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05/30/2026 4:00 pm to 05/30/2026 5:30 pm
(16-Adult) In this program, learn the basics of using plants from the garden to make oils, tinctures and vinegars. Learn how different infusions extract different properties from the plants and how plants have been used in traditional medicines for healing and strengthening the immune system. Participants will go home with one tincture, one vinegar…
05/30/2026 8:30 pm to 05/30/2026 10:30 pm
(10-Adult) Watch an outdoor screening of "Sense of Sensibility" (1995) at the 19th century gristmill. Bring your own blanket or low lawn chair. Refreshments and concessions will be available for purchase. The Miller's House Exhibit will be open for self-guided tours at 7:30pm and will close at the start of the film. The film will start at sunset…
06/07/2026 12:00 pm to 06/07/2026 2:00 pm
(4-Adult) Explore 200-year-old Colvin Run Mill as we grind grain using the power of the waterwheel. Hear and smell the grindstones at work. Learn how automated gristmills revolutionized flour production. Visit the 19th century Miller's House and stop by Colvin Run General Store to purchase our ground grain. This program links to the VA250 and…
06/13/2026 11:00 am
(14-Adult) African Americans' labor, experience, and knowledge were crucial to 19th-century grist milling. Explore a historic mill as you discuss the contributions of African American millers in Fairfax County. This program links to the VA250 and Fairfax 250 commemoration.
06/20/2026 11:00 am to 06/20/2026 12:00 pm
(6-10 yrs.) Try six simple machines that operate alone or together to make work easier. Come experiment with wheels and axels, levers, inclined planes, pulleys, wedges and screws for a morning of fun work.
06/21/2026 12:00 pm to 06/21/2026 2:00 pm
(All Ages) Bring Dad or Grandad out to see and hear 19th century technology at work. The miller will be grinding, conditions permitting. Please call the site to confirm. Free admission for Fathers and Grandfathers.
In the Education Center the Northern Virginia Carvers will host open beginner to intermediate carving lessons. Advanced carvers…
06/28/2026 12:30 pm
(3-Adult) Enjoy a summer afternoon like the miller's family did in the 1800s. Churn and eat ice cream. Play with historic games and toys, then make a toy to take home.
Sign for sessions starting at 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.
06/29/2026 10:00 am to 07/29/2026 10:45 am
(1-4 yrs.) Get moving with your toddler as we explore the park using our senses. Each month, we will make, taste, dance, walk, sing and tell stories. Different topics and activities every session.