Media Alert: Plimoth Patuxet Museums Announces Winter Programming

Plymouth, Massachusetts (January 29, 2026) – Plimoth Patuxet Museums invites visitors to warm up this winter with a slate of immersive, hands-on programs that connect guests directly with the skills, traditions, and daily life of the 17th century. From historic cooking and traditional crafts to candlelit evening programs, these winter offerings provide engaging, participatory experiences that illuminate the past in memorable ways.

Upcoming Winter Programs

• The Story We Need to Know Session Two: THE MAYFLOWER PAPERS Reading Group
  Thursday, February 5, 7 - 8 PM
  Explore THE MAYFLOWER PAPERS in a six-session online course uncovering Plymouth Colony and Wampanoag history through eyewitness voices. This program will be hosted online via Zoom.
  

• What’s Cooking? - Spice Cake
  Saturday, February 7, 10 AM - 3 PM
  Spice cakes were a special treat in 17th-century England and New England, filling kitchens with warm scents of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll bake your own 17th-century spice cake in our wood-fired oven and enjoy a slice of history fresh from the hearth.
  
• A World Lit Only By Fire: A Plimoth Patuxet Evening Tour
  Saturday, February 7, 4:30 - 7:30 PM
  Join us by candlelight and starlight to experience a sense of the past that only Plimoth Patuxet can provide. With three tours offered throughout the evening, guests may select a start time of 4:30 PM, 6:00 PM, or 7:30 PM.
• Bake Your Own: Soft Pretzels
  Saturday, February 14, 10 AM - 12 PM
  Twist and Shout! Did you know pretzels were a treat in Pilgrim times? Join us at Plimoth Patuxet Museums for a fun morning of kneading, twisting, and baking in our wood-fired oven.
• Explore: Kids Construction Tour
  Monday, February 16, 9 - 10 AM
  How did people build houses before they had trucks, cranes, and electric drills? Join a museum expert to find out!
• February Vacation Day 1: A Child’s Life in Patuxet and Plymouth
  Monday, February 16, 10 AM - 2 PM
  You’ve read books about history, now come experience the past for yourself! Travel back in time and explore a child’s life in Wampanoag Patuxet and English Plymouth Colony through historical games, chores, and storytelling.
• Make Your Own: Pancakes with a Pilgrim
  Monday, February 16, 2:15 - 3:15 PM
  Did you know that Pilgrims ate pancakes? Learn how to make 17th-century style pancakes – over an open fire.
• Bake Your Own: Cornbread
  Tuesday, February 17, 9 - 10 AM
  Learn how to make two delicious styles of cornbread using Plimoth Patuxet’s organic, stone-ground cornmeal!
• February Vacation Day 2: Going with Grain
  Tuesday, February 17, 10 AM - 2 PM
  Let your curiosity pop with kernels of knowledge! Roll up your sleeves and step into the world of grains and milling.
• Bake Your Own: Cornbread
  Tuesday, February 17, 2:15 - 3:15 PM
  Learn how to make two delicious styles of cornbread using Plimoth Patuxet’s organic, stone-ground cornmeal!
• Make Your Own: Floral Fabric Dying
  Wednesday, February 18, 9 - 10 AM
  Did you know you can use flowers to dye fabric? Join our museum experts to learn how to print on fabric using plants.
• February Vacation Day 3: Fun with Fibers
  Wednesday, February 18, 10 AM - 2 PM
  How are clothes made and what are they actually made of? Try your hand at spinning and weaving, and explore natural dying.
• Make Your Own: Introduction to Wampanoag Finger Weaving
  Wednesday, February 18, 2:15 - 3:15 PM
  In this introductory workshop, participants will be introduced to the basics of strap weaving, and will get to create their own unique design to take home.
• Make Your Own: Wampanoag Pottery
  Thursday, February 19, 9 - 10 AM
  Discover how archaeology and oral tradition helps us better understand how Wampanoag People lived in the 1600s and how they carry on traditions today.
• February Vacation Day 4: Wampanoag Culture Day
  Thursday, February 19, 10 AM - 3 PM
  Join us for Wampanoag culture day and enjoy hands-on fun for the whole family. Play Wampanoag games, make your own cornhusk doll, get cozy around the fire in a wetu (house) for story time, and enjoy creative experiences that celebrate Wampanoag heritage and history. This day includes a 2pm special performance by Wampanoag Nation Singers & Dancers.
• The Story We Need to Know Session Three: THE MAYFLOWER PAPERS Reading Group
  Thursday, February 19, 7 - 8 PM
  Explore THE MAYFLOWER PAPERS in a six-session online course uncovering Plymouth Colony and Wampanoag history through eyewitness voices. This program will be hosted online via Zoom.
• Make Your Own: Painted Dutch Tiles
  Friday, February 20, 9 - 10 AM
  Play Rembrandt for the day! Imagine yourself as a 17th-century artist while you design your own tile to decorate your house.
• February Vacation Day 5: Putting the “Art” in “Artifacts”
  Friday, February 20, 10 AM - 2 PM
  Join us for a day of art-filled adventures. Explore historic artforms and artifacts, and get creative with 17th-century art-inspired art projects and activities.
• Make Your Own: Pinch Pot Pets
  Friday, February 20, 2:15 - 3:15 PM
  Together with their adult and our Plimoth Patuxet potter, participants will follow their creativity to shape a clay figurine.
• What’s Cooking? - Loaves of Cheese Curds
  Saturday, February 21, 1 - 4 PM
  Cheese was a common ingredient in 17th-century English cooking, used in both simple meals and special dishes. In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to make “loaves of cheese curds,” a sweet baked dish made with fresh curds, flour, spices, and eggs, and topped with a rich icing. Bake your loaf in our wood-fired oven and enjoy a warm, hearty taste of history.
• Crown Your Head: Sewing a 17th-Century Coif or Nightcap
  Sunday, February 22, 1 - 4 PM
  Step back into the 17th century and create a historically inspired linen coif or nightcap in this hands-on sewing workshop. Participants will cut and hand-sew an unembroidered linen cap while learning period-appropriate techniques such as hemming, felling, and insertion stitches.
• Pottery Workshop: 17th-Century Reproduction Plates
  Thursday, February 26, 6 - 8 PM
  Under the instruction of Plimoth Patuxet Museums' Artisan Potter, participants will decorate two plates using the 17th-century techniques of slip trailing and sgraffito.

For More Information

Advance registration is required, as space is limited for all programs. For full program details, pricing, and registration information, visit plimoth.org.