Historic Happenings Blog

Saturday - Sunday,  August 31 - September 1  - Cape May, Cape May County Seafarers' Weekend at Historic Cold Spring Village Two days of family-friendly, interactive and educational fun are planned for Historic Cold Spring Village’s ‘Hands-on History’ Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. Children will be given a ‘Pastport’ at the start of their Village trip, which can be stamped at the buildings they visit after completing a take-home craft or activity, like writing with a quill pen, carding wool or churning butter. Pastports can be redeemed at the Country Store for a free treat! Other family-friendly activities include games and live entertainment.  Historic Cold Spring Village is a non-profit, open-air living history museum that portrays the daily life of a rural South Jersey community of the Early American period. It features 26 restored historic structures on a 30-acre site. Tuesday through Sunday, from late June to early September, interpreter...

Saturday - Sunday,  August 24 - 25  - Cape May, Cape May County Seafarers' Weekend at Historic Cold Spring Village Ahoy, matey! Historic Cold Spring Village invites you to celebrate the maritime culture and history of the Jersey Cape at Seafarers' Weekend on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. The event will feature pirates, music, family fun, and a variety of displays and demonstrations of all things nautical. The Village buildings will also be open, featuring historical interpreters in period clothing who demonstrate the trades, crafts and lifestyles of Early America. New this year, Main Deck Productions will be weighing anchor with their 30 foot long, 20 foot tall pirate ship the Black Pearl at the Welcome Center. Join in on the fun and frivolity with Captain Jack Sparrow and his trusty first mate Morgan! Watch Jack B. Wildered swallow swords or juggle fire! Have your face beautifully transformed by the Painted Pirate Wench or learn how to wield a sword! Guest...