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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 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.