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.

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.

A woman in 19th century living history costume stands in front of a group of kids with a Christmas pyramid

Trail of Lights

Saturday 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Join Kreische Brewery and Monument State Historic Sites for their annual lighted trail and historical holiday extravaganza!

historic clock striking midnight surrounded by candlelight

Twilight - New Years Night

Saturday 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Holiday themed living history event at the Fanthorp Inn in Anderson, TX

food cooking

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter (Sunday)

Sunday 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.

A woman in 19th century living history costume stands in front of a group of kids with a Christmas pyramid

Trail of Lights

Sunday 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Join Kreische Brewery and Monument State Historic Sites for their annual lighted trail and historical holiday extravaganza!

A woman in 19th century living history costume stands in front of a group of kids with a Christmas pyramid

Trail of Lights

Monday 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Join Kreische Brewery and Monument State Historic Sites for their annual lighted trail and historical holiday extravaganza!

A woman in 19th century living history costume stands in front of a group of kids with a Christmas pyramid

Trail of Lights

Tuesday 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Join Kreische Brewery and Monument State Historic Sites for their annual lighted trail and historical holiday extravaganza!

A woman in 19th century living history costume stands in front of a group of kids with a Christmas pyramid

Trail of Lights

Wednesday 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Join Kreische Brewery and Monument State Historic Sites for their annual lighted trail and historical holiday extravaganza!

A roaring camp fire built in a "teepee" shape.

Demo Day: Fire Making

Thursday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

For this demo day, watch as San Jacinto Battleground educators demonstrate how to use a flint and steel to prepare a fire, and learn how to make your own char-cloth. We’ll even show you how to create your own Texian fire making kit!