Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

Basic Chair Taping- Footstool

Date: August 23, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm  to  5:00 pm

2025 Basic Chair Taping - Footstool

Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Chair Taping Footstool

The Shakers used a distinctive material for crafting seats on chairs, footstools, and settees — colorful, woven strips of cotton or wool known as “tape” or “listing.” In this workshop you’ll get to learn the art of chair taping for yourself! We’ll use a mix of traditional and modern materials, and by the end of the afternoon you’ll walk away with a completed footstool.

Annual Passholder: $135
General Admission: $150

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No experience necessary. This workshop is intended for participants aged 18+.

Program fee includes a boxed lunch, one complimentary admission to Shaker Village and one voucher for 20% dining at the Trustees’ Table (excluding alcoholic beverages). Dining reservations recommended: call 859.734.5411.

All tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Questions? Call 859.734.5411 or email [email protected] for more information. Shaker Village is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Beeswax Dipped Candles

Date: August 16, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm  to  4:30 pm

2025 Beeswax Dipped Candles

Saturday, August 16, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Dipping (002)
Dipping 2

Join us for an afternoon of dipping beeswax candles as we explore historic methods of light and illumination. During Pleasant Hill's heyday, the Shakers cultivated dozens of beehives, valueing the bees both for their important role as pollinators and for their production of honey and wax. We'll discuss Shaker Village's continuation of this long tradition, including sampling some honey from our hives, before making our own candles over an open fire.

Annual Passholder: $50
General Admission: $55

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No experience necessary. Guests should be aware that this workshop involves standing/walking, the ability to hold and grip materials, and exposure to smoke. This workshop is for ages 14+. All minors must be accompanied by a ticketed adult. 

Program fee includes one complimentary admission to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill and a voucher for 20% off dining at The Trustees’ Table (excluding alcoholic beverages). Dining reservations recommended: call 859.734.5411. 

All tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Questions? Call 859.734.5411 or email [email protected] for more information. Shaker Village is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

Naughty at Night

Date: July 18, 2025 - July 19, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm  to  9:00 pm

2025 Naughty at Night

June 6, 7, 13, 14, 27, 28 & July 4, 11, 18, 19, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Winter Kitchen Fire

For the Shakers, temptation and sin lurked just around the corner! A plethora of rules governed all aspects of life in the community - from when brethren and sisters could meet socially to what foods were acceptable on the dinner table. We'll take a special stroll through some of our historic buildings as we share stories about the naughtier side of life at Pleasant Hill.


Annual Passholder: $10
General Admission: $15 

This program will traverse approximately 0.5 mile of graveled, level terrain and will climb and descend several flights of stairs. Participants should be comfortable walking and navigating stairs in low light/semi-dark conditions. The program will proceed rain or shine, although the route may be modified in case of inclement weather.

This program deals with mature themes including addiction, intoxication, and sexuality; it is not suitable for young children.

All tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Questions? Call 859.734.5411 or email [email protected] for more information. 

Friday, June 6

registration closed | 7:30pm

Saturday, June 7

registration closed | 6:00pm
registration closed | 7:30pm

Friday, June 13

registration closed | 7:30pm

Saturday, June 14

registration closed | 6:00pm
registration closed | 7:30pm

Friday, June 27

registration closed | 7:30pm

Saturday, June 28

registration closed | 6:00pm
sold out | 7:30pm

Friday, July 4

registration closed | 7:30pm

Friday, July 11

register now | 7:30pm

Friday, July 18

register now | 7:30pm

Saturday, July 19

register now | 6:00pm
register now | 7:30pm

Naughty at Night

Starts July 4, 2025 then every Friday until July 11, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm  to  9:00 pm

2025 Naughty at Night

June 6, 7, 13, 14, 27, 28 & July 4, 11, 18, 19, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Winter Kitchen Fire

For the Shakers, temptation and sin lurked just around the corner! A plethora of rules governed all aspects of life in the community - from when brethren and sisters could meet socially to what foods were acceptable on the dinner table. We'll take a special stroll through some of our historic buildings as we share stories about the naughtier side of life at Pleasant Hill.


