2025 Summer Series
Tuesdays and Thursdays • June 17 - August 7 • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Our favorite summer series is BACK! Bring your family and enjoy a trip back to 1929 with interactive days at our historic truck farm or recreated Shawnee downtown. Experience fan-favorite activities like farmstead laundry and grocery shopping along with special theme activities featured every week, Tuesday and Thursday from June 17 to August 7. Program is included with your general admission – or get a Friends of Shawnee Town family membership to enjoy activities FREE all summer!
June 17 • Family Vacation
Take the family camping, 1920s style! Explore a real Auto Tent and campsite, plan your family trip, and shop for supplies in town. Don’t forget the games!
June 24 and 26 • Life on a Truck Farm
It’s the busy season on the farm! Time to harvest and wash the vegetables, hang laundry, feed the chickens, and make lunch in the farm kitchen.
July 1 and 3 • It's Party Time!
Get ready for Shawnee’s 1929 annual Independence Day party! Come help decorate the town, practice for the sack races, and more patriotic fun. Visitors are welcome to wear American colors and pack a picnic! BONUS: Johnson County Library will sponsor free admission on July 1st to anyone with their library card! Registration will be available on-site. Visit the Johnson County Library for details.
July 8 and 10 • Animal Farm
Learn about animal life on a Shawnee truck farm as we care for all our farm’s residents! Feed the chickens, check on our new baby chicks, and visit the barnyard’s sheep, goats, and milking cow.
July 15 and 17 • Dress To Impress
Time to play dress up! Kids will get to try on 1920s-style outfits around town, pose and recreate real historic photos, and learn about the lives of those real people from Shawnee.
July 22 and 24 • Keep It Clean
Time for summer cleaning on the farm! Let’s grab a bucket and wash the family car, vacuum the house, and get those vegetables washed for market. Don’t forget the laundry!
July 29 and 31 • Get a Job
It’s time to roleplay and step into the shoes of Shawnee’s townspeople 100 years ago! Each visitor gets a surprise identity - will you be a Barber, or a teacher, or maybe the Undertaker?
August 5 and 7 • Time for a Wedding!
Somebody’s getting married! Help recreate wedding traditions from 1920s Shawnee and get the DeCaeny Farm ready to host the reception – that means cleaning house, food, games, and more!
Guided Tours will not be available during program times. General visitors are encouraged to self–guide and talk with staff and volunteers throughout the program area.
