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

Scrumptious Saturdays: Making Wine

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

Join us on Saturday, September 21st as we process the ingredients needed to begin the wine-making process!

Tacos on a plate

Tejas Tastebuds

Tuesday 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Join us as we explore San Antonio’s culinary heritage by highlighting traditional dishes dating back to the 1870s. This event will feature a live taco demonstration and tasting. Advanced registration is required. For more information on this program, please contact Antonio Coffee via email at antonio.coffee@thc.texas.gov

A woman in 19th century clothing demonstrates cooking methods

Foodways of Fayette County

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

Join us in the Kreische House kitchen for another German Texan food demonstration.

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

San Felipe Harvest Day

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

Join us at Villa de Austin on Saturday September 28th, for San Felipe Harvest Day. You'll get to decorate and take home your own birdhouse gourd, and participate in a corn husking competition where prizes will be given out to the winners. Hope to see you then.

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.

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 man and a woman in period dress cooking bread over a fire.

San Jacinto Family Day: Breadmaking

Saturday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Try making your own campfire bread, just like the Texian soldiers did 187 years ago!

Graphic image of an illustrated Stephen F. Austin and an outline of the state of Texas labeled "Father of Texas"

Father of Texas - FREE Admission!

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

Join us for our annual Father of Texas event held this year on Saturday, November 9th!

Portrait of 2 hand drawn people

A Day of Remembrance: Part 1

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

A Day of Remembrance. ADOR is an educational program commemorating those who were enslaved or sharecropped during the plantation era and post-emancipation era. Hands on workshops about genealogy and photography will be held in the morning and a historic foodways program will take place in the afternoon.

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.