It's Conner Prairie's celebration of our nation's birth – 19th century style. Join residents of 1836 Prairietown and help us as we celebrate our nation's independence with base ball games, ice cream making, barn dancing, patriotic crafts, sack races, watermelon seed spitting contests, live period music, and more!
Experience historical pastimes with a patriotic twist…
Can you beat your family in a sack race or a game of croquet? Have you ever made your own ice-cream? How far can you spit a watermelon seed? Experience a 19th-century-style base ball game! Bunt the store in Fourth of July décor, participate in a patriotic reading of the Declaration of Independence or join in the militia muster and ceremony in Prairietown. Tap your toes and swing your partner as you promenade to the sounds of Hog Eye Navvy! The historic areas are bustling with fun and games and no matter your age, you won’t be able to resist joining in!
Do all of this and more at Glorious Fourth, a Conner Prairie festival that brings an old-fashioned Fourth back to life all weekend long. There are historic games, patriotic decorations and speeches, and so much more! A grand ole time will be had by all! And make sure to visit on an empty stomach! Enjoy hot dogs, turkey legs, BBQ sandwiches and roasted corn, for purchase, cookout style.
Free with general admission. Conner Prairie will be offering a military discount, June 30 - July 4—admission is free for military personnel and 50% off for immediate family.
Conner Prairie, a nationally acclaimed living history museum located at 13400 Allisonville Rd. in Fishers, is in the greater Indianapolis area, six miles north of I-465. The historic areas – Lenape Indian Camp, 1836 Prairietown, 1886 Liberty Corner, the Conner Homestead and the Museum Center and indoor exhibits – are open to the public April-October, from 9:30am-5pm, Tuesday-Saturday, and 11am-5pm, Sunday. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Day, and New Year’s Eve and Day. Closed Mondays year-round. Closed Tuesdays in April. General admission: April-October, $11/adult, $10/senior, $7/youth ages 5-12, under 5/free. Members free year-round. Museum Shop and The Eatery are open year-round – closed Mondays. Please call 317.776.6006 or 800.966.1836 to verify hours and admission costs for special events and programs, or to make reservations. Check out our web site at www.connerprairie.org.
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