See how men and women lived, worked, and kept house in the late 1700s – early 1900s and explore some of the skills, arts, and crafts that emerged from the historic Southwest.
Schedule of Activities:
10:30 am, 11:45 am, 1:30 pm - Musket demonstration
11:15 am - The Life of a Spanish Colonial Wife (mini-lecture in zaguan/breezeway)
11 am - 1 pm (ongoing): Natural dyes talk and examples
11 am and 1 pm - Cannon firing
Demonstrations and displays include:
*Blacksmiths at work
*Spanish colonial military life and artillery demonstrations
*Sample Mexican hot chocolate and freshly made tortillas
*Traditional Spanish music with Camino Ancho
*Traveling peddlers
*Knitting and crochet
*Colocha embroidery demonstration and a new temporary exhibit in the south exhibit room
*And more to come!
When
January 10th, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Location
196 N. Court Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701-85701
