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

Victorian Dance Ensemble & Susquehanna Travellers
Corncrib Stage
12:00 pm | 1:30 pm

Cake Walks
Corncrib Stage
12:30 pm | 2:00 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.

Free.

For a digital map and schedule of events: Garden Faire Event Handout 2024
Interested in being a Craft Vendor? Click here for an application!
Contact Name: Katie Sciamanna 
Contact Phone: 717-780-6941 
Contact Email: [email protected]

For Details 717-599-5188.