Traditional Trades Fair

Demonstrations, workshops, and family-friendly activities all day!

Watch skilled artisans demonstrate traditional building techniques like masonry, woodworking, timber framing, and lime slaking on WDS preservation projects, including the roof replacement currently underway on the historic Webb House. Browse our vendor market, watch weaving demonstrations on our newly restored loom, and get tips for your own restoration projects. Food, Colonial games, and live demonstrations all day.

- Witness centuries-old trades still in practice today
- Discover professional preservation techniques
- Learn from master artisans using traditional methods
- Get insider tips for your own historic home restoration
- Play Colonial games and get hands-on learning
- Live Q+As about ongoing restoration projects at WDS

Lime Slaking | Masonry | Timber Framing | Loom Weaving Colonial Textiles | Wool Carding | Window Glazing
Children’s Games | Local Vendor Market

Tickets: $10 | $ Members

This event is made possible with the generous support of The Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundtion.

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