Holiday Reed Stars (2PM) – Sold Out

Date: December 7, 2019

Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Holiday Reed Stars

Saturday, December 7 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Make your own holiday star this year! Try your hand at weaving an intricate star pattern using reed, which can be replicated at home in a variety of sizes and materials. Each participant will take home two reed stars.

All necessary materials are provided.

No experience necessary and all levels encouraged.

Price: $45 per person

This program is for guests ages 16 and up. All 16 and 17 year old guests must be accompanied by a paying adult.

This Event is now sold out!

Chamber Music Festival of the Bluegrass

Date: May 23, 2020 - May 24, 2020

For the safety of our guests, staff and artists the 2020 Chamber Music Festival has been cancelled.

Chamber Music Festival of the Bluegrass

May 23 + 24, 2020

Now in its 14th year, the Chamber Music Festival of the Bluegrass hosts hundreds of chamber music enthusiasts who gather at Shaker Village to spend the weekend with the world-renowned musicians from New York’s Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS).

Join CMS Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han for special performances in the Meadow View Barn.

Chamber music enthusiasts can also enjoy two educational lectures, led by a representative from Lincoln Center, that explore the history of each piece of music in the festival.

Ticketing Schedule

Nov. 1: Patron Ticket Packages available
Feb. 4 @ 8:00 am: Day Passes on sale / Room Reservations open
March 3 @ 8:00 am: Individual Concert Tickets on sale

Make Your Reservations

Become a Patron - Now Closed

2020 Performance Program

Ticket Sales are now closed

Tours/Lectures now closed

For more information about this event email [email protected] or call 1-800-734-5611 x 1547.

Exhibit Opening – Inspired: Shaker Gift Drawing Quilts

Date: September 20, 2019

Time: 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Inspired: Shaker Gift Drawing Quilts

Temporary Exhibit: September 20 - January 1

Inspired by Shaker "gift drawings," Armatha Perkins’ eleven quilts capture the spirit of Shaker creativity. See them for a limited time, on display on the second floor of the iconic 1824-34 Centre Family Dwelling!

Finely detailed "gift drawings," originally created in the mid-1800s, contained symbolic motifs central to Shaker beliefs. Beautifully crafted, the drawings are joyful and often brightly colored.

Mrs. Perkins’ quilts employ a combination of techniques, including applique, embroidery, and quilting, to form the images originally portrayed in the Shaker drawings. Works of art in their own right, the quilts also provide a visual connection to the Shakers, demonstrating symbolism and bright colors used in the original Shaker gift drawings.

Quilters, art lovers, history buffs and all those who appreciate fine craftsmanship will be inspired by the connection of faith, art and tradition in this lovely exhibit.

Access to "Inspired: Shaker Gift Drawing Quilts" is included with your regular admission to Shaker Village, which also grants access to The Historic Centre, The Farm, The Preserve and a full schedule of interpretive programs and tours.

Exhibit hours are: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday-Thursday + 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Call 1-800-734-5611 or email [email protected] for more information.

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides

Starts October 6, 2019 then every Sunday until October 27, 2019

Time: 11:30 am

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides

Sundays, September-October @ 11:30 am + 2:30 pm

Horse drawn wagon ride at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

Travel Tails

Explore the Historic Centre by horse-drawn wagon while learning about Shaker Village's horses, farmlands and and cultural landscape! This 30 minute tour will pass dozens of Shaker structures, garden spaces and points of interest while traversing historic roadways.

Price:
$5 for ages 6-12
$10 for 12 years +
Free for ages 0-5

Adult supervision required for all children under the age of 16.

Wagon rides will not be available on Sunday, September 29.

Tickets are available for purchase the day of your visit at the Welcome Center. Please call 1-800-734-5611 or email [email protected] for more details.

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides

Starts September 8, 2019 then every Sunday until September 22, 2019

Time: 11:30 am

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides

Sundays, September-October @ 11:30 am + 2:30 pm

Travel Tails

Price:
$5 for ages 6-12
$10 for 12 years +
Free for ages 0-5

Adult supervision required for all children under the age of 16.

Wagon rides will not be available on Sunday, September 29.

Tickets are available for purchase the day of your visit at the Welcome Center. Please call 1-800-734-5611 or email [email protected] for more details.

Hayrides

Starts September 7, 2019 then every Saturday until October 26, 2019

Time: 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Hayrides

Fridays + Saturdays, September-October @ 6:30 pm

Tour: Last Rides: Shaker Funeral Practices

Explore the death rites and rituals of the Shakers on this wagon tour that will take you to the 1811 Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

In a religion where spiritual symbolism was based in simplicity, practicality, and the shunning of waste and excess, funerary practices could be hotly debated. These and other factors combined to create burial practices that differ in many ways from those we may be familiar with today.

This hay wagon ride will last approximately 30 minutes, circling Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill on the way to the 1811 Cemetery just to the east of the Village.

Price:
$5 for ages 6+
Free up to age 5

Adult supervision required for all children under the age of 16.

The 6:30 pm Hayride program will not run on September 28.

Tickets are available for purchase the day of your visit at the Welcome Center. Please call 859-734-5411 or email [email protected] for more details.