A local favorite, this event provides fun for the whole family!
The festival will feature many different historic skills and trades demonstrations, as well as fun activities for kids of all ages.
This year’s theme “Food Traditions Past and Present” will highlight foods and cooking from the 18th century, along with the trades that made it possible to put food on the table in early America. Modern food trucks will also be on site offering a variety of delicious eats!
This year’s festival is being co-hosted by Visit Delco, PA.
Sponsorship for this year’s event is provided by:
Team Toyota of Glen Mills | MOR Construction | Univest Bank | Maguire Products | Barnard, Mezzanotte, Pinnie, Seelaus, & Kraft
Admission is free for all ages. Parking is $5 per car.
Get a closer look at trades of the eighteenth century in Newlin’s “History at Work” series. Members of Newlin Grist Mill’s staff, volunteers, and outside artisans will demonstrate their crafts and talk with visitors about how different trades and skills were integral to life in colonial Pennsylvania and to the operation of Newlin Grist Mill.
“History at Work” is free and open to the public of all ages.
In 2022, the program will take place on the last Saturday of the month from April through October, 10am-3pm. Visit https://newlingristmill.org/history-at-work/ for more details.