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Plimoth Patuxet Museums Celebrates Green Corn

Event to take place August 17, 10 am - 4 pm

Plymouth, Massachusetts (August 9, 2024) – Plimoth Patuxet Museums is pleased to announce the 2024 Green Corn Celebration will be held on Saturday, August 17, 10 am - 4 pm. This annual event, presented by Museum Educators on the Historic Patuxet Homesite, will feature programming and educational activities across the Museum for guests of all ages to enjoy.

For many Indigenous communities, corn is the central heartbeat. The initial ripening of corn is known as green corn. During the green corn harvest, Wampanoag People observe important rituals to give thanks to the Creator and celebrate with feasting and dance.

Educators on the Historic Patuxet Homesite will mark the celebration at Plimoth Patuxet with a range of special activities across the Museum. At the Historic Patuxet Homesite, guests will have the opportunity to observe a mush8n demonstration as Museum Educators take a mush8n, a traditional dugout canoe, out onto the Eel River. The celebration will also include Wampanoag games and toys, including Hub Hub, a garden and flora tour, and corn husk doll making. At the Museum’s Craft Center, guests can enjoy a regalia talk and clay bead workshop. Throughout the day, coloring crafts and a museum wide scavenger hunt will delight and entertain younger guests as they learn about the significance of corn. In honor of this celebration, the Museum’s Plentiful Café will have a number of unique dishes available for purchase that showcase corn in distinct and flavorful ways.

Green Corn Celebration Activities

  • 10 am - 3 pm: Learn about the seasonal Wampanoag diet through a foodways demonstration

  • 10 am - 4 pm: Wampanoag Games and Toys including Hub Hub

  • 11 am - 12 pm: Garden and flora tour

  • 12 - 1 pm: Corn husk doll making

  • 1 - 2 pm: Mush8n Demonstration - Watch the Historic Patuxet Homesite team take out a traditional dugout canoe for a ride on the Eel River!

  • Regalia talk/workshop

  • Clay beads workshop

  • Coloring crafts

  • Scavenger hunt

Plimoth Patuxet Museums is open seven days a week, 9 am - 5 pm, now through the Sunday following Thanksgiving Day. Access to all Green Corn Celebration events are included with admission to Plimoth Patuxet.

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.