Calendar of Events

Year Round    
Guided Tours

Guided tours of the Great Stone Dwelling are offered every day.

Enfield Shaker Museum Spring Events

 

 

Saturday and Sunday, May 18 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, May 19 Noon to 5:00 pm

Benefit Yard Sale

 

Just in time for spring-cleaning: the Museum is looking for donations and volunteers for its annual Benefit Yard Sale. The event will take place on the lawn next to the Great Stone Dwelling and will feature a variety of unique items!

 

To donate or volunteer: call the Museum at (603) 632-4346 or email events@shakermuseum.org.

 

 

Summer Events

 

June 16 through July 14

Center for Advanced Musical Studies Concerts

 

Students and faculty from the Center for Advanced Musical Studies will perform four, free concerts in the Mary Keane Chapel.

 

Watch for concert dates and times.

 

 

Thursday, July 4 11:00 am

Patriotic Sing-along and Pie Sale

 

Celebrate the 4^th of July in the Mary Keane Chapel with organists George and Donna Butler. Veterans are invited to come in uniform and refreshments will be served. We will also be selling homemade pies.

 

Cost: Free

 

If you are interested in baking and donating a pie for the Pie Sale, call the Museum at (603) 632-4346 or email events@shakermuseum.org.

 

 

Saturdays in June, July, August and September 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Family Programs

 

Join us for these family oriented educational workshops. Your whole family will share the experience of Shaker pastimes and learn about the history and heritage of the Shakers.

 

Cost: Free with purchase of Museum admission.

 

Saturday, August 10 6:00 pm

Dragonfly Ball

 

Join us for another fundraising event! It begins on the back promenade with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres surrounded by the beautiful scenery of the Museum. A delicious dinner and dancing with a live band follows. A silent auction and a variety of raffle prizes complete the evening.

 

Cost: $65 per person; members receive 10% off.

 

For tickets: call the Museum at (603) 632-4346 or email events@shakermuseum.org.

 

 

Wednesday, August 21 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Tasty Pickles

 

Have you ever wanted to practice pickling? Sign up for this new (and tasty) workshop. Participants will learn how to make homemade pickles with herbs from the garden. Take home your own jars of pickles.

 

Cost: $20.00/members and $25.00/non members.

 

To register: call the Museum at (603) 632-4346 or email events@shakermuseum.org.

 

 

Fall Events

 

Saturday, September 21 11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Harvest Festival

 

This autumn festival is a bushel of family fun! Take a horse-drawn wagon ride and hunt for prizes in a haystack. Make your own cider, churn butter and crank your own ice cream. Dip hand-made candles and learn other traditional crafts. Purchase a harvest lunch, which includes savory soups.

 

Adults – $12, Ages 13 to 17 – $8, Ages 12 and under – $5, families of 3 or more – $20.

 

To register: call the Museum at (603) 632-4346 or email events@shakermuseum.org.

 

 

Thursday, October 17 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Preserving Fruits of the Harvest

 

Make your own chutney, apple butter and preserves. Participants will take home techniques, recipes and jars of delicious preserves. Join us for this new workshop.

 

Cost: $20.00/members and $25.00/non members.

 

To register: call the Museum at (603) 632-4346 or email events@shakermuseum.org.

 

 

Sunday, November 10 4:00 pm

Annual Meeting

 

Museum members and the public are invited to our Annual Meeting for an update on our accomplishments and projects throughout the year and a review of next year’s plan.

 

To RSVP: call the Museum at (603) 632-4346 or email events@shakermuseum.org.

 

 

Holiday Events

(Enfield Residents admitted free in December)

 

Friday, December 13 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Holiday Open House and Extended Gift Shop Hours

 

View our beautiful holiday decorations and help us celebrate the start of the holiday season! There will be music, refreshments and several fun, themed Christmas trees. Our Gift Shop will be open late for holiday shopping so be sure to check out our selection of handmade gifts and local items.

 

Donations accepted.

 

To decorate or sponsor a tree: call the Museum at (603) 632-4346 or email events@shakermuseum.org.

 

 

Sunday, December 14 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Breakfast with Santa

 

Mr. and Mrs. Claus are stopping by the Museum to enjoy homemade pancakes with you and your family! We will be serving pancakes, bacon, fresh fruit, hot chocolate, coffee, and more. Little ones will receive a special surprise straight from Santa’s workshop

 

Adults – $8, Children under 12 – $5, Children under 3 – free

 

No reservations required.

 

 

Sunday, December 15 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

The Cookie Fair

 

Our annual Cookie Fair is back and better than ever! Our volunteers will make tasty homemade confections to be sold by the pound. All proceeds benefit the Museum. Come early as cookies sell out fast!

 

If you are interested in baking and donating cookies for the Cookie Sale, call the Museum at (603) 632-4346 or email events@shakermuseum.org.