Calendar of Events

Guided tours of the Great Stone Dwelling are held Monday - Saturday, from 10:00 A.M., and on Sundays, from 12 noon. The last tour is at 3:00 P.M. daily. Self-guided tours of the site and use of the trails are also offered.

Sign up for a romantic getaway in the beautiful surroundings of the Great Stone Dwelling. the spacious rooms and baths, quiet atmosphere and breathtaking views offer a unique and memorable occasion for you and your loved one. Stay includes a welcome basket, sleigh rides, musical entertainment, dinner for two, dessert extravaganza, breakfast, special discount in the Museum Store, and more!

Enjoy a day of family fun! Take a horse-drawn wagon ride! Make s'mores by the campfire! Participate in a snow sculpture contest. Koby Van Beest will show you how to track animals in the winter. Bring your own sled, and slide down Shaker Hill -- or make your own sled and enter in our "cardboard box derby" -- the race will begin at 2 P.M. Prizes will be given for the best-looking and fastest sleds. Indoor activities include storytelling, singing, making cookies, and much more!

Experience the fun of maple sugaring the traditional way here at the Museum for the weekend! Join us on Friday, 4-6 P.M., with a welcome reception. On Saturday, enjoy a traditional Shaker breakfast, followed by your choice of sugar house tours, demonstrations, sleigh rides and more! End the day with our Sugaring Off Dinner. On Sunday, have breakfast and choose from other optional activities. The weekend package includes dinner, two breakfasts, two receptions, and choice of activities, all

Our annual Sugaring Off Dinner is also offered separately from our Maple Sugar Weekend. Enjoy a traditional Shaker-inspired meal in the elegant Great Stone Dwelling (1837-1841), where the Enfield Shakers dined for nearly 100 years. Our traditional Shaker-inspired meal will be catered by Stone Wall Catering and will feature locally made produce and products.

Children and adults are invited to experience daily hands-on Shaker crafts and projects to work on progressively through the week. Children will learn about planning a garden, stories and songs. Appropriate for ages 5-11. Pre-registration is encouraged.

Stay overnight at the Museum and learn about the Shaker way through lectures, demonstrations and tours. Put your "hands to work, hearts to God" and help the Museum. Rooms and meals included.

Immerse yourself in Shaker culture for a full weekend! The weekend will be packed with lectures with new scholarship, tours, and performances! Package rates, including rooms and meals, are offered.

This will be a HUGE sale offering books, furniture, household items and much more! Held at the Museum's 1849 Stone Mill.

Celebrate living in harmony with the land! Sample Upper Valley’s cheeses, honey, herbs, cider, maple syrup and more! Watch craft demonstrations; take a horse-drawn wagon ride! See local animals and participate in special events scheduled throughout the day. Many booths and activities will be held in the Museum's historic buildings, so this event will be held rain or shine. Take a break in the Great Stone Dwelling for lunch and musical performances.

The Center for Advanced Musical Studies will present the Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar at the Museum, providing extraordinary faculty and performance artists from around the world. Free public performances will be held in the Mary Keane Chapel, showcasing music from the 17th century to the present. Internationally acclaimed Seminar Director Edward Carroll will present pre-concert introductions.

Organized by the Enfield Village Association, the Shaker Seven Road Race is an annual event that starts at the Museum, runs across the bridge and beautiful Mascoma Lake, and through our beautiful downtown. In the spirit of helping the local community, the Museum will host the post-race brunch for the competitors and the public.

To celebrate the national holiday, George and Donna Butler will lead this participatory program in the Mary Keane Chapel with patriotic music. Bring your flag to wave! Veterans are invited to come in uniform. Open house in the Great Stone Dwelling follows.

Barbara Brady will teach you how to tape a chair with fabric Shaker tape. Your chair must be in good condition and finished. The tape, in a beautiful array of colors, is for sale in the Museum Store. Registration is limited.

