Barnyard Banter: U.S. Bicentennial 1976

• Learn about U.S. Bicentennial of 1976 on July 18.
• Fort Christmas Historical Park's FREE Barnyard Banter Historical and Educational Programs are suitable for all ages!
• Any hands-on activities are limited to ages 6 years and older for the safety of participants. This is a FREE program, open to the public. Questions? Call our staff: 407-254-9310.
• On the third Saturday of each month, a Barnyard Banter program is offered for free and is open to the public. Parents and children or grandparents and grandchildren will enjoy learning together about how things were done in the past. Schedule date or class subject matter may change without notice due to weather, speaker availability or other unforeseen circumstance.
• Upcoming programs:
  • Saturday, August 15: Visit Florida in the Past
  • Saturday, September 19: Florida Folklore
  • Saturday, October 17: Frontier Field Games
  • Saturday, November 21: Historic Thanksgiving
  • Saturday, December 19: The Christmas Post Office

New Youth Overnight Adventures!

• Fort Christmas Historical Park's Frontier Experience is a new camping adventure for students who have completed 3rd grade to those going into 6th grade.
• Campers will experience pioneer life, eat a meal cooked over a real campfire, explore the outdoors, play old fashioned games and create hands-on crafts. As night falls, participants will enjoy a rare opportunity to sleep inside the historic fort walls, just like Florida pioneers once did. Frontier activities vary by experience.
• Registration is open until full. Cost is $50 per child for each overnight experience. Register and pay online at tinyurl.com/FCP-Frontier.
• Questions? Call the park's staff at 407-254-9310.

• Schedule for boys:
  • July 10-11
  • July 24-25
• Schedule for girls:
  • July 17-18
  • July 31-August 1

To make a reservation, please call the park directly at 407-254-9310; leave a detailed message if you reach voicemail. Please note that Orange County Parks and Recreation requires 30 days or more to schedule and complete payment and paperwork for all rentals.

Tours and Special Events

• The historic homes, school and fort are open daily, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., including holidays.
• The park includes a replica of a fort built in 1837 during the Second Seminole Indian War; a traditional Florida "Cracker" house and eight pioneer homes; a schoolhouse and lunchroom; a sugar cane mill and other historical farming equipment.