Featured Events
Featured Events List
Home School – “Dr. Burritt & his “Green” Home”
November 13 (12:00-1:30), November 14 (9:30-11:00), and November 14 (12:00-1:30) Dr. Burritt and his “Green” Home make our museum a fascinating institution here in Huntsville. Learn about the creative doctor who left us his house, take a closer look at the unique features and furnishings, and see if his innovations inspire any ideas of your own!
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November 13 (12:00-1:30), November 14 (9:30-11:00), and November 14 (12:00-1:30) Dr. Burritt and his “Green” Home make our museum a fascinating institution here in Huntsville. Learn about the creative doctor who left us his house, take a closer look at the unique features and furnishings, and see if his innovations inspire any ideas of your own!
View EventHome School – “Dr. Burritt & his “Green” Home”
November 13 (12:00-1:30), November 14 (9:30-11:00), and November 14 (12:00-1:30) Dr. Burritt and his “Green” Home make our museum a fascinating institution here in Huntsville. Learn about the creative doctor who left us his house, take a closer look at the unique features and furnishings, and see if his innovations inspire any ideas of your own!
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$37 - $69
Folk School Workshops – Fiber Art Series
Join us for a morning of Folk School workshops. Bring a friend or make new ones as you learn new skills from our talented instructors. Class size is limited to ensure that students receive individualized attention, so sign up early! Deadline to Register: Early Bird (Nov. 3 at noon). Late Registration (Nov. 7 at noon) Classes: November 14: “Acorn Garland and Holiday Garland” November 28: “Gnomes” Important Information: Registering for a workshop indicates that the student is 19 years or older and understands that photographs/video may be taken during the event and their image may be used on Burritt on the Mountain’s website and social…
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$37 - $69
Folk School Workshops – Fiber Art Series
Join us for a morning of Folk School workshops. Bring a friend or make new ones as you learn new skills from our talented instructors. Class size is limited to ensure that students receive individualized attention, so sign up early! Deadline to Register: Early Bird (Nov. 3 at noon). Late Registration (Nov. 7 at noon) Classes: November 14: “Acorn Garland and Holiday Garland” November 28: “Gnomes” Important Information: Registering for a workshop indicates that the student is 19 years or older and understands that photographs/video may be taken during the event and their image may be used on Burritt on the Mountain’s website and social…
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Kris Kringle’s Candlelight Christmas
We are decking the halls, the walls and the stalls! Burritt on the Mountain invites everyone to Kris Kringle’s Candlelight Christmas November 30st and December 1st from 5-9 p.m. The kids will love to see Kris Kringle in the Burritt Mansion from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. He has to get the reindeer to bed early as he has a busy month coming up! The star-lit mountain will be mirrored by more than 600 candles, adding to the nostalgic feel of the holidays. Music will be heard throughout the mansion and the park; cider, cookies and tasty figgy pudding will keep…
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Holiday Magic Dinners
Looking for a special and unique night out during the Holiday Season? With a beautiful setting and ambiance unlike any in Huntsville, come dine at Burritt for a truly magical night. Holiday magic is one of Burritt’s most important and magical fundraisers! Guest enjoy a holiday dinner in the upscale atmosphere of the Burritt Mansion or the family style warmth of the cabins in the Historic Park. Early bird tickets now on sale to Burritt Members! To make reservations please call Stephanie Timberlake at 256-512-0141. Mansion Menu catered by Reese Covington Tomato Florentine Bisque, cheddar pecan wafers Mixed greens,…
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Home School – “Food Preparation and Preservation”
December 11 (12:00-1:30), December 12 (9:30-11:00), and December 12 (12:00-1:30) Food Preparation and Preservation was a challenge that our ancestors met with gusto. Find out how food was preserved in a time before refrigeration. We’ll learn how both smoke and water can help us keep food fresh. Try your hand in one of our kitchens and help prepare a holiday treat!
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$25
Sanders Family Christmas Play
December 12, 13, 14, 15 (7:00 pm), December 15 and 16 (2:30pm) The Sanders Family is back in Sanders Family Christmas. Southern Rogue Theatre Company and Burritt on the Mountain pair together to bring this traditional favorite to the community. Conceived by Alan Bailey and penned by Connie Ray, this famous sequel of Smoke on the Mountain returns to the Old Country Church at Burritt on the Mountain. We’ll return to Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, on Christmas Eve of 1941. Reverend Oglethorpe has invited the Sanders to the Baptist Church to sing and witness, thereby getting the congregation into the…
View EventHome School – “Food Preparation and Preservation”
December 11 (12:00-1:30), December 12 (9:30-11:00), and December 12 (12:00-1:30) Food Preparation and Preservation was a challenge that our ancestors met with gusto. Find out how food was preserved in a time before refrigeration. We’ll learn how both smoke and water can help us keep food fresh. Try your hand in one of our kitchens and help prepare a holiday treat!
