Tinker. Hack. Invent. Saturdays Every Saturday, every month (10am - 2pm) It’s a weekly celebration of American ingenuity. We call it Tinker. Hack. Invent. and it takes place every Saturday. Join our Tinker Task Force and have a blast trying your hand at all sorts of things. Then, on the last Saturday of every month, we open our doors to crafters, basement scientists, hobbyists, inventive foodies, tinkerers — the kind of folks you’ll find at our annual Maker Faire — and ask them to share their expertise and enthusiasm with museum visitors. Americans are famous for their ingenuity and resourcefulness, for their eagerness to improve and explore new ideas. This is your chance to learn firsthand how that spirit is alive and well today. Come explore your own ingenuity. Try your hand at something new, something different. The activities change month to month. Hands-on. How-to, DIY, science and more! The only limitation is your imagination. And it’s free* with museum admission or membership.
*Some supply fees may apply.
Target Family Days January 20, February 17, September 1 and November 4, 2014 (9:30am - 5pm) Henry Ford Museum was made for family adventures. It’s fun and smart, entertaining and enlightening. Our activities and exhibits are so varied and so diverse that you may just find this the beginning of a family tradition. Bring your family and bring your friends, because on Target Family Days, all of the activities in Henry Ford Museum are absolutely free. And that includes free admission and free parking, too. It’s all thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the Target stores. Live music. Hands-on fun. Dramatic presentations. Make-and-take activities. Maybe even a scavenger hunt. You’ll also find a wide range of season-specific programming. Target Family Days are a chance for entire families to immerse themselves in the ingenious goings-on that have made The Henry Ford one of America’s most popular family destinations.
Macy's 2nd Mondays Second Monday of each Month (10am –noon) Introduce your preschool children to the wonders of The Henry Ford — all before nap time. Preschoolers rule during Macy’s 2nd Mondays at The Henry Ford. Storytelling, live entertainment and dozens of hands-on activities related to some of our most memorable artifacts — trains, dollhouses, historic games, even a ride on our amazing Herschell-Spillman carousel. There are seasonal activities, too: Santa in December, Valentine’s Day take-home artwork in February and 19th-century base ball in July (base ball was spelled as two words into the early 1900s). And it’s all free! Give your children’s minds the adventure of their young lives.
Civil War Remembrance May 24-26, 2014 (Open Saturday 'til 9pm) Feel the Civil War come alive all around you as bustling camps, cavalry and period music enliven an entire weekend filled with reenacted events.
Before we immerse ourselves in summer pleasures, we stop to recall the 3 million people who fought in America’s Civil War and the estimated 750,000 people who died — the equivalent of 7.5 million dead today.
This year marks the sesquicentennial of 1864, the turning point and final full year of the war. 1864 witnessed Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign against Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, the fall of Atlanta and Gen. William Sherman’s subsequent March to the Sea, and the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, a series of battles that led to Lee's surrender.
This weekend in Greenfield Village, hundreds of Union and Confederate reenactors, civilians, musicians and historic presenters — all in period clothing — converge, eager to share their knowledge with you. There are dozens of opportunities to learn more about this pivotal time in American history: exhibits, presentations, battle tactics demonstration, hands-on activities and insights from historians.
Please join us in honoring the sacrifices and achievements of all those who bravely fought and continue to fight in defense of our great nation. The Henry Ford will participate in a national moment of silence at 3 pm Monday as signaled by the Armington & Sims shop whistle.
Not a member? Join today and take advantage of this special weekend of fun and savings!
Historic Base Ball® Games Every Saturday & Sunday June 7-August 17, 2014. First pitch 1:30 p.m. Greenfield Village We think of our games – played by the 1867 rules – as real base ball. We’ve got pitchers, batters, home runs and plenty of thrill-a-minute action. Our grandstand is a grassy hillside shaded by dozens of massive trees. We have live 19th-century music. And it’s free with your Greenfield Village admission.
Stop by a game and enter to win Detroit Tigers tickets.
National Get Outdoors Day in Greenfield Village June 7, 2014 (10am – 4pm) Celebrate National Get Outdoors day in Greenfield Village, one of 11 national signature sites for this event in 2013. Activities are free of charge with membership or regular Greenfield Village admission.
Championed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service, National Get Outdoors Day is a new annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. Greenfield Village will offer opportunities for American families to experience traditional and non-traditional types of outdoor activities. Prime goals of the day are introducing first-time visitors to public lands and reconnecting our youth to the great outdoors.
Motor Muster June 14-15, 2014 (Open Saturday 'til 9pm) Make your way to a vintage auto enthusiast’s dream destination: From glamorous classics of the 1930s to brawny muscle cars of the 1970s, Greenfield Village® hosts more than 500 gleaming examples.
