Special Events
Spring Fashion Show
April 2011Old Settlers Weekend
July 22-25, 2010, 115th yearFall Dinner Theater
September 18, 2010Olde Fashioned Christmas
December 3, 4, 5, 2010
Spring Fashion Show
April, 2011
Every other year, the Ferndale Heritage Society presents a Spring Fashion Show from the exclusive private collection of Louise Sager, featuring 100 years of vintage garments dating back to the 1890s, modeled by Heritage Society and community members.
Tickets are $10 per person. Dessert and beverages included.
Old Settlers Weekend
July 22 - 25, 2010, 115th year
Pioneer Park is the spotlight of this annual community celebration in Ferndale, occurring the last weekend of July. Ferndale Heritage Society volunteers open the park’s historic cabins for public viewing. The overall event is organized by the Old Settler’s Association. It includes a parade, baseball tournaments, crafts, food vendors, a talent show, musical entertainment, non-profit expo, flower show and beer garden. It is the longest continually running annual picnic in the state.
Fall Dinner Theater
September 18, 2010
Looking for a little suspense in your evening? The Ferndale Heritage Society will host its annual "Mystery Dinner Theater" on Saturday, September 18 at 6 p.m. This year’s event will be held at the brand new Ferndale Boys & Girls Club facility at Pioneer Park, 2015 Cherry St. in Ferndale.
Dinner guests will enjoy the nonstop comedy mystery Drop Dead! written by Bill Van Zandt and Jane Milmore. A cast of has-been actors plan to revive their careers in this potboiler murder mystery. Chaos at dress rehearsal results in murder and mayhem that continues through the opening night performance. The remaining performers must save the show and their careers, solve the mystery and stay alive for curtain calls!
Tickets are $25, and can be purchased at the Ferndale Mini Market at 2085 Main Street in Ferndale, or by calling the Ferndale Heritage Society at 360-384-6461. The annual event is a fundraiser for the Ferndale Heritage Society’s performing arts scholarship given each year to a Whatcom County graduating high school senior.
Olde Fashioned Christmas
December 3, 4, 5, 2010
Bring your camera, and step back in time this holiday season at the Olde Fashioned Christmas celebration in the historic cedar log cabins of Pioneer Park.
Members of the Ferndale Heritage Society don pioneer costumes to greet visitors of all ages as they experience how our ancestors enjoyed the Christmas holidays in these log homes. Each of the 10 cabins is decorated in a special theme to welcome visitors. The event includes hands-on crafts for children, old fashioned games, music and a working general store to purchase old fashioned Christmas gifts. Freshly decorated fir trees in each cabin, and the smell of home-style baking, set the mood for the Christmas season.
With its serene theme and wooden pews, the log church is the perfect spot to sit a spell and reflect. Children will enjoy writing letters to Santa at the one-room school house and then mailing them at the historic post office. The sound of sleigh bells circulates through the park as visitors take a festive horse drawn carriage ride through downtown Ferndale.
Families are encouraged to take their own photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus. At the conclusion of the tour, stop by the Tillicum House for homemade cookies and beverages, then join in the dance around the Christmas tree and collect a handmade English Cracker full of surprises.
Hours - Olde Fashioned Christmas in Ferndale is open
Friday, December 3, from 5-9 p.m.
Saturday, December 4, from 1-9 p.m.
Sunday, December 5, from 1-4 p.m.
Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for children.
