Rock Castle Living History Days

Due to major construction on the property, Living History Days has been cancelled for 2024. Please check back for 2025 dates - we will post them as soon as possible!

Each Fall, Rock Castle is transformed back to its former way of life, as historical reenactors and demonstrators recreate a 1784 landscape for guests to explore!

Participants will engage with 18th century tradesmen and women including a blacksmith, log hewer, and pottery artisan. They will enjoy hands on interactions with goats and chickens and sheep, and even test their skill on the dance floor with a 5 piece band and dance caller! Visitors will see the process of fabric being made, from the fresh-sheared wool from a sheep to the natural dying methods used to color it, to the loom where it’s woven into fabric. They’ll witness Mounted Cavalry Techniques and horseman skills. And the highlight of the day may be the historical Magic Show by none other than Rodney the Younger!

Dates:

School Field Trip Event:

Thursday September 19, 2024 ~ 9:00am - 2:00pm

Friday September 20, 2024 ~ 9:00am - 2:00pm

Thanks to our generous sponsors, our Living History Days are offered free of charge to all Sumner County Schools 4th graders during the School Field Trip Event on Thursday & Friday. All parents/chaperones, students from outside Sumner County, private school students, and homeschoolers are welcome to enjoy the event as well, for only $5/guest (age 4 and up). Reservations are required for groups arriving in buses or large vans, and carpooling is strongly recommended for others.

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For more information or to make a reservation for your group for Thursday or Friday, please email jess.gilbert@historicrockcastle.com

For more information about becoming a sponsor or community partner, please email sam.gilbert@historicrockcastle.com