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1776 Spring Festival
April 9 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Celebrate the Semiquincentennial
This year’s Spring Family Festival will transport you back in time to 1776! We will imagine Abilene before settlers, when buffalo still roamed the plains, and will provide crafts and activities inspired by Colonial America.
FREE Family Activities
- Candle Dipping with Spark Science Center
- Patriotic Fan with The Grace Museum
- Decorate a Buffalo Hide with The Grace Museum
- Tin Punch Art with The Grace Museum
- Book Readings of Gingerbread for Liberty with the Abilene Public Library
- Color the Flag with the Abilene Public Library
- Colonial Stars with the Center for Contemporary Arts
- Plant a Seed Station with Abilene Farmers Market
- Spinning Wheel Demonstration with Abilene Yarn Co.
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