Calendar of Events 

The exhibition celebrates both Chippendale’s legacy and the iconic style he helped promote through a number of English and American Rococo decorative art forms from Historic Deerfield’s rich collection. 

See how early New Englanders made redware pottery and discover the art of paper marbling during today's demonstrations.

Drop in anytime.

Meet the Society of the 17th Century, a group of re-enactors who will bring our historic Hall Tavern building to life with an incredible array of period arts, crafts, and trades.

Be a Patron and shop with us on Museum Store Sunday. We're joining more than 700 museum stores across the world for this special day of inspired shopping at museums and cultural institutions. Stop by the Museum Gift Shop and Bookstore on Sunday, November 25 and save 25% off your purchase on this day only!* Save an additional 25% off or more on a select group of 25 items. Plus, enter to win a gift card to The Deerfield Inn. A great way to kick off the holiday shopping season.

Help create beautiful natural wreaths to decorate the doorways of Deerfield. Bring your creativity, enthusiasm, and an extra pair of pruning shears. No experience required. Supplies and refreshments will be provided. Free, pre-registration required.

Help create beautiful natural wreaths to decorate the doorways of Deerfield. Bring your creativity, enthusiasm, and an extra pair of pruning shears. No experience required. Supplies and refreshments will be provided. Free, pre-registration required.

Saturdays and Sundays

Make progress on your gift list by making a special gift by hand. Visitors may choose one of two simple hand-crafted gifts.

Take a break from your holiday baking and help our hearth cooks make sugar cakes and cookies from old recipe books such as Amelia Simmons’ cookbook, American Cookery, the first “American” cookbook published in 1796. 

Saturdays and Sundays

Make your own hot chocolate mix to take home that is inspired by a colonial chocolate recipe.

Spend a December day as early New Englanders did with activities the whole family will enjoy.

Saturdays and Sundays

Join us and experience a cozy winter day in the tradition of early New Englanders who used indoor time to socialize, play games, and do handwork. 

Saturdays and Sundays

Sit down and enjoy a game of checkers, fox and geese or merelles. Try your hand at table top nine pins, Jacob's ladder, and ball and cup.

Performances at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Enjoy family-friendly songs and stories with Tim Van Egmond, a multi-talented storyteller, singer, and musician. Tim transports audiences to the wellspring of wisdom, humor, and inspiration found in multicultural tales and folk music. His performance will warm your heart in an uplifting experience of enjoyment and enchantment.

Join our Hearth Cooks as they explore the sugar and spice that make the holidays nice. 

The beautiful horses will greet you at the Visitor Center, and provide a lovely tour down our historic street. **weather permitting**

Performances at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Robert Olson will recreate the magic of 19th century magician Richard Potter in an engaging performance at the Deerfield Community Center. Olson uses recreated and original props, 19th century costume, and the early language that appeared in the magic books of Potter's time to transport the audience for an evening of magic and fun. 

Join our Hearth Cooks as they explore the sugar and spice that make the holidays nice. 

Visitors will learn about printing and the operation of a press as they watch Carl print holiday cards. Every visitor gets to take a card home with them. Envelopes, pens and other supplies are available to embellish your special card.

The beautiful horses will greet you at the Visitor Center, and provide a lovely tour down our historic street. **weather permitting**

Join our Hearth Cooks as they explore the sugar and spice that make the holidays nice. 

Free Admission with Donation

Bring an unwrapped toy or gift donation for the Community Action Family Center in lieu of museum admission for the day.

The beautiful horses will greet you at the Visitor Center, and provide a lovely tour down our historic street. **weather permitting**

Join our Hearth Cooks as they explore the sugar and spice that make the holidays nice. 

Join our Hearth Cooks as they explore the sugar and spice that make the holidays nice. 

Let’s be honest – it’s hard to find anyone that doesn’t like chocolate. Think how fast that office candy dish of chocolate is devoured! And what’s the go-to present for Valentine’s Day? That heart shaped box of chocolate, of course. But how did America come to consume 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate each year? Let us take you on a learning adventure, from the civilizations of the ancient Maya and Aztecs, to Europe and North America, during Historic Deerfield’s “Chocolate Detectives” program, to be held February 11-14, 2019.

The Connecticut River Valley is one of the best places to study geology in the world. It displays an amazing array of dramatic and even unique geologic events. The Valley’s geologic heritage also creates the environment for diverse human achievements. During this 5-day program, you will learn about the the amazing story found in the rocks.