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Media Alert: Plimoth Patuxet Museums to Host Grain Fest at Plimoth Grist Mill®

Event to take place November 10, 11 am - 3 pm

Plymouth, Massachusetts (November 5, 2024) – Plimoth Patuxet Museums is pleased to announce that it will be hosting Grain Fest, a new outdoor festival that will take place at Plimoth Grist Mill® on Sunday, November 10th from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.

With activities set to take place outdoors in adjacent Jenney Pond Park, Grain Fest will provide an opportunity for attendees to meet farmers, millers, and bakers and to learn about grain production. Special guest Jonathan Stevens will be onsite signing his new book, The Hungry Ghost Bread Book: An Offbeat Bakery’s Guide to Crafting Sourdough Loaves, Flatbreads, Crackers, Scones, and More. Additionally, Grain Fest will feature music, games, and story time, making it a family friendly event for people of all ages. Plimoth Grist Mill® is a working corn-grinding mill that tells the history of the mill built by the Pilgrims in the 1630s.

Event: Grist Mill Grain Fest

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

Date: November 10, 2024

Time : 11 am - 3 pm

Festival Activities

Exhibitors and Activities

  • Ivory Silo Farm, grain seed giveaway

  • Here and There Grains

  • Hands-on Grain Grinding, Sifting and Winnowing

  • Plymouth County 4-H and Cooperative Extension

  • Goat Walks Plymouth

  • Water Powered Milling at the Plimoth Grist Mill® (1 - 3 pm, admission required for entry to the Mill)

Music

  • Shady Roosters, 12 - 2:30 pm. Generously funded by the Plymouth Bay Cultural District.

Food and Drink

  • Local Grain Tasting

    • Sample cornbread, Indian pudding, rye bread, and other tasty treats made with local grains donated by The Tasty, Bramhall's Country Store, and The Artisan Pig.

  • Beer Garden

    • Independent Fermentations beer brewed with New England grown grains. With guest brewery Seventh Wave Brewing and their Back to the Grind Bitter.

  • Local Foods Market

    • Al's Backwoods Berrie Co: Jams, Jellies, and Preserves

    • Skinny Dip Farm: Vegetables and Locally Grown and Milled Cornmeal

    • Wilde Flour Baking: Jalapeno Cheddar Loaf, Donuts, and other Baked Goods

    • Seaspray Bread: Multigrain Miche Bread, Scalded Rye and Pepeta Bread, and Cornmeal Porridge Loaf

    • Warm beverages and food by Gillis Family Tavern available for purchase.

Plimoth Patuxet Museums is open seven days a week, 9 am - 5 pm, now through the Sunday following Thanksgiving Day. All outdoor Grain Fest activities are open to the public and free of charge. Admission is required for entry to the Plimoth Grist Mill's inside exhibits. Learn more at plimoth.org/events/grist-mill-grain-fest.

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 the Massachusetts Cultural Council, 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, and Twitter.