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Special Events at Historic Rock Ford

Check back in early 2026 for a full list of America250 Programming!

Yuletide
Dec
27
4:00 PM16:00

Yuletide

  • Saturday, December 27, 2025
  • 4:00 PM 8:00 PM 16:00 20:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A seasonal favorite!

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Yuletide
Dec
28
4:00 PM16:00

Yuletide

  • Sunday, December 28, 2025
  • 4:00 PM 8:00 PM 16:00 20:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A seasonal favorite!

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Yuletide
Dec
29
2:00 PM14:00

Yuletide

  • Monday, December 29, 2025
  • 2:00 PM 6:00 PM 14:00 18:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A seasonal favorite!

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"The Tavern Cook: Eighteenth Century Dining Through the Recipes of Richard Briggs" by Marc Meltonville
Nov
21
6:30 PM18:30

"The Tavern Cook: Eighteenth Century Dining Through the Recipes of Richard Briggs" by Marc Meltonville

  • Friday, November 21, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 8:30 PM 18:30 20:30
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Welcome internationally renowned food historian Marc Meltonville!

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The 3rd Annual Enigmatical Dinner Fundraising Event
Nov
13
5:30 PM17:30

The 3rd Annual Enigmatical Dinner Fundraising Event

  • Thursday, November 13, 2025
  • 5:30 PM 9:00 PM 17:30 21:00
  • Pepper Theo Cafe (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A night of riddles, refinement, and revelry

awaits you beneath the chandeliers...

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Haunted Encounters Specialty Tour
Oct
22
6:30 PM18:30

Haunted Encounters Specialty Tour

  • Wednesday, October 22, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 8:30 PM 18:30 20:30
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

SOLD OUT!

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Haunted Encounters Specialty Tour
Oct
15
6:30 PM18:30

Haunted Encounters Specialty Tour

  • Wednesday, October 15, 2025
  • 6:30 PM 8:30 PM 18:30 20:30
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

SOLD OUT!

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Social Dance
Oct
12
3:00 PM15:00

Social Dance

  • Sunday, October 12, 2025
  • 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 15:00 17:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

An Introduction to English Country Dancing!

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18th Century Law
Sep
7
2:00 PM14:00

18th Century Law

  • Sunday, September 7, 2025
  • 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 14:00 15:30
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Explore 18th Century Pennsylvania Law

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A Landscape of Incalculable Advantage: How the Lime Industry Shaped Everyday Life in 18th and 19th Century Southeastern Pennsylvania
Aug
17
5:00 PM17:00

A Landscape of Incalculable Advantage: How the Lime Industry Shaped Everyday Life in 18th and 19th Century Southeastern Pennsylvania

  • Sunday, August 17, 2025
  • 5:00 PM 7:30 PM 17:00 19:30
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The 2025 Lecture Series presents Peter Glogovsky

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Lafayette Day 2025
Jul
28
10:00 AM10:00

Lafayette Day 2025

  • Monday, July 28, 2025
  • 10:00 AM 4:00 PM 10:00 16:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us as we welcome the Marquis de Lafayette to Historic Rock Ford!

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The Sounds of Commemoration: The Music of Lafayette's Farwell Tour
Jul
13
2:00 PM14:00

The Sounds of Commemoration: The Music of Lafayette's Farwell Tour

  • Sunday, July 13, 2025
  • 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 14:00 15:30
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Explore the music of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour!

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A Sanctuary for the Rights of Mankind: Lafayette and Human Rights
Jul
6
2:00 PM14:00

A Sanctuary for the Rights of Mankind: Lafayette and Human Rights

  • Sunday, July 6, 2025
  • 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 14:00 15:30
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A lecture exploring Lafayette’s remarkable role as an advocate for human rights.

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Social Dance
Jun
8
3:00 PM15:00

Social Dance

  • Sunday, June 8, 2025
  • 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 15:00 17:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

An Introduction to English Country Dancing!

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Baroque on the Piazza
Jun
3
6:00 PM18:00

Baroque on the Piazza

  • Tuesday, June 3, 2025
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

An evening of live historic Baroque music!

