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Special Event
Event
Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 39.000000, -77.000000
Peirce Mill is located at 2401 Tilden Street NW near the intersection of Tilden Street, Beach Drive and Park Road. Parking is available at Picnic Grove #1, Picnic Grove #2 and on Shoemaker Street and Spring of Hope Road.
Dates & Times
Date:
Sunday, October 22, 2023
Time:
10:00 AM
Duration:
6 hours
Type of Event
Cultural/Craft Demonstration
Exhibition/Show
Festival
Other
Partner Program
Volunteer Event
The Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair will operate between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Intermittent milling demonstrations at Peirce Mill will occur between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
Description
The Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair will celebrate the long history of whole-grain farming, milling, baking, and cooking in the Mid-Atlantic, and will feature some of the practitioners working to keep those traditions alive today. This free public event will include a wide variety of farming, milling, and baking demonstrations, a whole-grain cooking classroom, hands-on activities, and live music.
Milling demonstrations conducted by the National Park Service and Friends of Peirce Mill volunteers will occur between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM
More information
Reservation or Registration: No
Image Gallery
NPS Photo/ K. Cain