Special Events
Spring Fashion Show
April 28, 2012Plant Sale
May 12, 2012Pioneer Swap Meet
June 9-10, 2012Old Settlers Weekend
July 26-29, 2012, 117th yearFall Dinner Theater
Cancelled Until Further NoticeOlde Fashioned Christmas
Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2012
Spring Fashion Show
April 28, 2012
This is the year the Ferndale Heritage Society presents "Vintage Project Runway" 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.
See the Spring Fashion Show Flyer
Tickets are $10 per person. Available, starting April 2nd at the Ferndale Mini Market, (Shell Station on Main St.) or the below Paypal link. Dessert and beverages included.
Plant Sale
May 12, 2012
Ready, Set, Grow... Stop by Samuels Furniture's Parking lot on Saturday, May 12, 2012, and get all the plants you'll need. Members of the Heritage Society have potted up everything from annual flowers, and vegetable starts, to trees and berry plants to sell. Not a green thumb? Then stop by and check out our garden art, gardening how to books and all the other miscellaneous items for sale. All proceeds go towards the purchase and maintenance of the flower beds that surround the cabins at Pioneer Park. Friends of the Ferndale Library will also be setting up their plant sale in the parking lot for the same day. Stop by, shop and support both organizations. Hours are 9am till we're sold out, quality, inexpensive stuff goes quickly.
Pioneer Swap Meet
June 9-10, 2012
Vendors and shoppers are invited to the 2nd annual swap meet event in Pioneer Park hosted by the Ferndale Heritage Society. Tables and booth spaces range from $30 to $55. The deadline for vendors is May 30th. Booths will be located both indoors and outdoors. Great deals are sure to be in abundance.
Hours
Saturday, June 9, from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 10, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Public Admission is Free
Old Settlers Weekend
July 26 - 29, 2012, 117th 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
Previously the Ferndale Heritage Society presented a dinner theater event to raise money for a performing arts scholarship given each year to a Whatcom County graduating high school senior. This event has been cancelled until further notice due to unavailability of a performing arts accommodating location.
Olde Fashioned Christmas
Nov. 30 thru Dec. 2, 2012
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 12 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.
Hours - Olde Fashioned Christmas in Ferndale is open
Friday, November 30, from 5-9 p.m.
Saturday, December 1, from 1-9 p.m.
Sunday, December 2, from 1-4 p.m.
Tickets are $4 for adults and $3 for children.
