Events at
Greenfield Village
Upcoming Special Events and Exhibits at Greenfield Village
Member Appreciation Days
September 21-22 , 2017
We set aside a few days to show our appreciation for the support we receive from our members in September. With free admission to the Ford Rouge Factory Tour, food and drink discounts to enjoy, we hope you’ll join us.
Member Appreciation Days
September 21-22 , 2017
Driving America Book Signing
September 21 & September 22, 2017 | 3 - 4:30 pm
The Henry Ford will host a book signing of Driving America: The Henry Ford Automotive Collection with Matt Anderson, Curator of Transportation, September 21 & 22.
Driving America Book Signing
September 21 & September 22, 2017 | 3 - 4:30 pm
Fall Flavor Weekends
September 23-24 and September 30-October 1, 2017 | 9:30am-5pm
Come celebrate American food traditions from farm to table, share in cooking demonstrations, browse the delights at our Saturday Local Roots Farmers Market, and much more.
Fall Flavor Weekends
September 23-24 and September 30-October 1, 2017 | 9:30am-5pm
Farmers Market
September 23 and 30 (Saturdays), 2017 | 10am - 3pm
Take home your own private bounty when you visit Greenfield Village's annual open-air Farmers Market. You'll meet some of our favorite farmers and food suppliers. Enjoy local herbs, artisanal ointments, organic spices, heirloom seeds, handmade pastas, and much more.
Farmers Market
September 23 and 30 (Saturdays), 2017 | 10am - 3pm
Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village
October 13-15, 19-22 and 26-29, 2017
Join us for a spooktacular Hallowe'en event featuring a mile-long, curving path illuminated by hand-carved jack-o'-lanterns, costumed characters, dancing skeletons, and much more. A kid-friendly, nightmare-free Hallowe'en gathering.
Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village
October 13-15, 19-22 and 26-29, 2017
Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village Dinner Package
October 13-14, 20-21, and 26-28, 2017 | 6pm-7:30pm
Join us for an evening of 19th-century Hallowe'en fun inside our famed Eagle Tavern. Visitors from the past will fill your evening with music and harvest games. Stroll down a path illuminated with hundreds of hand-carved jack-o’-lanterns and revel in the sights and sounds of Hallowe'en.
Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village Dinner Package
October 13-14, 20-21, and 26-28, 2017 | 6pm-7:30pm
Things to Do Today at Greenfield Village
Glass Blowing
Skilled artisan glassblowers demonstrate free-blown and mold-blown techniques used to create decorative and practical glassware.
Spinning Silk
The story of the first silk mill in America is spun, along with the details of silk productions, from cocoon to cloth.
Learn About Making Flour
Mill through the 1870s daily grind of corn and wheat and learn about the processing of American's most expensive crops.
Potter's Wheel
Look in on redware and stoneware pottery crafted by some of the true American artisans of Greenfield Village.
Printing Press
See all the news that's fit to demonstrate about the printing press!
Postmark
Send a vintage postcard at the Village Post Office with our own postmark and mail today's greeting in the sweet, slow way of the past.
Cutting Tin
Observe the Smiths at work. Lean about "poor mans silver" in an 1876-style shop.
Weaving
Demonstration of the artisan craft of weaving on a loom, textile technology still widely used.
Recording Sound
An in-depth demonstration of the invention that made Thomas Edison famous…the phonograph. This is the technology that captured sound.
Historic Cooking
Get inspired in your own kitchen when you step inside our historic kitchens spanning diverse regions, people and times.
Farm Work
Time is a resource to use wisely. From laundry to baking, each day of the week had its own chore in 1885. See how farmers make the most of each season with their daily work.
Lathe a Light
For the makers in the crowd, don your goggles and shape your own brass candlestick using a 1917 lathe. Ages 6 and older.
Roundhouse Challenge
Try your hand at turning our 40-ton turntable, weather permitting, must be age 6 or older to operate.
Engineering Firsts
A replica of the very first engine that Henry Ford created in his kitchen sink in 1893, hums and thrums before your eyes. (weather permitting).
Wool Carding
Wool picking and carding are demonstrated using 1850s technology for turning fiber into thread.
