Two Homestead Days are on the slate for the long weekend, offering guests the chance to step back in time for a few hours.
Heritage demonstrations, games, events, and food will all be offered the old-fashioned way on Sunday (August 6) and Monday.
“It is an invitation to step back in time into Prince George’s past” Krystal Leason, the Homestead’s Operations Manager told My PG Now. “The park has been open since 1989, we started [Homestead Days] in 1990. We have had it every year except for 2020.”
A full weekend schedule of events can be found here, some highlights include:
- Egg and spoon, wheelbarrow, sack, and 3-legged races
- Pancake breakfasts
- Eating contests
- Live music
- Ice cream and cheese making
“We usually see between 300 and 500 people between two days, so it is relatively quiet but there is tons to do,” Leason said.
The historic site is dog friendly, but Leason advises against bringing dogs on Monday because black powder shooters will be firing on the grounds, “dogs don’t really like it, as it turns out.”
Both the Sunday and Monday Homestead Days will run from 10:30 to 4:30.
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