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10/23/2026 7:00 pm
(12-Adult) What do our legends say about us? Learn about local ghost stories, legends, and tales of the supernatural on this nighttime lantern-lite tour. The tour guide will lead you through the historic house and the 19th century gristmill.
Tours start at 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
10/24/2026 11:00 am
(All Ages) Bring up to eight people and learn how to use an old-fashioned cider press by making your own cider. Your group needs to bring approximately 100 apples of their choosing and tightly sealable containers for transporting approximately 2 gallons of cider. Participants will carry and press their own apples and cider. Dress accordingly. All participants will be…
10/24/2026 7:00 pm
(12-Adult) What do our legends say about us? Learn about local ghost stories, legends, and tales of the supernatural on this nighttime lantern-lite tour. The tour guide will lead you through the historic house and the 19th century gristmill.
Tours start at 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
10/31/2026 11:00 am to 10/31/2026 4:00 pm
(All Ages) Bring up to eight people and learn how to use an old-fashioned cider press by making your own cider. Your group needs to bring approximately 100 apples of their choosing and tightly sealable containers for transporting approximately 2 gallons of cider. Participants will carry and press their own apples and cider. Dress accordingly. All…
11/01/2026 12:00 pm to 11/01/2026 2:00 pm
(4-Adult) Discover how sailors were fed during the War of 1812. Explore the mill as we grind grain using the power of the waterwheel. Meet members of Ship's Company, a War of 1812 reenactors' group and hear stories about life at sea. Make ship biscuits, also called hardtack. All participants, including accompanying adults, must register and pay…
12/05/2026 11:00 am to 12/05/2026 3:00 pm
Children can shop for gifts with help from a secret shopper, then wrap and tag their surprises.
No peeking, it’s a surprise. Children are accompanied by a secret shopper to assist them with purchasing holiday gifts at the Colvin Run Mill General Store. Assistants help wrap and tag gifts. Cost of gifts not included. Adults may tour the site…
12/06/2026 11:00 am to 12/06/2026 3:00 pm
Children can shop for gifts with help from a secret shopper, then wrap and tag their surprises.
No peeking, it’s a surprise. Children are accompanied by a secret shopper to assist them with purchasing holiday gifts at the Colvin Run Mill General Store. Assistants help wrap and tag gifts. Cost of gifts not included. Adults may tour the site…
12/12/2026 12:45 pm to 12/12/2026 5:00 pm
Visit Santa and enjoy holiday crafts, festive music, hot cocoa, marshmallow roasting and explore the decorated Miller’s House.
Experience old-fashioned holiday fun at Colvin Run Mill. Visit Santa in the Mill, tour the Miller's House decorated for the holidays, roast a marshmallow and enjoy cocoa. Festive music and…
12/13/2026 12:30 pm to 12/13/2026 4:00 pm
Visit Santa and enjoy holiday crafts, festive music, hot cocoa, marshmallow roasting and explore the decorated Miller’s House.
Experience old-fashioned holiday fun at Colvin Run Mill. Visit Santa in the Mill, tour the Miller's House decorated for the holidays, roast a marshmallow and enjoy cocoa. Festive music and…
12/18/2026 6:30 pm to 12/18/2026 8:00 pm
Explore Colvin Run Mill by lantern light and experience holiday traditions from years past.
Tour beautiful Colvin Run by candlelight. Discover how different a 200-year old mill looks at night and visit the miller’s house decorated for the holidays. Learn how families of the mill spent the winter months and enjoy some holiday treats. Space is…
12/19/2026 3:00 pm to 12/19/2026 3:30 pm
(4-Adult) Create holiday greeting cards inspired by traditions of the past.
Celebrate the holiday season by making your own holiday card. Explore the history of holiday greetings in the historic house and finish with hot cocoa.
12/19/2026 5:30 pm to 12/19/2026 7:00 pm
Explore Colvin Run Mill by lantern light and experience holiday traditions from years past.
Tour beautiful Colvin Run by candlelight. Discover how different a 200-year old mill looks at night and visit the miller’s house decorated for the holidays. Learn how families of the mill spent the winter months and enjoy some holiday treats. Space is…
12/21/2026 10:00 am to 12/21/2026 11:30 am
(4 to adult) Explore traditional ways to wrap and decorate gifts for the holiday season.
12/21/2026 10:00 am to 12/21/2026 11:30 am
(4 to adult) Decorate candy canes made by our blacksmith, explore holiday traditions and finish with hot cocoa and candy canes.
02/06/2027 1:00 pm to 02/06/2027 2:30 pm
(3-Adult) Bring your child to the mill and celebrate Valentine’s Day with this heart-themed tea party. We’ll have tea, savory and sweet treats and play 19th century parlor games. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult.
02/21/2027 11:00 am to 02/21/2027 2:45 pm
(4-Adult) The sap is rising and the maple trees are tapped! Bundle up and discover how maple syrup goes from tree to table at Colvin Run Mill.
See how maple sap is collected.Learn why maple trees produce sap.Watch sap boil into syrup over an open fire.Sample maple syrup over cornbread made with Colvin Run cornmeal.Sign for a session at 11…
02/27/2027 2:00 pm to 02/27/2027 3:00 pm
(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.
02/28/2027 11:00 am
(4-Adult) The sap is rising and the maple trees are tapped! Bundle up and discover how maple syrup goes from tree to table at Colvin Run Mill.
See how maple sap is collected.Learn why maple trees produce sap.Watch sap boil into syrup over an open fire.Sample maple syrup over cornbread made with Colvin Run cornmeal.Sign for a session at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. or 2…
03/07/2027 11:00 am
(4-Adult) The sap is rising and the maple trees are tapped! Bundle up and discover how maple syrup goes from tree to table at Colvin Run Mill.
See how maple sap is collected.Learn why maple trees produce sap.Watch sap boil into syrup over an open fire.Sample maple syrup over cornbread made with Colvin Run cornmeal.Sign for a session at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. or 2…