Media Alert: Celebrate Spring at the Plimoth Grist Mill Herring Run Festival this Weekend
Enjoy 20+ exhibitors, live music, and interactive experiences for all ages
Plymouth, Massachusetts (April 23, 2026) –Plimoth Grist Mill, a Plimoth Patuxet Museums living history exhibit, invites the community to attend the annual Herring Run Festival on Saturday, April 25, 10: 00 am through 3:00 pm. Taking place in Brewster Gardens, the Festival will feature over 20 exhibitors, live music with a performance by The Shady Roosters, and hands-on educational experiences. Guests are encouraged to take a short stroll from Brewster Gardens to Plimoth Grist Mill where they may learn more about the brook’s ecology and its vital role in powering mills over the centuries.
Admission to the Herring Run Festival is free. The Festival is funded in part by the Town of Plymouth Promotions Fund. A full list of exhibitors and participants is available at: https://plimoth.org/events/herring-run-celebration
EVENT DETAILS
What: Herring Run Festival
When: Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where: Brewster Gardens, Plymouth, MA
Admission: Free
Plimoth Patuxet Museums is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through the Sunday following Thanksgiving Day. Mayflower II—currently undergoing routine maintenance at Mystic Seaport Museum’s Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard—is anticipated to return to State Pier later this Spring. Stay tuned for updates.
About Plimoth Patuxet
Plimoth Patuxet is one of the Nation’s foremost living history museums. Founded in 1947, the Museum creates engaging experiences of history built on thorough research about the Indigenous and European people who met along Massachusetts' historic shores in the 1600s. Major exhibits include the Historic Patuxet Homesite, the 17th-Century English Village, Mayflower II, and Plimoth Grist Mill. A private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational institution, Plimoth Patuxet is supported by admission fees, donations, memberships, and revenue from educational programs, gift shops and dining. Plimoth Patuxet receives support from private foundations, corporations, and local businesses. Located less than an hour’s drive south of Boston, and 15 minutes north of Cape Cod, the Museum is open daily from early spring through the Sunday after Thanksgiving. For more information, visit plimoth.org. Follow the Museum on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X/Twitter.