View EventHome School – “Food Preparation and Preservation”
December 11 (12:00-1:30), December 12 (9:30-11:00), and December 12 (12:00-1:30) Food Preparation and Preservation was a challenge that our ancestors met with gusto. Find out how food was preserved in a time before refrigeration. We’ll learn how both smoke and water can help us keep food fresh. Try your hand in one of our kitchens and help prepare a holiday treat!
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Home School – “Old-Fashioned School”
January 8 (12:00-1:30), January 9 (9:30-11:00), and January 9 (12:00-1:30) Old-Fashioned School in the 1800’s had some similarities with today’s classes, but we will see how school was different in many ways. Learn about the daily lives of children in the 1800’s, and experience writing with a quill and ink, doing sums on a slate, and helping the teacher prepare the schoolhouse for lessons.
View EventHome School – “Old-Fashioned School”
January 8 (12:00-1:30), January 9 (9:30-11:00), and January 9 (12:00-1:30) Old-Fashioned School in the 1800’s had some similarities with today’s classes, but we will see how school was different in many ways. Learn about the daily lives of children in the 1800’s, and experience writing with a quill and ink, doing sums on a slate, and helping the teacher prepare the schoolhouse for lessons.
View EventHome School – “Old-Fashioned School”
January 8 (12:00-1:30), January 9 (9:30-11:00), and January 9 (12:00-1:30) Old-Fashioned School in the 1800’s had some similarities with today’s classes, but we will see how school was different in many ways. Learn about the daily lives of children in the 1800’s, and experience writing with a quill and ink, doing sums on a slate, and helping the teacher prepare the schoolhouse for lessons.
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Super Saturday – “Birding at Burritt”
Event is free to Members. If you are not a member, general admission prices apply and allow you to visit the rest of our facility. Josie’s will open at 9:00am for Guests attending the 9:30am workshop. Feather ID workshop 9:30am-10:45am (Ages 14 and up) Audubon bird watching hike on trail 11am-12:30pm (All ages) Tommy Howell Bird Encounter Nature Program. 1-2pm (All ages) Audubon bird watching hike on trail 2:15-3:45pm (All ages) ~~~~~ Feather ID workshop (Ages 14 and up only) …
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Super Saturday “Underground Railroad”
Underground Railroad Saturday, February 9, 2019 (10:00am – 3:00pm) The Underground Railroad had no tracks or train cars, but it moved thousands of slaves from the South to the North. Learn some of the exciting stories of the brave women and men who risked their lives to achieve freedom for themselves and for others. Follow the clues from one “safe” house to the next as you travel on our simulated path to freedom. Hear the music from this time and learn its significance as you create a craft that will remind you of the methods these courageous individuals used to…
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Home School – “The Underground Railroad”
February 12 (12:00-1:30), February 13 (9:30-11:00), and February 13 (12:00-1:30) The Underground Railroad had no tracks or train cars, but it moved thousands of slaves from the South to freedom in the North. Learn about who traveled on this journey and experience it yourself as we follow clues from one “safe” house to the next.
View EventHome School – “The Underground Railroad”
February 12 (12:00-1:30), February 13 (9:30-11:00), and February 13 (12:00-1:30) The Underground Railroad had no tracks or train cars, but it moved thousands of slaves from the South to freedom in the North. Learn about who traveled on this journey and experience it yourself as we follow clues from one “safe” house to the next.
View EventHome School – “The Underground Railroad”
February 12 (12:00-1:30), February 13 (9:30-11:00), and February 13 (12:00-1:30) The Underground Railroad had no tracks or train cars, but it moved thousands of slaves from the South to freedom in the North. Learn about who traveled on this journey and experience it yourself as we follow clues from one “safe” house to the next.
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Home School – “Technology of the 1800s”
March 12 (12:00-1:30), March 13 (9:30-11:00), and March 13 (12:00-1:30) Technology of the 1800s was very different from today’s technology, but no less exciting! What technology was available for making furniture? Growing and preparing food? For hundreds of years people have been using technology to make their lives easier. Join us to see the differences between today’s technology and that of the past.
