*= SPECIAL EVENT ADMISSION - Please note that during these events, admission to Historic Richmond Town will be for special events only and special event pricing will apply. Regular offerings as listed on our Admission & Hours page may be modified or unavailable.
Led by expert Historical Interpreters, the doors of the past open to you in a walking tour like none other in New York City. See the restored interiors of buildings chronicling eras of Staten Island's past, furnished with reproductions and artifacts in the Historic Richmond Town Collection.
Join Historic RichmondTown in celebrating the bicentennial of the arrival of Our Nation’s Guest by dancing the night away in the historic 1837 Third County Courthouse. The gaily decorated courtroom will set the scene for social dances from the period. Period costume is always admired but not required. Let’s have a ball! Vive Lafayette!
The open air museum is alive with living history, demonstrated by costumed Historical Interpreters in structures throughout the campus. The campus zones interpret life in the 1770s, 1820s, and 1860s. Historic trades are displayed in shops, and domestic life is shown inside historic homes.
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Historic Richmond Town will hold its annual Yankee Peddler Day on Sunday, May 7, 2023 (with a rain date of Sunday, May 21). The market will feature dealers of antiques, collectibles, crafts, and new items. This event is perfect for seasoned collectors and new pickers alike. All proceeds from Yankee Peddler Day benefit Historic Richmond Town.
Learn the art and fun of classic social English dancing from the 18th century. No experience necessary, just bring your dancing shoes.
Explore the uniquely American narrative of Negro Leagues baseball in this new exhibition in the Historical Museum.
Court is in session! Historic Richmond Town is hosting a mock trial, reenacting the People vs. Mary ‘Polly’ Bodine. Join us for this special educational event in which actors and jurists will bring the text and drama of the famous trial that rocked Staten Island to life.
Learn the art and fun of classic social English dancing from the 18th century. No experience necessary, just bring your dancing shoes.
Dedicate a flag in honor of active-duty service members or veterans, in memory of departed loved ones, or for others who have served our country. The names of individuals remembered by your donation will be displayed on Historic Richmond Town's website.
Learn the art and fun of classic social English dancing from the 18th century. No experience necessary, just bring your dancing shoes.
Visit Historic Richmond Town to honor Juneteenth, featuring a day of special programs, including demonstrations of hearth cooking, discussions of social history, and historical reenactment. Learn about the history and origins of this holiday celebrating the end of American chattel slavery.
Learn the art and fun of classic social English dancing from the 18th century. No experience necessary, just bring your dancing shoes.
This Independence Day Weekend, celebrate the founding of the American republic at Historic Richmond Town, with crafts, activities, homemade treats, and more.
Staten Island’s annual community celebration and Historic Richmond Town’s biggest fundraiser.
For 41 years, Historic Richmond Town has hosted the Richmond County Fair, and we are honored to welcome everyone to enjoy the best of Staten Island. Also, it is our most important fundraiser of the year, and your ticket to the Richmond County Fair directly supports Historic Richmond Town in its mission to preserve and share our local history.
Explore historic houses by candlelight and delve into folklore and mysteries from the past. This program is led by historical interpreters who discuss the lives and deaths of Staten Islanders, including the infamous accused who stood trial at the 3rd County Courthouse.
Pumpkin Picking at Historic Richmond Town’s Decker Farm returns Saturday, September 30, with all of your favorite autumnal activities! Search the patch for the perfect pumpkin, learn about 19th century farm life, and indulge in delicious fall food favorites, all without leaving Staten Island!
This annual festival of historic trades and Staten Island cultural heritage returns in a two-day weekend event. Historic trades are demonstrated in historic houses and shops throughout the village, demonstrating the ways people lived and worked in the 19th century. Experience Staten Island’s past and present with displays by living historians and modern makers and cultural organizations.
Explore native life and culture through presentations of indigenous dance, storytelling, and crafts in the 3rd County Courthouse and the Native Encampment. See demonstrations of hearth cooking in North America by costumed interpreters who use 18th & 19th century recipes, tools and techniques in historic kitchens throughout the village.
In this lecture, Martin Melosi provides a comprehensive chronicle of Fresh Kills that offers new insights into the growth and development of New York City and the relationship among consumption, waste, and disposal. He traces the metamorphoses of the landscape, following it from salt marsh to landfill to cemetery and looks ahead to the future park.
Learn the art and fun of classic social English dancing from the 18th century. No experience necessary, just bring your dancing shoes.
Step back in time to see what New York looked like long before the age of skyscrapers. Join New York Adventure Club for a behind-the-scenes exploration of Historic Richmond Town. Your guided experience within the 100-acre complex, which contains over thirty original historic structures and more than 130,000 historic artifacts dating back to the 17th century.
Learn the art and fun of classic social English dancing from the 18th century. No experience necessary, just bring your dancing shoes.