Rain or Shine! Tour private and public gardens and exhibitions you might never see. Watch artists demonstrating their skills. A map will guide you. The final stop will be the Museum’s Herb Garden, where refreshments will be served. A Silent Auction of enchanted fairy houses with other garden-related items will be held in the West Brethren Shop next to the Herb Garden. A $25 admission covers both days, including a Twilight Tour of gardens in the village surrounding the Museum site, a wine and cheese reception, the Silent Auction, and the self-guided tour. A $15 admission covers the self-guided tour on Saturday. Proceeds benefit Enfield Village Association and Enfield Shaker Museum.

Experience a magical summer evening with magnificent views as the sun sets over Mount Assurance. Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres starting at 5:00 p.m., followed by a feast of sumptuous dishes. Dance the night away surrounded by candlelight – our band is the East Bay Jazz Company, back by popular demand! Just $60 per Museum member and $80 per non-member, to benefit the Museum. Weekend packages of $189 per person double occupancy includes 2 nights in the Great Stone Dwelling, 4 breakfasts; 2 Dragonfly Ball Tickets!

At this annual event, active volunteers from the past year are invited to attend a pancake breakfast, hosted by the board of trustees.

Enjoy a weekend of fun and festivities! Enjoy a Shaker Harvest dinner Friday night in the 1841 Great Stone Dwelling dining room. On Saturday, the whole family will participate in hands-on activities in the Old Stone Mill. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride and hunt for pennies in a haystack! Make your own cider, churn butter and crank your own ice cream! Create cornhusk dolls, pinecone feeders, no-bake cookies, and child-sized scarecrows! Dip hand-made candles and make bookmarks from natural materials. Traditional crafts, animal demonstrations, and a storytelling session by author Mary Lyn Ray will be included. Our harvest lunch includes Eldress Bertha’s Rosewater Apple Pie. The basic admission for Saturday includes touring the museum and gardens: Adults: $7.50; children ages 6-18, $3. Free to Museum members and children under aged 6. Advance registration is required to reserve for the dinner and overnight stays.

Stay overnight at the Museum and learn about the Shaker way through lectures, demonstrations and tours. Put your “hands to work, hearts to God” and help the Museum. Rooms and meals included. Contact Deb Williams through the Hulbert Outdoor Center, at 802-333-3405

Join us for an evening of food, fun and festivities! The Upper Valley’s top purveyors of fine foods will offer sample culinary works of art - “signature” appetizers, entrees and desserts. Complimentary wines and non-alcoholic beverages will be served.

Members are invited to review the Museum’s past achievements and share our vision for the future. Members have the benefit of voting on the Museum’s governance. Free admission.

Create a special memory with your friends and family and enjoy a Thanksgiving Dinner in the 1841 Great Stone Dwelling. Reserve by Nov. 22.

In the 20th century, the Shakers decorated a tree for the holidays. Visit the Great Stone Dwelling and see a tree in every dwelling room! Businesses may sponsor a tree @ $500, which their employees may decorate or encourage a nonprofit organization, classroom or family to decorate. Vote for your favorite tree in the children’s and adult categories. The two winners will each receive a $100 prize! The winners will be announced on Sunday, December 19, noon.

The Museum and Store will be 10a.m. – 4pm, Monday-Friday and 12 - 4pm Sunday. The Museum will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1st.

Join us for a holiday celebration! The Great Stone Dwelling will be decorated for the holidays. Our Museum Store and Gallery will feature locally handcrafted items. Enjoy wassail, music and more!

Enjoy a traditional dinner in the Great Stone Dwelling, the Shakers’ greatest architectural achievement. Designed by Ammi Burnham Young (later the architect for the U.S. Treasury), the “stone house” captures the Shaker ideals of simplicity, spirituality and order. Register by Dec. 3. Catered by Sharon Carr.

...until the cookies are sold out! Select from more than 100 different varieties of homemade cookies – festively arranged for the season! Sold by the pound.