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Special Events

Throughout the year, Newlin Grist Mill hosts a number of special events, ranging from family-friendly festivals to reserved-seating dinners. No matter what your interests, chances are that you will find something to love with our annual events.

For information about Newlin Grist Mill’s regular program series, click here.

You can find a full calendar of events here.

Three children prune vegetation with loppers in a wooded setting.

Earth Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025; pre-registration is required.

Each year, we bring together diverse volunteers from the community, including individuals, families, scout troops, and youth groups, to work on projects that improve habitat for wildlife, protect important natural resources, and preserve the park’s plant and animal communities.

Five plates arranged in an X pattern, each with food on them, sitting on a dark wood table.

Tasting Through Time: A Historic Dining Experience

Saturday, May 10, 2025 – First seating, 4:30-6:30pm – Second seating, 7:30-9:30pm

Explore history through your taste-buds! Participants will enjoy a five-course dinner with accompanying drinks while learning about the culinary traditions of the past. This is a fundraising event to support the Trimble Kitchen project at Newlin Grist Mill.

Race for the Watershed: Duck Derby & 5K

Saturday, June 114, 2025; 9am (5K), 10:30am (Duck Races)

Held in partnership with Concord Township, this event is a fundraiser to help raise money to restore and preserve the watershed in the park. The day will kick off with a 5K race on the trails, followed by duck races in the creek!

A person in historic attire smiles at the camera while holding up a fish, behind a wooden tub full of fish, shells, and a turtle carapace. 

Fall Festival

Saturday, September 20, 2025; 10am-4pm

A local favorite, this event provides fun for the whole family! The festival features many different historic skills and trades demonstrations, archaeological excavations, as well as fun activities for kids of all ages.

Six people seated on either side of a table in a log cabin look at the camera, with a harpist in the background behind them.

Tavern Night

Saturday, November 1, 2025; First seating, 4:30-6:30pm – Second seating, 7:30-9:30pm

Tavern Night is a one-of-a-kind evening of 18th-century food, drink, and music. Participants will enjoy the warmth of the fire as they delight in a selection of flavors and aromas representative of those found in a colonial America tavern. Period music, a live auction, and games will provide entertainment for the evening.

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Please excuse our mess while work is being done on the Visitor Center!

This project will raise the historic building out of the flood plain to avoid damage in future weather events.

Thank you for your patience!