Barnyard Banter: Building a Log Cabin, February 21

• Learn about the skills needed to build a log cabin home in early Florida. Participants can try some woodworking tools.
• 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, March: Archaeology
  • Saturday, April 18: Backyard Chickens
  • Saturday, May 16: Pioneer Folk Crafts
  • Saturday, June 20: Hunting, Trapping and Fishing

Fort Christmas Bluegrass Festival, April 11

• All ages are welcome to join in the annual Bluegrass Festival at Fort Christmas Historical Park on April 11! Don't forget to bring lawn chairs and a picnic, or purchase from food trucks. This is a FREE program, open to the public. Visit Fort Christmas Historical Park for more information. Questions? Email parks@ocfl.net or call the park's staff: 407-254-9310.
• Here's the talented line-up of performers:
  • 9:45 a.m. Welcome by emcee Steve Kane, National Anthem and Boy Scouts present Flags
  • 10 a.m. Sandy Back Porch
  • 11 a.m. Crimson Creek
  • 12 p.m. Penny Creek Bluegrass Band
  • 1 p.m. Sandy Back Porch
  • 2 p.m. Crimson Creek
  • 3 p.m. Penny Creek Bluegrass Band
  • 3:50 p.m. Closing remarks by emcee Steve Kane

Check this out: Explore Fort Christmas Historical Park with this amazing virtual tour!

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.