The largest military re-enactment in New England -- more than 800 soldiers portraying British, Hessian, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, French and Colonial troops. Mock battles, cannon demonstrations, fife and drums and more.

The “Free Fun Fridays” program invites Massachusetts residents and tourists to visit for free a designated museum or attraction over ten Fridays this summer.  Please note that you do not need to register or obtain a ticket.  Just show up and enjoy!   OSV's Free Fun Friday is made possible by the Highland Foundation.

Take a Closer Look is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held at 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month, this program invites a closer look with a Village specialist.

The focus of this annual weekend celebrating textiles will be early 19th-century New England needlework.  Tours, gallery talks, hands-on activities, and demonstrations will be featured.

Garden Thyme is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m., this program looks at a variety of topics for the experienced and novice gardener.

Bring the whole family and celebrate the days of late summer with games and excitement for everyone! 

Learn about the role these musicians played in a day in the life of an early New England soldier.

Take a Closer Look is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held at 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month, this program invites a closer look with a Village specialist.

This Home School Day offers you and your children the opportunity to gain exposure to early 19th-century travel and transportation. During the Village period, America became enamored with travel. Join us on Home School Day to explore the revolutionary changes in travel and transportation!

Experience an old-fashioned agricultural exhibition complete with displays in the Center Meetinghouse of heirloom vegetables and agricultural accomplishments.

Garden Thyme is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m., this program looks at a variety of topics for the experienced and novice gardener.

Relive the seafood fests of early New England at the entrance to Old Sturbridge Village.

A history lesson your kids will never forget.  Learn about Discovery Camps and our new Exploration Camps for children from age 6 to 17.
Advance registration is required.

A new needlework exhibit in the Firearms & Textiles building focusing on young ladies' needlework and ornamental arts from the OSV collection. 

This exhibit on display through early September features rarely-seen pieces of early Massachusetts furniture from the OSV collection and on loan from private collectors.

The museum's newest permanent exhibit, Farm, Families and Change, includes new displays in three of the Village's restored barns.  The exhibit addresses questions that resonate today:  "Where does our food come from?" and "Why does the New England landscape look the way it does?"

Enjoy Sunday brunch in the Oliver Wight Tavern at OSV's main entrance.
Reservations are recommended.

Catch a ride on OSV's stagecoach, operating daily through foliage season, then on weekends in November. Get a feel for early New England travel aboard the reproduction Concord coach, then stop into the Bullard Tavern to learn about the ins and outs of getting from here to there in early New England.