Events
Upcoming Craft & Fiber Shows
Apr 12 - Apr 13
MI Alpaca Fest
The Michigan International Alpaca Fest is the longest running alpaca show in the country. This year marks our 27th year. The show will feature regular classes, group classes, walking fleece, and youth performance. Various vendors will also be available for your wants and needs. Saturday 8am-5pm and Sunday 8am-2pm
May 10
Free Museum Day at Waterloo Farm and Dewey School Museum
We are proud to join other historical venues as one of the many free area museums sponsored by Experience Jackson! Tour the farmhouse, school and outbuildings. Enjoy some concessions and free musical entertainment. Watch the blacksmith work in the shop. Make an arrowhead at the Flint knapping circle. Shop the Spinner's Flock fiber market. Pick up some new greenery at the community plant sale. Purchase unique items at the giftshop. So many things to see and do.
Jun 14
A Day in the Village
Free family fun at A Day In The Village on the historic town square in Stockbridge MI. Friday will showcase live music, food, games and fireworks in the park. Saturday features the annual 5k, games, live music, food, vendors, and contests on the town square. A fun time for all!
Jun 28 - Jun 29
Blacksmiths, Soldiers, and Log Cabin Weekend
Visit the soldier's encampment and hear the cannons roar. Watch blacksmiths at their forges practicing metal arts. Visit the log house and learn how families cooked over a hearth and went about their daily lives. Tour the Victorian farmhouse and see all the treasures held in its many rooms. Listen to music, and perhaps take a moment to jam along with the artists. Watch the fiber artists and spinners. Make your own arrowhead or candle to take home as a memory of your adventure. We hope to see you
Aug 9 - Aug 10
Antique Tractor, Truck, and Farm Equipment
Come see the equipment that transformed American farming from horsepower to the modern era. Steam engines, oil burners, gasoline and diesel tractors, old trucks and farm equipment from the turn of the 19th century to the 1980s will be on the grounds. Tractor rides, displays and concessions. Tractor games on Sunday. There will be Demonstrators on the grounds along with all the great tractors and other machinery to experience. The 1850s ten room farm house will be open for tours for a small fee.
Aug 15 - Aug 17
Michigan Fiber Fest
Michigan's Largest Sheep and Wool Festival. Come enjoy the animal shows, participate in a workshop, join in a competition, and visit the vendors.
Sep 20 - Sep 21
Tompkins Center Freedom Festival
Working Steam Engines & Saw Mill, Teeter Totter, Rock Crusher, Tractor & Garden Tractor Pulls, Silent Auction, Kiddie Tractor Pulls, Guided Museum Tours, Bake Sale, 1838 Log Cabin w/Play Area for Kids, 3 Working Blacksmiths, Tour the 1800's Kirkby One Room School House, Historic Timeline and Displays, Native American & Military Encampments, Car Show, Classic Tractor Parade, Flea Market & Craft Show, Food Wagons & Lots of Live Music Both Days, Many Demonstrations & Displays Throughout the Grounds
Sep 26 - Sep 27
Harvest Fest
Celebrating the heritage and prospects of the Stockbridge Community! 5k Color Fun Run, Vendors, Food Trucks, Arts Council, Town Hall Players, Kids Inflatables, Magic & Balloons, Petting Zoo, Pumpkin Carving Contest, Pokemen Go Event, Kids Neon Dance Party, Kindred Sisters Dance, EMS Extraction Exhibit, BMX Stunt Show, Car Show, Cornhole Tournament, Live Entertainment, and so much more!
Oct 12
Pioneer Day
Our guest favorite event returns once again. Join us in this celebration of late 19th century farm life. Enjoy tours of the Farm Museum and Dewey School, live music, demonstrations of crafts, trades and traditional cooking methods. Vendors will be selling their wares and concessions and the gift shop will be open. See sheep shearing. Dewey School is open for this event.
Oct 18
Domino's Farm Fall Fest
Come enjoy a day on the farm! There will be pony rides, tractor rides, fall games, pumpkins, children's music, face painting, crafts, square dancing, food trucks, and a farmer's market where you can buy items from local farmers and vendors. The Petting Farm is home to about 200 traditional and non-traditional farm animals, including cows, horses, donkeys, llamas, alpacas, pigs, sheep, goats, ducks, chickens, peacocks, and cats.
Nov 8
Wine, Women and Shopping
The annual Wine, Women, & Shopping event is returning for its 20th year, offering a weekend of retail therapy, exclusive events, and great wine in historic Chelsea, Michigan. Get the girls (or guys) together for a winederful weekend!
Nov 22
Dansville PTO Craft Show
Come support local vendors while shopping and shortening those holiday lists: Crafters - Handmade Items - Food Vendors - Concessions
Nov 29
Stockbridge PTO One Stop Holiday Shop
Come support local vendors while shopping and shortening those holiday lists: Crafters - Handmade Items - Food Vendors - Concessions
Dec 6 - Dec 7
Christmas on the Farm at Waterloo Farm and Dewey School Museum
Long ago days on a Michigan farm will be brought to life once again as singers and musicians perform traditional holiday melodies. The savory scents of the season will fill the air as dinner is prepared in the warm farm kitchen, reviving memories of the folks who once occupied this historic farmstead. Visitors will also be welcomed into the log house by a family preparing Christmas Dinner. The Gift Shop and Vendors will offer items for sale to fill stockings and remind us of former lifestyles.
Past events
Feb 8
Chocolate Extravaganza
Attention Hand Spinners, Weavers, Quilters, Knitters, Crafters, Felters, Crocheters, Dyers, Fiber Artists!! Spinner's Flock will be at Beach Middle School with a large selection of items such as raw fiber, roving, yarn, finished items, fiber related tools and more.