Pack your picnic basket, grab your favourite snacks, and join us for a day of fun under the summer sun! Explore our heritage gardens bursting with colourful blooms, learn about seed saving, or get creative by planting your own sunflower to take home!

Step back in time and attend a fun Victorian school lesson, enjoy some traditionally made gelato, or learn how to make homemade butter or a rag rug using fabric scraps! Watch live demonstrations of bookbinding and blacksmithing or see the Morris Dancers perform at 10:30 and 11:30!

Whether you’re looking to relax with friends and whanau or dive into old-fashioned crafts and games, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!

Admission: adult $18, student/senior $14, child $10, family $46, free entry for Society members, annual pass holders & children under five. Homestead Café will be open for dine-in or to takeaway into the Village grounds.