Experience the magic of a candlelit Village at Christmas time and explore the history of the holiday's traditions.

Spend an afternoon on Broadway by way of Old Sturbridge Village. Enjoy lunch at the Oliver Wight Tavern followed by a direct-from-Broadway cabaret show in the Brewer Theater.
Reservations required.

Garden Thyme is a monthly program open to all OSV Members. Held the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m., this program looks at a variety of topics for the experienced and novice gardener.

Celebrate New England with the entire family during December School Vacation Week. Winter in New England brings fresh snow and days of brilliant sunshine, and Old Sturbridge Village brings cozy fires.

Attention OSV Members:  as a thank-you for your support we are offering a series of special Dog Days at OSV just for Members.

Old Sturbridge Village is open on this winter holiday.  December school vacation week activities continue through January 2.

The Village is open on this Monday holiday for visitors to experience everyday life in an early New England town in winter, and to pay tribute to the 20th-century civiil rights leader by presenting characterizations of 19th-century individuals with New England ties who played significant roles in the 19th-century movement to abolish slavery, including Abigail Kelley.

It's a day to embrace the joys of an old-fashioned winter -- indoors and out. Join us today at the Village's Mill Pond to learn about ice harvesting in early New England. Then stop by the Bullard Tavern for some magical moments by the fire.

Attention OSV Members:  as a thank-you for your support we are offering a series of special Dog Days at OSV just for Members.

A visit to Old Sturbridge Village during February school vacation week is sure to be a highlight. Special activities for Presidents' Day Weekend (get your history here!) and all week, plus plan on skating (bring yours), sledding (please use ours), and sleigh rides -- weather permitting.

Attention OSV Members:  as a thank-you for your support we are offering a series of special Dog Days at OSV just for Members.

On weekend days in March, see maple sugaring as it was done in early 19th-century rural New England and learn why the final product historically was sugar, not syrup.

Join us for a day of activities and amusements for Boy Scouts (Girl Scout Day is on April 9).

Attention OSV Members:  as a thank-you for your support we are offering a series of special Dog Days at OSV just for Members.

Join us for a day of activities and amusements for Girl Scouts. (Boy Scout Day is April 2.)

Enjoy expanded hands-on and interactive activities throughout the Village, along with family-friendly performances and  entertainment.  Meet the new arrivals at the farm (every day) and on Monday (Patriots Day), take part in martial activities.

A new needlework exhibit in the Firearms & Textiles building focusing on young ladies' needlework and ornamental arts from the OSV collection. 

The museum's newest permanent exhibit, Farm, Families and Change, includes new displays in three of the Village's restored barns.  The exhibit addresses questions that resonate today:  "Where does our food come from?" and "Why does the New England landscape look the way it does?"

Enjoy Sunday brunch in the Oliver Wight Tavern at OSV's main entrance.
Reservations are recommended.