Free Fair Admission

$5 parking per day

$20 parking for the week

HOURS:
  • Tuesday 5 pm-10.30
  • Wednesday 11.00 am-10.30
  • Thursday 10.00am-10.30
  • Friday 11.00-10.30
  • Saturday 11.00-10.30
  • Sunday 12.00-6.00

Rice County Historical Society Events

Tuesday

  • 4:00 p.m. –8:00 pm. – Various buildings will be open.
  • 4:00 p.m. –8:00 pm. – Coloring Contest -Drop off at One Room School. Judging will be Saturday morning. Ribbons will be posted by noon on Saturday at the One Room School.

Wednesday

  • Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Kids Activities at the Log Cabin. Shelling and grinding corn, doing the family laundry, old time games, lawn mowing, and other activities.
  • Noon – 5:00 p.m. – Blacksmith Demonstrations by Harvest and Heritage Halls
  • Noon – 7:30 p.m. – Piano music in the museum: All are invited to play and/or listen to talented Rice County pianists play on our Schimmel piano.
  • Noon – 8:00 p.m. – Coloring Contest -Drop off at the One Room School. Judging will be Saturday morning. Ribbons will be posted by noon on Saturday.
  • Noon – 8:00 p.m. – Old Car Gathering – Museum grounds
  • Noon – 8:00 p.m. – Children’s Scavenger Hunt.- All museum buildings

Thursday

  • Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Kids Activities at the Log Cabin. Shelling and grinding corn, doing the family laundry, old time games, lawn mowing, and other activities.
  • Noon – 4:00 pm: Spinning Demonstration at the Log Cabin.
  • Noon – 4:00 pm: Wood Carving Demonstration at the Log Cabin.
  • Noon – 5:00 p.m. Blacksmith Demonstrations by Harvest and Heritage Halls
  • 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Rug Weaving Demonstration at the Log Cabin.
  • 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Candle making in the RCHS Demonstration Tent.
  • 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm – Tatting Demonstrations at the Log Cabin
  • Noon – 7:00 p.m. Piecemakers’ Quilting Group in the RCHS Demonstration Tent.
  • Noon – 7:30 p.m. – Piano music in the museum: All are invited to play and/or listen to talented Rice County pianists play on our Schimmel piano.
  • Noon – 8:00 p.m. – Coloring Contest- Drop off at the One Room School. Judging will be Saturday morning. Ribbons will be posted by noon on Saturday.
  • Noon – 8:00 p.m. – Old Car Gathering – Museum grounds
  • Noon – 8:00 p.m. – Children’s Scavenger Hunt

Friday

  • Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Kids Activities at the Log Cabin. Shelling and grinding corn, doing the family laundry, old time games, lawn mowing, and other activities.
  • Noon – 4:00 pm: Hand –crank Sewing Machine Demonstration at the Log Cabin
  • Noon – 4:00 pm: Rug Weaving Demonstration at the Log Cabin.
  • Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Kids games and activities at the One Room School
  • Noon – 5:00 p.m. – Blacksmith Demonstrations by Harvest and Heritage Halls
  • 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Candle making in the RCHS Demonstration Tent.
  • Afternoon – Tatting Demonstrations at the Log Cabin
  • Afternoon – Strolling Civil War Lady
  • Noon – 7:30 p.m. – Piano music in the museum: All are invited to play and/or listen to talented Rice
  • County pianists play on our Schimmel piano.
  • Noon – 8:00 p.m. – Coloring Contest -Drop off at the One Room School. Judging will be Saturday
  • morning. Ribbons will be posted by noon on Saturday.
  • Noon – 8:00 p.m. – Old Car Show- Museum grounds
  • Noon – 8:00 p.m. – Children’s Scavenger Hunt- All museum buildings.

Saturday

  • Noon Coloring Contest ribbons will be posted.
  • 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 & 4:00- “Get Married at the Fair”-Museum Church
  • Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Kids Activities at the Log Cabin. Shelling and grinding corn, doing the family laundry, old time games, lawn mowing, and other activities.
  • Noon – 4:00 pm: Rug Weaving Demonstration at the Log Cabin.
  • Noon – 4:00 pm: Soap Making Demonstration at the Log Cabin.
  • Noon – 4:00 pm: Flint knappers Demonstration at the Log Cabin.
  • Noon – 5:00 p.m. – Blacksmith Demonstrations by Harvest and Heritage Halls
  • Noon – 7:30 p.m. – Piano music in the museum: All are invited to play and/or listen to talented Rice County pianists play on our Schimmel piano.
  • Noon – 4:00 pm. – Native American Culture and Fur Trade Re-enactors will be at the RCHS Demonstration Tent.
  • Noon – 8:00 p.m. – Old Car Show- Museum grounds
  • Noon – 8:00 p.m. – Children’s Scavenger Hunt- All museum buildings.

Sunday

  • Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Coloring Contest entries can be picked up throughout the day
  • Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Old Car Show- Museum grounds
  • Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Knitting demonstrations in the RCHS Demonstration Tent.
  • Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Kids Activities at the Log Cabin. Shelling and grinding corn, doing the family laundry, old time games, lawn mowing, and other activities.
  • Noon – 4:00 pm. – Native American Culture and Fur Trade Re-enactors will be at the RCHS Demonstration Tent.
  • Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Children’s Scavenger Hunt- All museum buildings
  • Noon – 3:30p.m. – Piano music in the museum: All are invited to play and or listen to talented Rice County pianists play on our Schimmel piano.