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"Marquis de Lafayette Returns"
May
18
2:00 PM14:00

"Marquis de Lafayette Returns"

  • Sunday, May 18, 2025
  • 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 14:00 15:30
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A presentation with historian Elizabeth M. Reese

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Lafayette Presentation and Book Signing
Apr
30
5:30 PM17:30

Lafayette Presentation and Book Signing

  • Wednesday, April 30, 2025
  • 5:30 PM 7:00 PM 17:30 19:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Meet Author Bruce Mowday

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Social Dance
Apr
13
3:30 PM15:30

Social Dance

  • Sunday, April 13, 2025
  • 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 15:30 17:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

An Introduction to English Country Dancing!

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From Regency to Romantic: The Essentials of 1820s Fashion
Mar
9
1:00 PM13:00

From Regency to Romantic: The Essentials of 1820s Fashion

  • Sunday, March 9, 2025
  • 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 13:00 14:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Learn more about an exciting decade in fashion!

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Pride and Prejudice
Feb
23
8:00 PM20:00

Pride and Prejudice

  • Sunday, February 23, 2025
  • 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 20:00 22:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented in collaboration with Orpheus Theatre Company

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Pride and Prejudice
Feb
22
8:00 PM20:00

Pride and Prejudice

  • Saturday, February 22, 2025
  • 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 20:00 22:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented in collaboration with Orpheus Theatre Company

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Pride and Prejudice
Feb
22
2:30 PM14:30

Pride and Prejudice

  • Saturday, February 22, 2025
  • 2:30 PM 4:30 PM 14:30 16:30
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented in collaboration with Orpheus Theatre Company

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Pride and Prejudice
Feb
21
8:00 PM20:00

Pride and Prejudice

  • Friday, February 21, 2025
  • 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 20:00 22:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented in collaboration with Orpheus Theatre Company

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Pride and Prejudice
Feb
16
8:00 PM20:00

Pride and Prejudice

  • Sunday, February 16, 2025
  • 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 20:00 22:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented in collaboration with Orpheus Theatre Company

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Pride and Prejudice
Feb
15
8:00 PM20:00

Pride and Prejudice

  • Saturday, February 15, 2025
  • 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 20:00 22:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented in collaboration with Orpheus Theatre Company

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Pride and Prejudice
Feb
15
2:30 PM14:30

Pride and Prejudice

  • Saturday, February 15, 2025
  • 2:30 PM 4:30 PM 14:30 16:30
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented in collaboration with Orpheus Theatre Company

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Pride and Prejudice
Feb
14
8:00 PM20:00

Pride and Prejudice

  • Friday, February 14, 2025
  • 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 20:00 22:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Presented in collaboration with Orpheus Theatre Company

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Yuletide
Dec
29
2:00 PM14:00

Yuletide

  • Sunday, December 29, 2024
  • 2:00 PM 6:00 PM 14:00 18:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Timed entry admission at 2 PM, 3 PM and 4 PM

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Yuletide
Dec
28
2:00 PM14:00

Yuletide

  • Saturday, December 28, 2024
  • 2:00 PM 6:00 PM 14:00 18:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Timed entry admission at 2 PM, 3 PM and 4 PM

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Yuletide
Dec
27
4:00 PM16:00

Yuletide

  • Friday, December 27, 2024
  • 4:00 PM 8:00 PM 16:00 20:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Timed entry admission at 4 PM, 5 PM and 6 PM

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"Persuasion"
Nov
23
8:30 PM20:30

"Persuasion"

  • Saturday, November 23, 2024
  • 8:30 PM 9:30 PM 20:30 21:30
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

SOLD OUT

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"Persuasion"
Nov
23
7:00 PM19:00

"Persuasion"

  • Saturday, November 23, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

SOLD OUT

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The History of Sweitzer Barns in Lancaster County
Nov
23
1:00 PM13:00

The History of Sweitzer Barns in Lancaster County

  • Saturday, November 23, 2024
  • 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 13:00 15:00
  • Historic Rock Ford (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A presentation about the Rock Ford Barn style found in Lancaster County!

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