Events and Programs
Heritage Breeds Week: Art with Heart
1863 Civil War JourneyExplore a variety of loose parts and utilize art materials to create animal-themed art! Heritage Breeds Week is free with General Admission. Learn more about Heritage Breeds week.
Heritage Breeds Week: Act It Out Theater
Treetop AmphitheaterBring your ideas and creativity to participate in imaginative and dramatic play! Heritage Breeds Week is free with General Admission. Learn more about Heritage Breeds week.
Heritage Breeds Week: Prairie Provisions Shop
Featherston BarnStop by this pop-up shop and pick up some hand-crafted goods created with products from Conner Prairie’s very own heritage breed animals! Heritage Breeds Week is free with General Admission. Learn…
Fun in the Forge
Blacksmith StudioAt Fun in the Forge, you will have the opportunity to complete several simple projects such as barbeque skewers, a flint and steel firestarter (with instructions on how to use…
Heritage Breeds Week: Sheep to Scarf
Golden Eagle Barn 13400 Allisonville Road, FishersWatch the youth spinning team as they transform wool all the way from sheep to a finished scarf! Heritage Breeds Week is free with General Admission. Learn more about Heritage…
Heritage Breeds Week: Free Range Egg Hunt
Golden Eagle Barn 13400 Allisonville Road, FishersJoin our Prairietown citizens as they search for where the chickens have laid their eggs today! You’ll be surprised to find all the little spots where they’ve hidden their nests.…
Heritage Breeds Week Activities
At the central hub for Heritage Breeds Week, stop by and explore different activities available at your leisure such as an animal product matching game, coloring sheets, build a breed,…
Heritage Breeds Week: Mayor of Animal Encounters Voting
Animal EncountersCast your vote for the Mayor of Animal Encounters! This will be ongoing for the week in the barn, but on Friday guests will be able to mingle with the…
Heritage Breeds Week
Come celebrate Heritage Breeds Week with us! Participate in exciting activities, watch fascinating demonstrations, learn about Conner Prairie’s efforts to preserve heritage breeds, and discover what makes these rare animals…
Heritage breeds Week: Dairy Taste Test
Featherston BarnEnjoy the opportunity to sample dairy products from three different species of animals: sheep, goats, and cattle! Compare the flavors of each type of product or try your hand at…
Heritage Breeds Week: Soap Make and Take
Lenape Indian CampLearn about how goat milk soap is made and make your own to take home! Heritage Breeds Week is free with General Admission. Price: $5 Learn more about Heritage Breeds week.
Heritage Breeds Week: Storytime
Featherston BarnCome listen to fun farm animal-related stories read by author and Ag Staff member Chele Denney! Heritage Breeds Week is free with General Admission. Learn more about Heritage Breeds week.
Heritage Breeds Week: Creature Feature
Campbell Barn 13400 Allisonville Road, FishersEach day, get the chance to get up close and personal with one of our animals. Depending on the day meet an American Rabbit, our Randall Lineback oxen, a Tunis…
Heritage Breeds Week: Sheep Shearing
Golden Eagle Barn 13400 Allisonville Road, FishersWatch as our agriculture staff sheer our Tunis sheep to make sure they are nice and cool for the summer. While you're there feel the different textures of sheep's wool…
Heritage Breeds Week: Wool Dryer Ball Make & Take
Golden Eagle Barn 13400 Allisonville Road, FishersLearn how to make an eco-friendly, money saving alternative to dryer sheets, and make a real wool dryer ball to take home. This make and take costs $5. Heritage Breeds…
Heritage Breeds Week: Barnyard Brushstrokes Make & Take
Candle Shed 3400 Allisonville Rd, FishersHosted by Kiln Creations, guests can come create their own heritage breed art! Each participant will be given a canvas with a heritage animal design on it and can use…
Heritage Breeds Week: Ox Driving Demonstration
1836 PrairietownWatch and learn how to drive oxen from our Ag Staff as they put the skills of our team of Randall Lineback oxen to the test! Heritage Breeds Week is…
Heritage Breeds Week: Soap Make and Take
Lenape Indian CampLearn about how goat milk soap is made and make your own to take home! Heritage Breeds Week is free with General Admission. Price: $5 Learn more about Heritage Breeds week.
Heritage breeds Week: Dairy Taste Test
Featherston BarnEnjoy the opportunity to sample dairy products from three different species of animals: sheep, goats, and cattle! Compare the flavors of each type of product or try your hand at…
Heritage Breeds Week: Storytime
Featherston BarnCome listen to fun farm animal-related stories read by author and Ag Staff member Chele Denney! Heritage Breeds Week is free with General Admission. Learn more about Heritage Breeds week.