The Curran Homestead
A Living History Farm and Museum
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Calendar of Events

Our next event:

Saturday-Sunday, June 8-9, 2013:

 

Annual Yard Sale Fundraiser: Blowout in the Barnyard.  "One man’s trash is another man’s treasure;" come and find yours at our sale.  Please note: All items for sale have been donated for the express purpose of generating operating revenue for The Farm; none have been removed from the museum collection.

 
Join us at The Curran Homestead for family fun!

The Curran Homestead is a non-profit educational center that preserves and perpetuates the culture, values and lifestyle of the family farm in rural eastern Maine and relies upon membership, donations, and our local community for support.


Calendar of Events:


Saturday-Sunday, June 8-9, 2013
:

Annual Yard Sale Fundraiser: Blowout in the Barnyard.  One man’s trash is another man’s treasure; come and find yours at our sale.  Please note: All items for sale have been donated for the express purpose of generating operating revenue for The Farm; none have been removed from the museum collection.


Saturday-Sunday, July 20-21, 2013; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:

Annual Summer Festival in conjunction with Orrington's weeklong 225th anniversary celebration and Maine Open Farm Day on July 21, 2013.

Summer, sunshine and fun at Field’s Pond. 


Friday-Saturday-Sunday, August 23-24-25, 2013:

American Folk Festival Annual Fundraiser in Bangor: Come and enjoy Bangor's annual festival of music, and leave your car securely parked at Penobscot Plaza; proceeds provide vital operating revenue for The Farm and its educational programs.


Saturday, September 28, 2013; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.:

Annual Harvest Festival.  The crops are in and the woodshed is full; another season is upon us.  The cider press will be turning, and we will be baking cookies in the oven of the kitchen’s wood cookstove.  Come and sample the fruits of our labor amidst the beauty of autumn at Field’s Pond.

Jitterbug Pulling Challenge at 1:00 p.m.

Come see cleverly-engineered c. 1930 vehicles pull tons and tons of weight in an exciting challenge to see who gets the “bragging rights!”


Monday, January 20, 2014
:

Annual Meeting and Recognition Dinner, 5:30 p.m.

RSVP.




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