A family standing on the left side of a white table covered with plates watch as a SJBSHS educator explains how to create butter using a shake jar. The young woman closest to the table holds her own shake jar. A wooden, period appropriate butter churn sits on the table.

San Jacinto Family Day: Butter Churning

Try your hand at churning butter using both a dash churn and a shake jar. You’ll even get to take your butter home with you!

Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church Marker Dedication

Please join the Harris County Historical Commission as they host the marker dedication for the Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church.

CORNAPALOOZA Block Party

Get ready for a corn-tastic extravaganza and fun-filled day of corn-themed activities, live music, historic demonstrations, folklorico dancers, craft vendors and more!

Book cover image of This is Our Home

On the Plantation Porch

Join us at the Varner-Hogg Plantation for our "On the Plantation Porch" book discussion.

Photo of woman and little girl sitting outside at a table with a pink tablecloth, painting two small canvases

Mommy and Me Tea

The Sam Bell Maxey House invites moms (or aunts, grandmothers, big sisters, etc.) and their little girls to a Mommy and Me Tea on May 4, 2024 at 2:00 pm.

photo graph of families at the winking stars wine cellar. Some are being served at the bar while others are playing historic card games.

Twilight - San Jacinto Night at Winking Stars Sparkling Wines

FREE event at Winking Stars in Anderson, TX. May 4 from 4-8PM

Bluff Creek Cemetery Historical Marker Dedication

Please join the Polk County Historical Commission as they host the marker dedication for the Bluff Creek Cemetery.

Living room in the Magoffin Home

Bank of America: Museums on Us

Free museum entry for Bank of America cardholders.

"Roots of the Pan Dulce. Pastries provided by Joe's Bakery" Image of Pan Dulce.

The Roots of Pan Dulce - A Cinco De Mayo Celebration with Joe's Bakery

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, the French Legation is partnering with iconic local bakery, Joe's Bakery, to host a history lesson on East Austin panaderías and the French connection to Mexican pan dulce through Saturday.

A line of six men dressed in 1830s period clothing fire muskets while standing in a green field, white smoke billowing away from the barrels.

Rifle and Musket Demo

On May 8th, venture to this historic battleground to experience some of the thunderous sounds of battle as San Jacinto Battleground staff demonstrate how to fire a musket and rifle, weapons both the Mexican and Texian armies utilized on the fateful day that won Texan independence.