Get ready to experience history at the 29th annual Rock Hall Museum Country Fair on Saturday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 199 Broadway in Lawrence.
Activities include a Civil War encampment with the 30th Virginia Infantry, Company B, and a performance by juggler and comedian Will Shaw. Bob Stump and the Roadside Attraction will provide musical entertainment. An antique car show is scheduled to take place. There will also be demonstrations of wampum making, where clamshells are broken into pieces to make beads, a harvest tent and craft vendors.
There were will be a craft area set up, a pumpkin patch, scarecrow making, farm animals and pony rides. Admission and parking are free. The museum is selling raffles and antiques with the proceeds to benefit the Friends of Rock Hall, a group that supports and assists the museum.
Rock Hall is both a monument to history and an architectural treasure that should be shared with the community, according to Linda Barreira, Rock Hall Museum’s director. “The country fair is the perfect vehicle and motivation to bring people out during the fall season when the weather is warm and the trees are turning color,” she said. “Visitors can share an opportunity to view the museum and enjoy the festivities of the fair. We hope that those who enjoy the fair will come back again for other events and bring their family and classmates with them.”
Rock Hall is looking to add on an education center. Increased interest in the museum has drawn more visitors, and more structured space is needed to accommodate them, museum officials said.