Learn to make your own berry basket in this Cabin Fever Reliever workshop!and tour of the Basket Maker's House in the lower village.
Join us this winter for another great Tavern Concert performed by Harbortown. This indoor concert series will take place in the restored Guyon Tavern, complete with a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon.
This workshop will explore the history of ropemaking, and provides hands-on activities including making hand cordage and a length of rope using a reproduction winding machine.
Join us this winter for another great Tavern Concert performed by Irish Stout playing new and old traditional Irish songs and tunes. This indoor concert series will take place in the restored Guyon Tavern, complete with a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon.
Learn the art and fun of classic social English dancing from the 18th century. No experience necessary, just bring your dancing shoes.
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, learn how to make your own Irish Soda Bread at Historic Richmond Town! Join Historical Interpreters who will explain the history and origins of this classic quick bread, and make your own loaf to take home.
Join us this winter for another great Tavern Concert performed by Mike Agranoff, who will play fingerstyle guitar in idioms ranging from traditional fiddle tunes to the American Songbook to contemporary Americana. This indoor concert series will take place in the restored Guyon Tavern, complete with a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon.
Join us this winter for another great Tavern Concert performed by Lisa & Lori Brigantino. This indoor concert series will take place in the restored Guyon Tavern, complete with a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon.
Learn the art and fun of classic social English dancing from the 18th century. No experience necessary, just bring your dancing shoes.
Join us this winter for another great Tavern Concert performed by The Jolly Roving Tars. This indoor concert series will take place in the restored Guyon Tavern, complete with a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon.
Join us at the Guyon-Lake-Tysen House kitchen to learn bread baking basics, the old fashioned way. Using the tools and implements available to bakers in the 1820s, this class will give you a new appreciation for the work and process of making your own loaf of bread.
Join us this winter for another great Tavern Concert performed by Mike Burns & Highway 53, with original material and a few old time country bluegrass songs. This indoor concert series will take place in the restored Guyon Tavern, complete with a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon.
Learn the art and fun of classic social English dancing from the 18th century. No experience necessary, just bring your dancing shoes.
Join us this winter for another great Tavern Concert performed by master storyteller Jonathan Kruk. Listen to Tavern Tales and Tunes from Long Ago on the Sound, River & Staten Island. This indoor concert series will take place in the restored Guyon Tavern, complete with a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon.
Get out of the winter cold and come craft lovely Valentine’s in the Victorian fashion. Workshops at 12pm & 2pm.
Join us this winter for another great Tavern Concert performed by Linda Russell. This indoor concert series will take place in the restored Guyon Tavern, complete with a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon.
Join historic interpreters from the Education department to learn about the history of lighting and candle making in the 18th and 19th centuries, and dip your own candles to take home with you!
Join us this winter for another great Tavern Concert performed by Anne & Ridley Enslow. “Raise a glass to freedom,” and join us in singing to the tune of revolution with a rousing concert of Colonial drinking songs. This indoor concert series will take place in the restored Guyon Tavern, complete with a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon.
Learn the art and fun of classic social English dancing from the 18th century. No experience necessary, just bring your dancing shoes.
This winter, learn about this time-honored art form of creating unique, one-of-a-kind paper prints with the Education team at Historic Richmond Town. Participants will examine marbled paper in our museum collection and make their own prints to take home in an hour-long workshop.
Join us this winter for another great Tavern Concert performed by Bob Conroy & The Pedersons wtih Bill Doerge. This indoor concert series will take place in the restored Guyon Tavern, complete with a wood-burning stove, flickering candles, live music and the true feel of a 19th century saloon.
Learn the art and fun of classic social English dancing from the 18th century. No experience necessary, just bring your dancing shoes.
Step into the historic Courtroom of the Third County Courthouse for a special presentation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” by master storyteller Jonathan Kruk, with musical accompaniment by harpist Erika Lieberman. You can also enjoy a cup of hot tea or cocoa— included with your ticket!
Experience yuletide through the ages at Historic Richmond Town with decorated interiors in historic structures throughout the village. Holiday House Tours conclude with a tour of the Courtroom, which is also decorated with a 15 foot Christmas Tree. Holiday House Tours at 4pm, which extend past sunset, feature final tour stops that are illuminated by candlelight & lamplight.
Step back through time to experience the holiday pleasures of centuries past. Evening tours illuminated by candlelight showcase more than three hundred years of yuletide on Staten Island, where culture and foodways from many countries combine to create something that is uniquely New York.
This December, Historic Richmond Town will be transformed into a holiday wonderland where guests of all ages will find themselves immersed in holiday cheer! Guests can enjoy living history demonstrations, shopping for gifts, crafts, and commemorative items from the tinsmith, carpenter, and general store; an old-fashioned horse drawn carriage, a visit from Santa and his helpers, hot and tasty local eats, and MUCH more that will bring on the jolly feel of the holiday spirit!
