“It’s delightful when your imaginations come true, isn’t it?” (L. M. Montgomery)
You may want to pull out your puff sleeves for this one! Be transported to everyone’s favourite “P.E.Island” town as we reimagine the Village during Anne of Green Gables(tm) Day!
Celebrate our rural roots during Fields & Forks: Fanshawe Agricultural Fair! Try herding a balloon sheep, help make butter, feed the chickens, experience cooking demonstrations, see how things were done ‘back then.’ Enjoy Line Dancing at Purple Hill Loyal Orange Lodge from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day.
Join Fanshawe Pioneer Village and reenactors for Fanshawe 1812: Enemy in Sight! Experience the sights, sounds, muskets, and militia as you explore period encampments and witness hard-fought battles between British and American soldiers on land and Fanshawe lake!
Witness a naval battle and beach landing each day, see cannon firing demonstrations, and witness a battle each afternoon!
Celebrate Fanshawe Pioneer Village’s 60th anniversary with us during Celebrate 60 at Fanshawe Pioneer Village! We’ll be having throwback admission prices of $0.60 per person during this community event.
We cordially invite our noble guests to High Tea at the Corbett Tavern at 11:15 a.m. or 2:15 p.m. Enjoy finger sandwiches, biscuits, scones, clotted cream, and a selection of teas.
Reminder, this is a sit-down tea. Following the Grand Procession at 1:00 p.m. there will be an informal tea with cookies and iced tea for our wee royalty who may like a more active atmosphere.
Commemorate the birth of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, during Queen Victoria’s Birthday and Garden Party at Fanshawe Pioneer Village! Enjoy the pomp and circumstance of royal festivities, including dancing, bubble blowing, fair games, and lemonade, as we mark the 200th natal year of our long-reigning monarch! The formal celebrations, including cake and lemonade, begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Lawson Gazebo in our Victoria Park. Visit our friends from Eldon House in the Trinity Church Yard for a Garden Party from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fanshawe Pioneer Village will be marking a special milestone in 2019– our 60th anniversary! Be one of the first to visit the village during the 2019 public programming season! Meet the villagers, explore, and discover our rural roots during Opening Weekend!
Looking to give the gift of experience to mom this year? Get the family together and treat her to a delicious buffet in the Pioneer Village Cafe featuring baked ham, roast chicken, seasonal vegetables and fresh pie!
Saturday, May 11 at 12:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 12 at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
$10.50 for children 12 and under (tax included)
$21.50 for adults (tax included)
Ticket sales end Thursday, May 9 at 3:00 p.m.
FAQs
Come out to Innovation Works London in downtown London on Thursday March 28th between 7:30-10:30pm for a nostalgic 90’s throwback dance. Western Continuing Studies’ Not-for-Profit Management students are hosting this fundraiser in support of Childreach.