July 2021
Lunch & Learn 400 Years Ago: A Look Back at Spring 1621/Pre-Register/Online or In-person
Options of Online or In-person available and made free through a generous grant from the Bridge Street Fund, a special initiative of Mass Humanities. 2021 marks the anniversary of the famous event known as the First Thanksgiving. As the year progresses join Plimoth Patuxet Museums’ Deputy Executive Director and Chief Historian, Richard Pickering, in a series of Lunch & Learn lectures as he chronicles the Pilgrims' first year in New England. This month's focus will be Spring 1621. Spring 1621…
Storytime at the Farmer’s Market
Join the Plymouth Public Library at Plimoth Patuxet for storytime at the Farmer's Market. Geared for children ages 6 and under, but all are welcome! Storytime will start promptly at 4:30 under the tent.
Plimoth Workshops: Hypertufa Garden Container/Pre-registration required
Grab your gloves and prepare to get a little messy! Join us as we make custom hypertufa garden containers! Hypertufa pots are fun and easy to make using a combination of portland cement, perlite, peat moss, and water. They are made to simulate tufa stone, a porous limestone rock that creates excellent environments for growing plants due to its ability to hold little pockets of moisture. While the containers may look like stone, they are lightweight and easy to move…
September 2021
Plimoth Patuxet Museums: Plimoth Family Workshops: 9 Men’s Morris (Pilgrim favorite board game): Pre-Register/Ticketed Event
The strategy board game Nine Men’s Morris is a Pilgrim favorite! During this family-oriented workshop learn how to play this simple game, create your own family game board, game pieces, and rule book. Take home your game for hours of fun. All supplies included (1 game per family). Suggested Age: 4+
Plimoth Patuxet Museums: Plimoth Workshops: Hypertufa Garden Container – Pre-registration/Ticketed Event
Make an awesome garden container! About this event Grab your gloves and prepare to get a little messy! Join us as we make custom hypertufa garden containers! Hypertufa pots are fun and easy to make using a combination of portland cement, perlite, peat moss, and water. They are made to simulate tufa stone, a porous limestone rock that creates excellent environments for growing plants due to its ability to hold little pockets of moisture. While the containers may look like…
October 2021
Lunch & Learn: Plymouth 400 Archaeological Dig Update/Ticketed Event/Online or In-Person
The summer of 2021 marked another year of UMass Boston’s archaeological exploration in downtown Plymouth. Dr. David Landon will provide an overview of the project to date, highlighting the ways archaeologists use artifacts and other clues to envision past landscapes. The wide range of artifacts and samples collected span the entire period from Native Patuxet through the 20th century, and help us understand the history of land use and the town’s changing environment. You may bring a bagged lunch or…
Patuxet After Dark: Marshmallows Over the Mishoon/Hosted by Plimoth Patuxet Museums/Registration Required/Ticketed Event
Exclusive family friendly Patuxet After Dark! Mishoon making is one of our most popular exhibits on the Wampanoag Homesite! Join us this autumn as we keep our mishoon fire going into the evening! Roast marshmallows, sip hot cocoa, and learn how native communities relied on fire to create these important boats used for fishing, travel, and commerce!
Plimoth Patuxet Museums: New England Harvest Feast/Pre-register, ticketed event
Take a savory journey into the past. About this event An evening of entertainment and hospitality awaits you as you sit down to a 17th century meal filled with the finest food that this season of plenty has to offer. Your host will guide you through the meal, and answer your questions about England and Plymouth, old and new. Before dinner, you will be entertained with centuries-old psalms and songs, and perhaps you will be convinced to join in singing…
Plimoth Patuxet Museums: A Historically Spooky Halloween/Pre-Registration-Ticketed Event
Dress in your favorite Halloween costume and join us for a cozy fall evening packed with family fun! Follow our lantern and pumpkin-lit paths to our Family Game Pavilion. Parents- warm yourselves by our outdoor fire while kids try 17th-century inspired games such as gourd bowling, jumbo Nine Men's Morris, and our Pilgrim Hat Hoop Toss. As the sky gets darker, follow jack-o-lanterns and gather by the fire at the Village Fort for a spooky story. Each child will receive…
Plimoth Patuxet presents The Great New England Pumpkin Pie Contest/Registration ends Oct 30/Judging will be on Nov 6
Thanksgiving is America’s quintessential, original holiday. It creates a continuity in the American experience. From one generation to the next we pass on the family traditions, stories, heirloom china, and of course favorite recipes. Pumpkin pie takes a top spot in our hearts and on our tables. Plimoth Patuxet Museums is delighted to gather the New England region around a very special table this fall, featuring YOUR pumpkin pie. Is anything more classically Thanksgiving!? To celebrate this favorite fare and…
