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Media Alert: Date Change for Plimoth Grist Mill Herring Run Festival

Family-friendly event to now take place on Sunday, April 27

Plymouth, Massachusetts (April 24, 2025) – Due to anticipated heavy rains on the original Festival Date, Plimoth Grist Mill, a Plimoth Patuxet Museums living history site, announces that it will now host the Herring Run Festival on Sunday, April 27, 10 am - 3 pm. The Festival will feature family-friendly activities including herring counts, games, live music and more.

Event Details

Event: Herring Run Festival

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025

Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Location: Plimoth Grist Mill, 6 Spring Lane, Plymouth, MA 02360

Admission: Admission to the festival is free


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 of change in the 1600s. Immersive and educational encounters underscore the collaborations as well as the conflicts of the 17th-century people of this region. 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 a variety of educational programming, dining and gift shops. Plimoth Patuxet receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, private foundations, corporations, and local businesses. For more information, visit plimoth.org. Follow the Museum on Facebook, Instagram, and X/Twitter.