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Receive an update on Historical Park current projects, events, and upcoming activities.
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Staff will be present to discuss the current projects, events, and upcoming activities happening at the Historical Park.
Calendar of Events for January 20 - March 31, 2025
Mad Hatter Tea - Venue 1842 at the Farmers Branch Historical Park
Join us for our annual Mad Hatter Tea at Venue 1842! Don’t be late for a very important date! By order of the Queen of Hearts, you’re cordially invited to a curious tea party, complete with lunch, dessert, tea, lemonade, and a chance to snap a pic with Lewis Carroll’s, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland characters. “Every adventure requires a first step” as the Cheshire Cat wisely says.
Exciting new seating options! Table of eight: $240 and table of ten: $300. Community seating available, for individuals and smaller parties; $30 per seat. For questions, please call 972-919-8735. Space and tables are limited; pre-registration is required. Tickets are non-refundable. Don’t miss this whimsical wonderland.
Tickets on sale now.
Tea: Sat | Mar 1 | 1 - 3 p.m.
Recommended for ages 4 and up.
Birthday Box Donations
Join the Historical Park in supplying birthday boxes for Metrocrest Services. Items needed are: signed birthday cards, brownie/cookie/cake mixes, icing, and party horns. Girl Scouts participating in the donation drive will receive a patch!
Donation drop off at the Historical Park on:
Mon - Fri | Mar 10 - 14 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sat & Sun | Mar 15 & 16 | 1 - 4 p.m.
Mon - Fri | Mar 17 - 21 | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Artchella Summer Camp 2025 with Paloma: All Things Toys - Farmers Branch Historical Park
Join us for a fun-filled summer camp where imagination knows no bounds. Inspired by a love of all things toys, this camp is designed for kids who love to draw, paint, sculpt, and create.
Camp instructor: Paloma Nadine, Artist and C-FBISD Art Teacher
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Camp dates: June 16 - 20, 2025
Camp times: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
$250 per camper; space is limited and pre-registration is required. Price includes all materials, including snacks.
Ages 6 - 12.
Artchella Summer Camp 2025 with Paloma: Under the Sea - Farmers Branch Historical Park
Get ready to unleash your inner artist and explore the wacky and wonderful world under the sea. This exciting camp is packed with hands-on art projects inspired by the ocean. From creating your own underwater masterpieces to designing your underwater dream house, there's something for every aspiring artist.
Camp instructor: Paloma Nadine, Artist and C-FBISD Art Teacher
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Camp dates: June 23 - 27, 2025
Camp times: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
$250 per camper; space is limited and pre-registration is required. Price includes all materials, including snacks.
Ages 6 - 12.
Girls Make History Camp 2025 - Farmers Branch Historical Park
Join the Historical Park on an adventure to meet girls from the past who have shaped America! Experience the life of girls from early pioneer days, the Victorian Era, the Jazz Age, the nifty 50s, and ending with a celebration of the counterculture that made the 1970s so exciting! Camp activities include cooking, baking, specialty crafts, outdoor nature walks, and lots more. This award-winning camp will explore the impact girls have made throughout American history! A snack will be provided. Please bring a sack lunch, water bottle, sunscreen, and hand sanitizer to camp each day. Price includes all materials. Camp will begin outdoors and rotate between several structures during the afternoon. Camper drop off and pick-up in the Historical Park parking lot.
Camp instructors: Bonnie Neumann - Historical Cultural Specialist, Lauren Prengler - Museum Educator, and Kim Jolly Chapman - Historical Park Coordinator.
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Camp dates: July 14 - 18, 2025
Camp times: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
$250 per camper; space is limited and pre-registration is required.
Ages 6 - 12.
Girl Scout Patch Workshop: Baking Basics 101 - Farmers Branch Historical Park
Girl Scouts will have fun during this in-person, hands-on workshop as they are introduced to the principles of baking. Learn about kitchen tools, measurements, food safety, and nutrition as handmade treats are prepared and enjoyed. Girls will receive the baking fun patch. Recommended for Daisy - Junior Girl Scouts. Stay for a picnic lunch from 12 - 1 p.m. and join us for the Using Your Voice workshop; must register separately.
Mon | Jan 20 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
$20 per Girl Scout and includes patch; space is limited and pre-registration is required
Girl Scout Badge/Patch Workshop: Using Your Voice - Farmers Branch Historical Park
From speaking up for what you believe in, to helping get out the vote, there are many ways our voices can be heard! In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day, both taking place on January 20th, this workshop will celebrate the ways we can use our voice to make a difference in our community and the world around us. Activities include exploring and discussing the theme, a craft, SWAP, snack, and a choice of either civics badge appropriate to Girl Scouting level (Good Neighbor, Celebrating Community, Inside Government), or a Promote the Vote fun patch. Recommended for Daisy - Junior Girl Scouts.
Mon | Jan 20 | 1 - 3 p.m.
$20 per Girl Scout and includes badge or patch; space is limited and pre-registration is required.
Girl Scout Patch Workshop: World Thinking Day 2025: Our Story - Farmers Branch Historical Park
In this Girl Scout workshop, we will reflect on Scouting history and explore the symbolism and values of the World Thinking Day movement which focuses on supporting girls around the world to feel confident, care about their world, and develop the skills needed to make a difference. Activities include exploring and discussing the theme, a craft, SWAP, snack, and patch. Recommended for Daisy - Junior Girl Scouts.
Mon | Feb 17 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
$20 per Girl Scout and includes patch; space is limited and pre-registration is required.
Boards and Commissions Banquet - Venue 1842 at the Farmers Branch Historical Park
Sat | Feb 22 | TBD
Gateway to the Globe - Farmers Branch Historical Park
Sat | Mar 29 | 5 - 9 PM
Operating Hours, starting Sun., Mar 2:
Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat & Sun 12 - 5 p.m.
Operating Hours, starting Sun., Mar 9:
Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat & Sun 12 - 6 p.m.