Motor Muster celebrates one of the grandest and most innovative eras of American automotive history — 1933-1976. For the entire weekend, the streets and lawns of Greenfield Village will be filled with hundreds of classic cars, vintage trucks, motorcycles, bicycles — even a fire engine or two. They’ll all be here, from brawny muscle cars to the straight-out-of-the-showroom cars you and your parents grew up with. Stroll the grounds and meet the owners who lavish attention on these wonders of rolling history. There’s the Saturday night cruise, too, and a live early 1960s dance show with dancing in the streets ’til 9pm. A one-of-a-kind event for cars and the people who love them.
Ragtime Street Fair July 12-13, 2014 (Open Saturday 'til 9pm) Savor an American original – Ragtime music. You’ll hear Scott Joplin rags like “Maple Leaf Rag” and “The Entertainer.” But there’s much, much more as scores of other musicians travel from all over the country to perform on multiple stages throughout Greenfield Village. It’s syncopated, jazzy, hot and live. Fresh summer food, too, and dancing in the streets. And we’re open 'til 9 on Saturday night.
World Tournament of Historic Base Ball ® August 9-10, 2014 Step back in time to 1867 as vintage baseball clubs from around the country compete by the game’s early rules in the greatest two-day exposition of historic baseball ever seen!
Clubs engage for two days in throwing, batting and spitfire competition until only one is left to be declared champion of the World Tournament of Historic Base BallTM. Add music, food, drama and legendary sports artifacts, and you’ve got everything that made baseball our great national pastime. The World Tournament of Historic Base BallTM is free to members and free with Greenfield Village admission.
Books, etc. Sale September 6, 2014 (9am-5pm) The Benson Ford Research Center is selling its oversupply of automotive and non-automotive printed information. Items include:
Automotive items from the Big Three and foreign manufacturers: brochures, pamphlets, promotional materials, press kits & periodicals, parts price lists, shop and owner’s manuals, warranty guides, mostly post 1960
Non-automotive items: beautiful lithographs and photographs ready for framing, literature, and more
Antique and rare books and periodicals covering many topics including automobile history, travel, arts and the sciences; most are from the early teens, 20’s, and 30’s
New offerings for this year’s sale include vintage photographs, a new selection of rare and hard-to-find books, collectible vintage travel maps and new selections of periodicals including Country Life in America.
All proceeds from the sale will benefit the education and collections programs of The Henry Ford. All sales are final.
Please call the Benson Ford Research Center at 313-982-6020 with any questions.
This Old Car Festival weekend, take in the spectacle as the streets and grounds of Greenfield Village are filled with the sights, sounds, and smells of hundreds of authentic vehicles from the 1890s through 1932. For our 63rd year we celebrate Henry Ford’s 150th birthday with a rare line-up of all the Ford “letter cars” from 1903 to 1932. Enjoy a self-guided tour through this fabulous expositions and talk to proud owners about their treasured vehicles. Watch drivers engage in games of skill, see a Model T assembled in just minutes, attend fascinating presentations, and sit back and enjoy our experts sharing "car talks" while vintage vehicles pass by.
Registration opens May 1, 2014
Fall Flavor Weekends September 27-28 & October 4-5, 2014 Greenfield Village kicks things into high cooking gear during Fall Flavor
Weekends. Get the full flavor during daily cooking demonstrations at the village farmhouses, family homes and plantation.
Celebrate the glories of American food with us, and savor the aroma of soups simmering, beer brewing, peas stewing and chicken frying. Be sure to stop in our Village Store for FREE tastings of our Greenfield Village specialty foods.
Fall Flavor Weekends are free to members and free with Greenfield Village admission.
Farmers Market September 27 & October 4, 2014 Take your own little bounty home from Greenfield Village’s open-air farmers market. You
can purchase local grains and baking mixes, handcrafted creations from Greenfield
Village’s Herb Society, organic breads, local farm-fresh produce, pumpkins, meats,
honey, apples and more from local farmers.
This event is rain or shine. The fall Farmers Market is free to members and free with
Greenfield Village admission.
Annual Members Holiday Lighting Ceremony November 24, 2014 (Doors open 5:30pm) Join us as we kick off the holiday season in Henry Ford Museum. Clocktower doors open at 5:30 pm for those wishing to dine at the Michigan Café. Festivities begin at 6 pm as Santa makes his grand entrance to light the towering Christmas tree. After Santa’s arrival, there’s more holiday fun and plenty of seasonal activities until 9 pm.
Tickets go on sale beginning September 3, 2014.
Holidays in Henry Ford Museum November 28, 2014 - January 4, 2015 Imagine a giant Christmas tree adorned with hundreds of precious ornaments, the perfect Santa and winter wonderland-bound toy trains. Experience these unforgettable moments for real during Holidays in Henry Ford Museum
