A wooden spinning wheel with spindles and raw fiber rests on a table.

Spinning and Weaving

Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Learn more about traditional spinning and weaving at a demonstration from the Bay Area Weavers and Spinners every second Saturday at the San Jacinto Museum.

reenactment of soldiers administering loyalty oaths to rebel soldiers

"Amnesty for All Offenses" 160th Anniversary of Fanthorp's Pardon

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

Living History event at the Fanthorp Inn in Anderson, TX

Men standing around a cannon as it is being fired

Austin's Militia Muster

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

Come see the citizen's of Austin's colony perform their civic duty when they answer the call for the militia muster.

Soldier Equipment Display

A Soldier's Life

Saturday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Visit for a hands-on experience of Soldier's equipment from the 1800s at Fort Lancaster. Every Thursday & Saturday 1pm-4pm Free With Admission Contact Fort Lancaster at: 432-836-4391 for more information.

reenactment of soldiers administering loyalty oaths to rebel soldiers

"Amnesty for All Offenses" 160th Anniversary of Fanthorp's Pardon

Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Living History event at the Fanthorp Inn in Anderson, TX

Soldier Equipment Display

A Soldier's Life

Thursday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Visit for a hands-on experience of Soldier's equipment from the 1800s at Fort Lancaster. Every Thursday & Saturday 1pm-4pm Free With Admission Contact Fort Lancaster at: 432-836-4391 for more information.

19th-century woman sewing by a window with a dog at her feet and soft daylight filling the room

Cross the I's and Cross the T's

Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Join us on July 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fort Martin Scott for a hands-on cross stitching class using 1840s techniques, where participants ages 12 and up will stitch their name onto a canvas bag. Space is limited to 15 participants—call or email to register today. The program is $10.00 per person.

food cooking

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter (Saturday)

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

Start your experience behind the Jones Home in the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared.

Scales of justice with the details of the July 19th ayuntamiento program at San Felipe de Austin underneath.  It will go from 10am to 4pm

Ayuntamiento program

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

Come and join the governmental body of San Felipe de Austin - the Ayuntamiento. Get first person experience with how it worked (or didn't) by going through cases that the Ayuntamiento saw during the years of 1829-1830.

Soldier Equipment Display

A Soldier's Life

Saturday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Visit for a hands-on experience of Soldier's equipment from the 1800s at Fort Lancaster. Every Thursday & Saturday 1pm-4pm Free With Admission Contact Fort Lancaster at: 432-836-4391 for more information.