Plimoth Patuxet Museums: A Historically Spooky Halloween/Pre-Registration-Ticketed Event
Dress in your favorite Halloween costume and join us for a cozy fall evening packed with family fun! Follow our lantern and pumpkin-lit paths to our Family Game Pavilion. Parents- warm yourselves by our outdoor fire while kids try 17th-century inspired games such as gourd bowling, jumbo Nine Men's Morris, and our Pilgrim Hat Hoop Toss. As the sky gets darker, follow jack-o-lanterns and gather by the fire at the Village Fort for a spooky story. Each child will receive…
November 2021
Plimoth Patuxet Museums: New England Harvest Feast/Pre-register, ticketed event
Take a savory journey into the past. About this event An evening of entertainment and hospitality awaits you as you sit down to a 17th century meal filled with the finest food that this season of plenty has to offer. Your host will guide you through the meal, and answer your questions about England and Plymouth, old and new. Before dinner, you will be entertained with centuries-old psalms and songs, and perhaps you will be convinced to join in singing…
Plimoth Patuxet Museums presents Behind the Holiday: The First Thanksgiving – Film Premiere & Reception
Thanksgiving is America’s quintessential, original holiday. It creates a continuity in the American experience. From one generation to the next we pass on the family traditions and favorite recipes, the heirloom china and the stories that accompany these personal treasures. Feast that it is, the gift of Thanksgiving isn’t really about the day’s menu though; the gift is gathering together in gratitude. In this moment of our Nation’s history, this gift and message are needed now more than ever. Plimoth…
Plimoth Patuxet Museums: New England Harvest Feast/Pre-register, ticketed event
Take a savory journey into the past. About this event An evening of entertainment and hospitality awaits you as you sit down to a 17th century meal filled with the finest food that this season of plenty has to offer. Your host will guide you through the meal, and answer your questions about England and Plymouth, old and new. Before dinner, you will be entertained with centuries-old psalms and songs, and perhaps you will be convinced to join in singing…
Plymouth Farmers Market – Thanksgiving
We are back again this Tuesday with a special Thanksgiving market from 1-4pm @plimothpatuxet. Don’t forget to grab some @hippypilgrimgarlicsalt. Did you know they offer a special Thanksgiving blend?
January 2022
Plimoth Cinema: Daily – 7 Days a Week
Last Day to see Drive My Car and Licorice Pizza Drive My Car - Shows at 2pm and 5:30pm Licorice Pizza - Shows at 2pm, 4:30pm and 7pm ***NOTE: Because of Covid-19, we suggest double-checking that event is still on.***
February 2022
Dinner and a Movie at Plimoth Cinema/Ticketed Event
Join us for a fun Valentine's themed evening! 5:30 p.m. dinner followed with 7:00 p.m. movie ***NOTE: Because of Covid-19, we suggest double-checking that event is still on.***
Plimoth Patuxet Winter Break Adventures (Best for ages 7-11)(Pre-registration required)
Enjoy hands-on activities, crafts, games and stories for kids and their families inspired by the 17th-century communities of Plymouth and Patuxet. Best for ages 7-11. Pre-registration is required. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Sign up for one day or the whole week! Each day features a different theme and activity.
March 2022
Plimoth Patuxet Museums: Lunch & Learn: Ellen Shipman and the American Garden/Ticketed Event/Online or in Person
Options of Online or In-person available . Between 1914 and 1950, Ellen Shipman designed more than 600 gardens from Long Island's Gold Coast to the State of Washington. Her secluded, lush formal gardens attracted clientele such as the Fords, Astors, and duPonts, among others. Shipman's imaginative approach to design merged elements of the Colonial Revival and Arts & Crafts movements with a unique plant style enlivened by Impressionistic washes of color. This presentation explores Shipman's ability to create intimate spaces…
Plimoth Patuxet Family Workshops: Pilgrim Dollmaking/Ticketed Event/Ages 6+
Even in the 17th century, play was a form of learning and exploration. Many cultures created dolls for story telling and children’s amusement- and the Pilgrims were no different! Join us with your little one to make their very own 17th-century poppet (doll), just as the Pilgrims would have. All supplies included. Ages 6+. ***NOTE: Because of Covid-19, we suggest double-checking that event is still on.***
April 2022
Lunch & Learn: Olmsted and the Museum Gardens: Ticketed Event/Options of Online or In-person available
This presentation will explore the relationship between the Hornblower family and the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm in shaping the Museum property in the 20th century.
