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Media Alert: Plimoth Grist Mill to Host Herring Run Festival

Family-friendly event is free to the public

Plymouth, Massachusetts (April 17, 2025) – Plimoth Grist Mill, a Plimoth Patuxet Museums living history site, is pleased to host the Herring Run Festival on Saturday, April 26, 10 am - 3 pm, at the Mill and along Jenney Pond Park. The Festival will feature family-friendly activities including herring counts, games, live music and more.

Event Details

Event: Herring Run Festival

Date: Saturday, April 26, 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 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.