

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Opening Day: Frontier Spring 1776
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us as Historic Smithfield opens for the season! Celebrate the arrival of spring with a day full of living history, hands-on activities, and family-friendly fun on the grounds of this beautiful 18th-century site.

Step back in time and experience:

• A special living history conversation between Thomas Jefferson and William Preston (time TBD)
• Blacksmith demonstrations at the forge
• Colonial garden activities — learn about historic plants and take one home
• Hands-on crafts including church dolls, candle dipping, and weaving
• Make a piggy bank with the Friends of St. Luke, Odd Fellows, &amp; Household of Ruth
• Guided tours of the historic house

Bring the whole family and spend the day exploring Southwest Virginia’s Revolutionary-era history right here in Blacksburg.

📅 Date: April 11
📍 Location: Historic Smithfield, 1000 Merry Oak Way, Blacksburg, VA 24060
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
🎟️ Admission: Free! 

We can’t wait to welcome you back for another exciting season at Historic Smithfield!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blacksburg/opening-day-frontier-spring-1776/200029753614949
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 27

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029753614949?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=blacksburg-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Blacksburg
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1000 Merry Oak Way, Blacksburg, VA, United States, Virginia 24060
- **lat**: 37.2186
- **long**: -80.39771
- **full address**: 1000 Merry Oak Way, Blacksburg, VA, United States, Virginia 24060

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Historic Smithfield (https://allevents.in/org/historic-smithfield/24877078)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1000 Merry Oak Way, Blacksburg, VA, United States, Virginia 24060
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Historic Smithfield
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Opening Day: Frontier Spring 1776 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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