Sheep and Wool Festival

Coggeshall Farm will be a host to all things fiber-related as we bring back an old favorite with a new name. Learn about and see demonstrations of sheep shearing, wool processing, dyeing, weaving, and spinning. Shop with vendors and artisans from RI and New England. Visit with the farm’s sheep… Read More


A New England Thanksgiving

Join the Coggeshall staff as we prepare a Thanksgiving meal in our historic farmhouse.  The late 18th century was before the official start of Thanksgiving as a national holiday, but the day was still celebrated with food and prayer in New England. Costumed historians will make a full meal and… Read More


A Coggeshall Christmas

Visit the farm for a new Christmas tradition. Frolic through our pathway of trees, play traditional games, and listen to classic stories. There will be music, cheer, and fun for all ages to kick off the holiday season! Explore a life-sized Candyland game in the garden, take a photo next… Read More


Home School Day – November 2023

Join Coggeshall Farm for a Homeschool Day! Homeschool day has a rotating series of programs and workshops geared for ages 4+ that bring the historic world to life. This program is for advance sign-up only and includes the cost of admission. It also features a variety of self-guided activities for… Read More


Plow Weekend

Come out for a fun fall day on the farm to see a visiting oxen team at work plowing the fields. Jim and Bev Gould’s team of Old Ayrshire oxen, Ned and Buster, will be at the farm again to demonstrate plowing areas in our fields. Plowing is a crucial… Read More


A Coggeshall Halloween

Due to heavy rain, A Coggeshall Halloween on Sunday, October 29, 2023, is CANCELED. If you have tickets for this date, you will receive a refund soon. Thank you for your patience. Celebrate Halloween with Coggeshall Farm Museum.  Kids will experience the farm in the evening with a whole new… Read More


Home School Day – September 2023

Join Coggeshall Farm for a Homeschool Day! Homeschool day has a rotating series of programs and workshops geared for ages 4+ that bring the historic world to life. This program is for advance sign-up only and includes the cost of admission. It also features a variety of self-guided activities for… Read More


Jonnycake Day

Come out to the farm to celebrate a Rhode Island favorite, the jonnycake! Visit our corn crop, play some corn-themed games, try to grind corn by hand, and watch cooking demonstrations in our historic farmhouse.  Harry Here Farm from Exeter, RI will be onsite to demonstrate their corn grinding process… Read More


Endless Summer

Don’t let the summer end without enjoying a fun afternoon at the farm.  Participate in some family fun, historical games, and competitions. Enjoy sack races, tug of war, corn hole, and Coggeshall’s old favorites: trundling hoops and graces! Guests can also explore our nature trail, visit with our pigs, sheep,… Read More


Campfire Sing with Atwater Donnelly

Finish off the summer with a Campfire Sing! Beloved Coggeshall favorites, Elwood Donnelly and Aubrey Atwater return to Coggeshall on this late summer evening to present an old-fashioned sing-along around our campfire. Atwater Donnelly will sing new songs and old songs, funny songs and sweet songs, and maybe a song… Read More