2024 Program Season KICK-OFF

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Special Event
  • Apr 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM
  • Free

Join is on Saturday, April 20th as we KICK OFF our 2024 summer program season with the first 'Meet the Mules' program of the season! Meet us behind the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center to meet two of the park's mules and learn more about the history of mules at C&O Canal and how the park cares for its current team today. There will also be live music by the Seneca Creek Bluegrass band, learning activities in the Discovery Room, and more information about mules in the Exhibits Space.

April 20th is also the first day of National Park Week and the second Fee-Free Day of the year!

Schedule of Events:

10:00 am - 1:00 pm: Meet the Mules at the mule pen

10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Seneca Creek Bluegrass Band at the Visitor Center

Fees

This event is free to attend.

Schedule

Date:

Apr 20, 2024

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

7 hours

Event Type

  • Children’s Program
  • Performance
  • Talk
Tags: fee-free day, national park week, meet the mules, mules