What’s Happening at Westfield in August?
August 2 and 3 Westfield is open from 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. for our Milk and Honey: A Dairy Delicious Event. Come find out about two delicious ingredients. Summit Dairy will be out to demonstrate milking a cow again. Their delicious milk will be available for purchase. Butter making and ice-cream making demonstrations will be part of the day. Have some fun playing our carnival games. Learn all about honey and those industrious bees. Make your own bee fan/thaumatrope.
August 9, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.: How did children spend their time historically? It usually involved, chores, school and leisure time with friends and family. Plan to spend some time playing games at the Bandstand and Inn Driveshed. Appreciate the hard work that went into making homemade ice cream at the Gillen House. Stop by the school to find out what the teacher has on the blackboard. Can you solve the math problems? The family craft is making a thaumatrope.
August 16, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.: Come tap your toes and swing your partner at the Bandstand. Westfield volunteer, Ian Bell, will be out to play his squeeze box and provide some tunes for our local country dancers. Come dance a reel or watch the fun. Stop by the General Store first to purchase a cool refreshment, sweet treat or a salty one like Saratoga chips and pickle on a stick. The family craft is making paper doll chain of dancers.
August 23, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.: The theme is “Be Well” and we plan to have some fun with period exercises on the Village Green. Visit the travelling doctor at the D’Aubigny Inn and discover how medicine has changed a 100 years later in the Drug Store. Come make a 3D Apple as part of our family craft.
August 30, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.: Fall Fairs are a big part of the harvest celebrations in local communities around Westfield. Learn about judging entries in a fair. Play some carnival games. Enter our “hobby horse” horse show! Family craft is making an animal using a pinecone.
The historic village is open each Sunday afternoon from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Enjoy walking our accessible trails everyday from dawn to dusk.