View EventHome School – “Technology of the 1800s”
March 12 (12:00-1:30), March 13 (9:30-11:00), and March 13 (12:00-1:30) Technology of the 1800s was very different from today’s technology, but no less exciting! What technology was available for making furniture? Growing and preparing food? For hundreds of years people have been using technology to make their lives easier. Join us to see the differences between today’s technology and that of the past.
View EventHome School – “Technology of the 1800s”
March 12 (12:00-1:30), March 13 (9:30-11:00), and March 13 (12:00-1:30) Technology of the 1800s was very different from today’s technology, but no less exciting! What technology was available for making furniture? Growing and preparing food? For hundreds of years people have been using technology to make their lives easier. Join us to see the differences between today’s technology and that of the past.
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Spring Farm Days
Spring Farm Days Saturday, April 6 (10:00am – 4:00pm) and Sunday, April 7, 2019 (12:00pm – 4:00pm) Join us for a taste of springtime as you visit our barnyard animals, experience historic skills, and learn about life on the farm during the 1800’s. This year we will have a few new animals visiting the park for this special event. Visitors are sure to be fascinated by the sheep-shearing and blacksmith demonstrations. Come observe wool being spun into yarn, give milking our faux cow, Boxy, a try, and help wash and card our wool. Learn what attending school was like in 1918…
View EventSpring Farm Days
Spring Farm Days Saturday, April 6 (10:00am – 4:00pm) and Sunday, April 7, 2019 (12:00pm – 4:00pm) Join us for a taste of springtime as you visit our barnyard animals, experience historic skills, and learn about life on the farm during the 1800’s. This year we will have a few new animals visiting the park for this special event. Visitors are sure to be fascinated by the sheep-shearing and blacksmith demonstrations. Come observe wool being spun into yarn, give milking our faux cow, Boxy, a try, and help wash and card our wool. Learn what attending school was like in 1918…
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Home School – “Mining on the Mountain”
April 9 (12:00-1:30), April 10 (9:30-11:00), and April 10 (12:00-1:30) Mining on the Mountain can teach us about what we use from the earth, yesterday and today. We will hike to an abandoned coal mine and have fun at our sluice panning for rocks and minerals. All of this will help us learn about the use of our natural resources and how those resources impact our lives.
View EventHome School – “Mining on the Mountain”
April 9 (12:00-1:30), April 10 (9:30-11:00), and April 10 (12:00-1:30) Mining on the Mountain can teach us about what we use from the earth, yesterday and today. We will hike to an abandoned coal mine and have fun at our sluice panning for rocks and minerals. All of this will help us learn about the use of our natural resources and how those resources impact our lives.
View EventHome School – “Mining on the Mountain”
April 9 (12:00-1:30), April 10 (9:30-11:00), and April 10 (12:00-1:30) Mining on the Mountain can teach us about what we use from the earth, yesterday and today. We will hike to an abandoned coal mine and have fun at our sluice panning for rocks and minerals. All of this will help us learn about the use of our natural resources and how those resources impact our lives.
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Celtic Day
Burritt’s fourth annual Celtic Day, celebrating the history and culture of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, is an event you won’t want to miss. In conjunction with Clan Davidson Society of North America and the Irish Society of North Alabama, Burritt will host a day of blarney stones, Celtic tunes, and demonstrations of the arts and culture of Celtic countries. The Junior Games and creative crafts let the kids get hands-on. Feicfidh mé ann thú! (See you there!)
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Home School – “Alabama’s Bicentennial”
May 14 (12:00-1:30), May 15 (9:30-11:00), and May 15 (12:00-1:30) Alabama’s Bicentennial is here, and there’s no better time to learn all kinds of fascinating facts about the beginnings of our state! We’ll learn what life was like in 1819, discover what has happened in Huntsville in over the years, and talk about what the “Yellowhammer State” has contributed to the country.
View EventHome School – “Alabama’s Bicentennial”
May 14 (12:00-1:30), May 15 (9:30-11:00), and May 15 (12:00-1:30) Alabama’s Bicentennial is here, and there’s no better time to learn all kinds of fascinating facts about the beginnings of our state! We’ll learn what life was like in 1819, discover what has happened in Huntsville in over the years, and talk about what the “Yellowhammer State” has contributed to the country.
View EventHome School – “Alabama’s Bicentennial”
May 14 (12:00-1:30), May 15 (9:30-11:00), and May 15 (12:00-1:30) Alabama’s Bicentennial is here, and there’s no better time to learn all kinds of fascinating facts about the beginnings of our state! We’ll learn what life was like in 1819, discover what has happened in Huntsville in over the years, and talk about what the “Yellowhammer State” has contributed to the country.
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