Old Sturbridge Village
Welcome to Old Sturbridge Village – a “must-see” New England attraction which depicts life in an early 19th-century rural Village, featuring costumed historians, antique buildings, water-powered mills, and a working farm. You can view antiques, meet heritage breed animals, and take part in hands-on crafts.
Old Sturbridge Village is the perfect place for a wedding – complete with multiple ceremony locations and reception spaces and nearly endless photo opportunities.
The Village is also a great place to hold a bridal or baby shower, anniversary party, reunion, or other social function.
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MUSEUM HOURS
Now – May 25
Open Wednesday – Sunday | 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Also Open:
Monday – Tuesday, April 16 – 17 | 9:30 am – 4:00 pm (April Break)
Hours Vary Seasonally
View Seasonal Schedule
Old Sturbridge Village Fall Hours:
September 4 – November 25:
Open Wednesday – Sunday | 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Also Open:
Monday, October 8 (Columbus Day) | 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
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MUSEUM GIFT SHOP & NEW ENGLAND BOOKSTORE
Great gifts available in the Museum Store! Browse online or in-store to choose from a host of unique gifts including village made redware, tinware, fudge and more! Open Wednesday – Sunday 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
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LODGING
Located adjacent to Old Sturbridge Village, the award winning Inn & Lodges offer comfort and convenience in 29 modern lodging units and a charming 10-room Inn. Be sure to check out the special money-saving packages at the Old Sturbridge Inn & Reeder Family Lodges, recipient of the 2018 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence!
Old Sturbridge Inn & Reeder Family Lodges
369 Main Street
Sturbridge, MA 01566
OPEN EVERY DAY
March 2019
Old Sturbridge Village, Maple Days
For many at Old Sturbridge Village, the first whiff of spring isn’t the aroma of spring flowers – it’s the smell of wood smoke and maple syrup, a sure sign that the sap is rising and spring is on the way. Join us for four weekends of “Maple Days” in March, when the Village’s working sugar camp demonstrates maple sugaring as it was done in early 19th-century New England. See the entire sugar-making process, from tapping the trees to “sugaring…
Find out more »Old Sturbridge Village, Maple Days
For many at Old Sturbridge Village, the first whiff of spring isn’t the aroma of spring flowers – it’s the smell of wood smoke and maple syrup, a sure sign that the sap is rising and spring is on the way. Join us for four weekends of “Maple Days” in March, when the Village’s working sugar camp demonstrates maple sugaring as it was done in early 19th-century New England. See the entire sugar-making process, from tapping the trees to “sugaring…
Find out more »April 2019
Old Sturbridge Village, Family Farm Fest
Greet the Village's new spring lambs, meet Laura Ingalls Wilder, play farm games, visit our two new pigs, and learn about life on an early 19th-century farm! The Village is open EVERY DAY during April School Vacation Week! Old Sturbridge Village invites young and old to celebrate spring with the arrival of baby animals and the preparation of our planting fields. Meet the Village’s cuddly, heritage breed newborns up-close and experience first-hand the responsibilities of raising animals on a farm…
Find out more »May 2019
Old Sturbridge Village, Wool Days
Discover how New Englanders reared sheep for their wool in the 1830s at Old Sturbridge Village's annual sheep shearing festival - Wool Days - on Memorial Day Weekend. Welcome our spring lambs and see the adult sheep get their annual "haircut." There will also be guest alpacas to visit and sheep herding demonstrations. Throughout the weekend, farmers perform sheep shearing, while experts show off the sheep herding skills of border collies. Costumed historians will demonstrate the entire wool textile process, from…
Find out more »August 2019
Old Sturbridge Village, Redcoats & Rebels
Redcoats & Rebels, returns to Old Sturbridge Village. Come see hundreds of costumed soldiers and experience a taste of what life (and battle) was like for those who fought to win America's freedoms. See the largest military re-enactment in New England with nearly 1,000 soldiers portraying British, Irish, Spanish, Scottish, French and Colonial troops. The Village is transformed into a military camp from the time of the War for Independence, as it was known in early New England. Come see what it…
Find out more »Old Sturbridge Village, Redcoats & Rebels
Redcoats & Rebels, returns to Old Sturbridge Village. Come see hundreds of costumed soldiers and experience a taste of what life (and battle) was like for those who fought to win America's freedoms. See the largest military re-enactment in New England with nearly 1,000 soldiers portraying British, Irish, Spanish, Scottish, French and Colonial troops. The Village is transformed into a military camp from the time of the War for Independence, as it was known in early New England. Come see what it…
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