Homeschool Adventure: Playing the Past (Pre-registration required)
Do you love performing? Have you ever imagined what it would be like to time travel back to the 1600s? Become a Pilgrim for a day and find out! In this special Homeschool Adventure, families will learn how to talk, dress, and act like a Pilgrim then choose an actual resident of Plymouth Colony to portray and then create, rehearse, and perform a short theatrical piece for an audience. Ticket includes admission to Plimoth Patuxet only. Admission to Mayflower II…
May 2022
75th Anniversary: Special Performance: Central Bucks High School Music Department
Celebrating Plimoth Patuxet Museums' 75th anniversary we welcome the Central Bucks High School Music Department traveling from Doylestown, Pennsylvania on a four-day educational and performance tour of Boston. They will perform three ensembles, concert choir, directed by Ms. Abigail Marchione; string orchestra, directed by Mrs. Jessica Tosti and band under the direction of Mr. Neil Delson for the enjoyment of guests visiting Plimoth Patuxet.
2022 Plymouth Farmers Market
The Plymouth Farmers Market provides access to fresh, local, seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, and prepared foods that are sourced locally for Plymouth residents, visitors, and the greater South Shore community. The market draws attention to the agricultural diversity and food-ways of our region, sustains a vibrant local food economy, promotes local food literacy, educates the public on the seasonal availability of fruits and vegetables, and helps the community to prepare healthy, locally-grown meals. The Plymouth Farmers Market also provides a…
2022 Plymouth Farmers Market
The Plymouth Farmers Market provides access to fresh, local, seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, and prepared foods that are sourced locally for Plymouth residents, visitors, and the greater South Shore community. The market draws attention to the agricultural diversity and food-ways of our region, sustains a vibrant local food economy, promotes local food literacy, educates the public on the seasonal availability of fruits and vegetables, and helps the community to prepare healthy, locally-grown meals. The Plymouth Farmers Market also provides a…
June 2022
2022 Plymouth Farmers Market
The Plymouth Farmers Market provides access to fresh, local, seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, and prepared foods that are sourced locally for Plymouth residents, visitors, and the greater South Shore community. The market draws attention to the agricultural diversity and food-ways of our region, sustains a vibrant local food economy, promotes local food literacy, educates the public on the seasonal availability of fruits and vegetables, and helps the community to prepare healthy, locally-grown meals. The Plymouth Farmers Market also provides a…
2022 Plymouth Farmers Market
The Plymouth Farmers Market provides access to fresh, local, seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, and prepared foods that are sourced locally for Plymouth residents, visitors, and the greater South Shore community. The market draws attention to the agricultural diversity and food-ways of our region, sustains a vibrant local food economy, promotes local food literacy, educates the public on the seasonal availability of fruits and vegetables, and helps the community to prepare healthy, locally-grown meals. The Plymouth Farmers Market also provides a…
2022 Plymouth Farmers Market
The Plymouth Farmers Market provides access to fresh, local, seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, and prepared foods that are sourced locally for Plymouth residents, visitors, and the greater South Shore community. The market draws attention to the agricultural diversity and food-ways of our region, sustains a vibrant local food economy, promotes local food literacy, educates the public on the seasonal availability of fruits and vegetables, and helps the community to prepare healthy, locally-grown meals. The Plymouth Farmers Market also provides a…
Strawberry Thanksgiving at Plimoth Patuxet Museums
Wuttáhimneash is the Wampanoag word for strawberry, the first berry of the season. Indigenous communities often celebrate this as the beginning of Summer and the coming of the planting/growing season. Strawberry Thanksgiving is a time to be outside, engage in sports, and enjoy time with friends and family. Museum educators at the Historic Patuxet Homesite will speak with guests about the foodways, sports, and traditions surrounding this centuries old celebration. Participants will have the opportunity to shop at a Native…
27th Annual Local Heroes Awards Night (Ticketed Event)
After so much time apart, we are thrilled to be able to come together with friends, colleagues, and supporters for our 27th Annual Local Heroes Awards Night - a celebration of community, perseverance, and compassion! Join us and be inspired as we honor this year's Local Heroes - compassionate individuals, businesses, and organizations whose commitment to fighting poverty on the South Shore exemplifies the power and impact of community action.
2022 Plymouth Farmers Market
The Plymouth Farmers Market provides access to fresh, local, seasonal produce, meats, cheeses, and prepared foods that are sourced locally for Plymouth residents, visitors, and the greater South Shore community. The market draws attention to the agricultural diversity and food-ways of our region, sustains a vibrant local food economy, promotes local food literacy, educates the public on the seasonal availability of fruits and vegetables, and helps the community to prepare healthy, locally-grown meals. The Plymouth Farmers Market also provides a…
Plimoth Cinema: 2 movie screens, open daily!
Plimoth Cinema is open daily – with shows at 2:00pm, 4:30 & 7:00 p.m. Located inside the visitor center at the Plimoth Pawtuxet Museums (formerly known as Plimoth Plantation), the theater shows the best independent films! Freshly-popped popcorn is available – with real butter.