Old Sturbridge Village, Earth Days

April 23 – 27, 2025

Times: The Village is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Cost: Included with standard daytime admission or Village membership. Up to two kids (4-17) are admitted for FREE per adult/senior paying full price; see details below.

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Wednesday, April 23:

Help our gardeners as they prepare for another growing season and learn about seasonal cooking. Take home some seeds to plant at home and participate in a kids’ craft activity!

Drop-in Kids’ Programs (Included with Standard Daytime Admission or Membership):

• 10:00 a.m. | Bark Rubbing | Meets at Simple Machines
• 11:00 a.m. | Storytime: Percy’s Museum | Meets at Simple Machines
• 12:00 p.m. | Nature Weaving | Meets at Simple Machines

Workshop at Museum Education (Additional $7/person Fee):

• PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: 2:00 p.m. | Make a Flower Press (Ages 9+) | Sign Up Here

People have been collecting and pressing botanical specimens for hundreds of years. Participants in this workshop will look at examples of flora and fauna from the collection, see what will be in bloom in the Village’s gardens once the weather warms up, and construct their own flower press from wood.

Thursday, April 24:

Help our gardeners as they prepare for another growing season and learn about seasonal cooking. Take home some seeds to plant at home and participate in a kids’ craft activity!

Drop-in Kids’ Programs (Included with Standard Daytime Admission or Membership):

• 10:00 a.m. | Seed Balls | Meets at Simple Machines
• 11:00 a.m. | Storytime: Luna and Me | Meets at Simple Machines
• 12:00 p.m. | Plant a Seed | Meets at Simple Machines

Workshop at Museum Education (Additional $5/person Fee):

• PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: 2:00 p.m. | Make Seed Paper (Ages 6+) | Sign Up Here

Friday, April 25:

Help our gardeners as they prepare for another growing season and learn about seasonal cooking. Take home some seeds to plant at home and participate in a kids’ craft activity!

Drop-in Kids’ Programs (Included with Standard Daytime Admission or Membership):

• 10:00 a.m. | Clay Printing | Meets at Simple Machines
• 11:00 a.m. | Storytime: The First Blade of Sweetgrass | Meets at Simple Machines
• 12:00 p.m. | Fairy Houses | Meets at Simple Machines

Workshop at Museum Education (Additional $5/person Fee):

• PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: 2:00 p.m. | Make a Honey Cake (Ages 6+) | Sign Up Here

Saturday, April 26:

Help our gardeners as they prepare for another growing season, learn about reusing and dyeing fabric, and learn about seasonal cooking. Visit with guest oxen and try your hand at ploughing. Take home some seeds to plant at home and participate in a kids’ craft activity!

Special Lectures, Highlights, & Demonstrations:

• 10:00 a.m. | Lecture: Seed Saving with Maria DuBois, Sturbridge Gardeners Community
• 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Visit with OSV’s expert beekeeper, Jim Dawber
• 11:00 a.m. | Presentation: Improving the Soil
• 11:30 a.m. | Presentation: Don’t Toss it – Upcycle It! with Dana McInnis of Blue Dog Natural Dye House
• Visit with guest oxen
• And more!

Sunday, April 27:

Help our gardeners as they prepare for another growing season, learn about reusing and dyeing fabric, and learn about seasonal cooking. Visit with guest oxen and try your hand at ploughing. Take home some seeds to plant at home and participate in a kids’ craft activity!

Special Lectures, Highlights, & Demonstrations:

• 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Visit with OSV’s expert beekeeper, Jim Dawber
• 11:00 a.m. | Presentation: Don’t Toss it – Upcycle It! with Dana McInnis of Blue Dog Natural Dye House
• 1:00 p.m. | Pollinator-Friendly Practices
• 2:00 p.m. | Cooking Up Compost
• Visit with guest oxen
• And more!