the continued safety of our staff and guests, all guests over the age of 2 are required to wear a face covering in all indoor spaces. For outdoor spaces, mask wearing is optional for fully-vaccinated persons; unvaccinated persons must wear masks when around people and unable to maintain 6-feet of physical distances. No entry is permitted without a face covering.
For more information, visit billingsfarm.org.
