Headshot of speaker, Wade Dillon, wearing a colored light blue polo

History at Night: Velasco at the Time of the Revolution

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

Please join us for the final installment of our Fall History at Night series: Velasco at the Time of the Revolution!

Front of Star Family Home

Step Back Saturdays: Holiday Cheer at the Starrs

Saturday 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Join us at the Starr Family Home for a cozy outdoor holiday gathering with wassail, crafts, and festive cheer before the Wonderland of Lights Parade!

Front of Star Family Home

Fireside Feast: Cooking Up History at Maplecroft

Thursday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Step into the warmth of a 19th-century holiday kitchen during Fireside Feast, where live cooking demonstrations on an 1889 woodburning stove bring Victorian food traditions to life!

Kitchen at Varner Hogg Plantation

Candlelight Christmas

Saturday 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

A Christmas tour exploring 134 years of history of those both enslaved and free.

Front of Star Family Home

Fireside Feast: Cooking Up History at Maplecroft

Friday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Step into the warmth of a 19th-century holiday kitchen during Fireside Feast, where live cooking demonstrations on an 1889 woodburning stove bring Victorian food traditions to life!

blueprint of a springfield rifle

The Bullet Revolution: Military Arms in Transition, 1852-1883

Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Explore a pivotal era of transformation in military history as firearms and ammunition evolved from smoothbore muskets to more efficient, deadly, and technologically advanced weaponry. This program offers an overview of the innovations, challenges, and impacts that reshaped tactics and warfare in the mid-19th century.

The Amazing Journey of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca with Brandon Seale

Thursday 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Join podcaster and researcher, Brandon Seale, in a high energy and engaging lecture on the journey of Cabeza de Vaca and his companions through El Paso and beyond!

A Woman at Her Easel: Leola Freeman with Jennifer Moxley

Thursday 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Step into the colorful world of Leola Warnock Freeman, a trailblazing impressionist and portrait artist who helped shape El Paso’s 20th-century art scene!

Don Santiago: Trader, Politico, and Early El Pasoan

Thursday 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Discover how one man’s trade routes, family ties, and frontier diplomacy helped stitch together a region—and left a legacy still felt today!