Join us at Garden Faire as we kick off the museum and festival season at Fort Hunter Mansion and Park. Families can participate in a variety of activities, view exhibits in the Centennial Barn, tour the Fort Hunter Mansion, enjoy lunch in the Tavern House, among many other fun activities. Admission to the festival is free and the Fort Hunter Mansion will be open for abbreviated tours at a discount price of $5.
Garden Faire 2024 Schedule of Events
12:00 p.m. Civil War Dance Demonstration 12:30 p.m. Cake Walk 1:00 p.m. Maypole Dance 1:30 p.m. Civil War Dance Demonstration 2:00 p.m. Cake Walk 2:30 p.m. Maypole Dance 2:30 p.m. Croquet Demonstration
Food Stand Barn 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Mansion Tours ($5) Exhibit: Canal Days and What Remains Mansion 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (every 30 mins)
Paxtang Art Show & Sale Barn - 1st Floor 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Vendors Barn Green Stable Parking Lot 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Plant Sale Stable 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Café Tavern 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ikebana Exhibit Barn -1st Floor 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bonsai Exhibit Stable 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Family Activities Barn Green 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Seed Swap Barn Green 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Carriage Trade Barn - 2nd Floor 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
McAllister Cemetery Walk Meet at Tavern 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm
Maypole Dance Barn Green 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm
Garden Chats Garden 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Croquet Demonstration Barn Green 2:30 pm
Educational Exhibits: Dauphin County Conservation District | Dauphin County Master Gardeners | Dauphin County Library System’s MARCO | Planting for Pollinators | PA State Bee Keepers | Wool Spinning and Weaving Milkshakes will be located in the Stable Parking Lot.