Image of a basket of cotton with carding paddles

Processing Fibers Part I: Carding

Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Join us Memorial Day weekend as we go through the different stages of processing types of fibers for fabrics!

Upclose image of hands spinning fiber from a spinning wheel

Processing Fibers Part II: Spinning

Sunday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Join us Memorial Day weekend as we go through the different stages of processing types of fibers for fabrics!

Photo of bluebonnets in bloom in front of the Farmer's Hotel building at San Felipe de Austin

San Felipe Nature Walk in the Footsteps of Stephen F. Austin

Sunday 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

In the early 1820s, Stephen F. Austin was scouting a location to become the capital of his colony in Mexican Texas. Join us as we explore the reasons behind Austin choosing this area of the Brazos Valley, how natural landscape of the area benefited locals, and native flowers in bloom.

Photo of a father, mother, and two young girls walking in front of a log cabin building

Special Hours: Open Memorial Day Monday!

Monday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Join us for a holiday of history touring our museum gallery, walking trails, and outdoor exhibit of reconstructed buildings.

Upclose image of balls of yarn mostly in reds, whites, and yellows

Processing Fibers Part III: Textile Art

Monday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Join us Memorial Day weekend as we go through the different stages of processing types of fibers for fabrics!

Outside Independence Hall at Washington on the Brazos

History at Night - A Cotton Patch and a Memory: Washington-on-the-Brazos Rediscovered

Thursday 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Please join us on Thursday, May 29th at 6pm for the next program in our History at Night series: A Cotton Plantation and a Dream - Washington-on-the-Brazos Rediscovered!

Photo of stacked tin cups in the foreground and a candlestick and vinegar bottle in the background all sitting on a mantle

Candle Making

Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Come visit us and learn about the different historic methods of making candles.

Photo of three reenactors dressed in period clothing looking over a table of fabrics

I-Spy In the Villa de Austin

Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Join us for a fun, self-guided activity in our Villa de Austin outdoor exhibit!

Printing press exhibit in the San Felipe de Austin museum

Stories of the Enslaved

Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

To date, we have identified over 70 people who were living and working in and around the town of San Felipe de Austin as an enslaved worker in Stephen Austin's time. Come join us as we celebrate the lives and contributions of four of those individuals: Turner (pictured in our event image), Celia, Joe, and Mary.

Photo of illistrated museum mural of a printing press and man named Turner, an enslaved worker in the town of San Felipe de Austin

Second Saturdays with Steve: Free and Enslaved in Austin's Colony (at Stephen F. Austin State Park)

Saturday 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Learn how those living and working in Austin’s Colony and San Felipe de Austin made their mark on local and state history under terms of enslavement.