Featured Events
Featured Events List
Down Under Adventure Camp
Down Under Adventure Camp Enjoy an Australian adventure planned by a camp leader who recently returned from her own Down Under Adventure. Australia is not just a country but a continent that is full of wildlife and environments not found anywhere else on earth. We will discover its location, history, culture, diverse environments, and of course its exotic unique animals. Come explore and learn about dingoes, koalas, crocs, platypuses, kangaroos, and many more amazing Australian animals. We will hike, play games, and make some down under crafts. Kids won’t want to miss this hopping Down Under Adventure! Registration deadline: July…
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$5.00
Folk Art Fridays – Soap Carving
Burritt on the Mountain is excited to offer our Folk Art Fridays this summer! Join us to find out more about some of the arts featured here in our park, learn some new skills, and make something to take home with you. These hour-long classes are suitable for rising 1st -6th graders, who must be accompanied by a parent. Classes begin at 3:00 pm. Our topics will be… June 1 – Quilling: Learn the delicate art of paper filigree and make a card to give or keep. June 8 – Pinch Pot Face Jugs: Take a look at some…
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Barnyard Bonanza Camp
Barnyard Bonanza Camp For our last camp of the year, we’re heading down to the farm! We’ll spend the week learning what it takes to grow food and raise animals, both in the past and today. Farming’s hard work, but we’ll have lots of fun meeting animals, exploring our gardens, and trying out life as a farmer. And all week we’ll practice our games and brush up our crafts to get ready for our very own “county fair” on Friday! Registration Deadline: July 17 Cost: $155 (members), $165 (non-members) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD CAMP REGISTRATION FORM These camps…
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$5
Folk Art Fridays – Corn Shuck Toys
Burritt on the Mountain is excited to offer our Folk Art Fridays this summer! Join us to find out more about some of the arts featured here in our park, learn some new skills, and make something to take home with you. These hour-long classes are suitable for rising 1st -6th graders, who must be accompanied by a parent. Classes begin at 3:00 pm. Our topics will be… June 1 – Quilling: Learn the delicate art of paper filigree and make a card to give or keep. June 8 – Pinch Pot Face Jugs: Take a look at some…
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Super Saturday – “Fun on the Farm”
Join us for a day of down home fun on the farm. Enjoy visiting our barnyard animals including a closer look at either a sheep or goat at scheduled times. Learn about growing a garden and how our ancestors prepared their food, including a hands-on experience of churning butter and a demonstration of grinding corn. Don’t forget to visit the children’s craft tables for your child to make a souvenir craft to take home. What a farmtastic day!
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$10.00 - $100.00
Folk School Workshop – August 25
Registration will open July 5 at 8:00am!! Deadline to Register: August 15 for Early Bird Special ($100.00) or by August 18 for late registration ($105.00). Class Name: Leather Working for Beginners: Leather Possibles Pouch Class Description: “This workshop introduces students to the art of leather working. Students will learn about various tools and supplies, safety, and the skills of cutting, punching, beveling, grooving/layout, stitching, and, if time allows, stamping. By the end of the class you will have a beautiful, leather pouch to take home. In pioneer days, this type of pouch was carried by…
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Super Saturday – “A Day in a Rosenwald School”
School sessions start at 10:00, 12:30 and 2:30 and last approximately 1.5 hours. Learn about Rosenwald Schools in the South. These schools were built during the early 20th century to provide educational opportunities to African American children in the rural south. They were built using seed money provided by Julius Rosenwald, the president of Sears and Roebuck, who worked with Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute to develop this program that led to the improvement of the lives of thousands. Hear the fascinating story of this effort and experience part of a typical school day in our Rosenwald schoolroom….
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Folk School Workshops – September 22 & 23
Full class descriptions and details coming soon!
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Super Saturday – “Introduction to Orienteering”
We will offer this class at 10:00a, 12:30p, and 2:30p. How did explorers find their way before we had GPS? Come learn to navigate the old-fashioned way by learning how to use a compass. Then, use your new found skill to navigate through our orienteering course in the Historic Park. We will provide compasses to use while you are here or you can bring your own.
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Burritt Riverboat Cruise
We’ll be sailing on her maiden voyage from Memphis to New Orleans. This includes a one night hotel stay prior to sailing in Memphis with a two night Graceland option available. Breakfast is included as is transfers from hotel to ship and embarkation to airline, on board meals including complimentary wine and beer with five course dinners and cocktail hour daily with complimentary wine, beer, and top flight alcohol. You will enjoy daily lectures by esteemed historians and more! You can call Judy Link at 256-551-9433 for more details about the cruise. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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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.
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Sanders Family Christmas Play
The Sanders Family is back in Sanders Family Christmas. Renaissance Theatre 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 down-home holiday spirit before the boys, including one of the Sanders’ own, ship off…
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