Girl running down a path pushing a hoop

Independence Day Historic Games

Join us on Independence Day at San Felipe de Austin for your chance to play historic games in outdoor exhibit, the Villa de Austin!

An anvil sits on top of another anvil with views of the bluff in the background

Ich bin ein Amerikaner: Independence Day on the Bluff

Celebrate Independence Day, German-Texan style! Join the sites for Independence Day-themed tours, living history, and other family activities throughout the post-Fourth-of-July weekend.

Living room in the Magoffin Home
Kids learning to make pinch pots.

Generation Serve - Make Pinch Pots

Join Generation Serve to help make clay pinch pot kits for the upcoming Texas Archeology Month.

Woman baking while another woman looks on

Scrumptious Saturdays: Food Preservation

Join us on Saturday, July 6th from 9am to 4pm for a look into historic food preservation methods!

whitewash fence

Painting & Tidying

Wear some old clothes and help us paint the house fence with whitewash, then head over to the barn to help clear the clutter that builds over the busy crop season!

Main house at Varner Hogg Plantation

Varner Day

Join us at the Varner-Hogg Plantation to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Martin Varner settlement!

Two anvils on stands with an interpretive sign in the middle

Ich bin ein Amerikaner: Independence Day on the Bluff

Celebrate Independence Day, German-Texan style! Join the sites for Independence day-themed tours, living history, and other family activities throughout the post-Fourth-of-July weekend.

A jar of ink and a white quill feather atop clean white paper

San Jacinto Family Day: Quill and Ink

Writing two hundred years ago required tools very different from the pens and pencils we use today - quills and ink!

Living room in the Magoffin Home