Annual Passholder: $10
General Admission: $15 

This program will traverse approximately 0.5 mile of graveled, level terrain and will climb and descend several flights of stairs. Participants should be comfortable walking and navigating stairs in low light/semi-dark conditions. The program will proceed rain or shine, although the route may be modified in case of inclement weather.

This program deals with mature themes including addiction, intoxication, and sexuality; it is not suitable for young children.

All tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Questions? Call 859.734.5411 or email [email protected] for more information. 

Friday, June 6

registration closed | 7:30pm

Saturday, June 7

registration closed | 6:00pm
registration closed | 7:30pm

Friday, June 13

registration closed | 7:30pm

Saturday, June 14

registration closed | 6:00pm
registration closed | 7:30pm

Friday, June 27

registration closed | 7:30pm

Saturday, June 28

registration closed | 6:00pm
sold out | 7:30pm

Friday, July 4

registration closed | 7:30pm

Friday, July 11

register now | 7:30pm

Friday, July 18

register now | 7:30pm

Saturday, July 19

register now | 6:00pm
register now | 7:30pm

Shaker Made: Carol Peachee’s Photography of Pleasant Hill

Date: July 19, 2025
Time: 4:30 pm  to  6:00 pm

Shaker Made: Carol Peachee's Photography of Pleasant Hill

Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
On display from July 19 - November 9, 2025. Shaker Village exhibits are open Tuesday-Sunday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Carol Stairs

Join us for the grand opening of Shaker Made: Carol Peachee's Photography of Pleasant Hill.

Carol Peachee will also be signing copies of Shaker Made, and copies of the book will be for sale during the opening.

Lexington photographer Carol Peachee has photographed Pleasant Hill for more than four decades, capturing unique and intimate views of this iconic Shaker community. In 2024, her work was published by The University Press of Kentucky as Shaker Made: Inside Pleasant Hill's Shaker Village. Shaker Village is proud to host an exhibit of selected works from Peachee’s book, including vibrant color prints never before exhibited at Pleasant Hill.

Carol Peachee is a fine art photographer and psychotherapist whose photographic work explores cultural and natural heritage. She was awarded the Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation's Clay Lancaster Heritage Education Award, a Governor's Award for Innovative Programming, and an Art Meets Activism grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. Her books, Kentucky Barns: Agricultural Heritage of the Bluegrass, The Birth of Bourbon: A Photographic Tour of Early Distilleries, and Straight Bourbon: Distilling the Industry's Heritage, are the recipients of multiple IPPY and Foreword INDIES awards. Her photographs have also appeared in Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide and LensWork Publishing: Trilogies 2022.

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Shaker Made: Carol Peachee's Photography of Pleasant Hill is located on the 2nd floor of the Centre Family Dwelling, with access available by stairs.

Naughty at Night

Date: June 27, 2025 - June 28, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm  to  9:00 pm

2025 Naughty at Night

June 6, 7, 13, 14, 27, 28 & July 4, 11, 18, 19, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Winter Kitchen Fire

For the Shakers, temptation and sin lurked just around the corner! A plethora of rules governed all aspects of life in the community - from when brethren and sisters could meet socially to what foods were acceptable on the dinner table. We'll take a special stroll through some of our historic buildings as we share stories about the naughtier side of life at Pleasant Hill.


Annual Passholder: $10
General Admission: $15 

This program will traverse approximately 0.5 mile of graveled, level terrain and will climb and descend several flights of stairs. Participants should be comfortable walking and navigating stairs in low light/semi-dark conditions. The program will proceed rain or shine, although the route may be modified in case of inclement weather.

This program deals with mature themes including addiction, intoxication, and sexuality; it is not suitable for young children.

All tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Questions? Call 859.734.5411 or email [email protected] for more information. 

Friday, June 6

registration closed | 7:30pm

Saturday, June 7

registration closed | 6:00pm
registration closed | 7:30pm

Friday, June 13

register now | 7:30pm

Saturday, June 14

registration closed | 6:00pm
registration closed | 7:30pm

Friday, June 27

registration closed | 7:30pm

Saturday, June 28

registration closed | 6:00pm
sold out | 7:30pm

Friday, July 4

registration closed | 7:30pm

Friday, July 11

register now | 7:30pm

Friday, July 18

register now | 7:30pm

Saturday, July 19

register now | 6:00pm
register now | 7:30pm

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