Wheat Ridge’s Historical Society will present its May Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. The free outdoor/indoor festival will be held at the Wheat Ridge Historic Park at 46th Avenue and Robb Street and will provide a day-filled with entertainment and pioneer history.
Festival activities/features include:
* A children’s Maypole dance – a tradition that dates back to 16th Century Europe.
* Performances by local bluegrass and Celtic musicians.
* A traditional lunch cooked on an antique, wood-burning stove.
* Antique appraisals performed by internationally renowned dealer and appraiser Eron Johnson. Appraisals will be available for five dollars per piece from noon to 4 p.m. Money raised from the event will fund museum maintenance.
* Knitting, quilting and rug making demonstrations.
* Vintage car displays.
The event will also feature guided tours of the five buildings at the 160-acre park, which include the James H. Baugh House, the oldest cabin still on its original site in Colorado; Wheat Ridge’s first post office, the Coulehan-Johnson Cabin, a red brick classic cottage built in 1910 and the Sod House, a National Historic Landmark.
For more information about the festival, visit the historical society’s website at www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org/Joomla/ or check out the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/events/470259743138507/.
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