Maryland Emancipation Day 2025
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 12PM to 3PM
THIS EVENT IS FREE!
Join Button Farm as we celebrate our annual Maryland Emancipation Day Event in commemoration of the day in 1864 when Maryland changed its constitution to abolish slavery six months before the end of the Civil War. The program will feature speakers, self-guided tours of the farm’s museum garden and animal pens. Snacks and cider provided!
Heritage Days
Open House
The farm will be open for Guided and Self-Guided Tours of our facility including The Commons, Museum Garden, Animal Pens, Historic Outbuildings and Slave Cemetery. Each open house will feature an activity, speaker or hands-on history demonstration. Please check back on April 1, 2024, for our full listings of programs and fees.
Heritage Day Program
(Sunday, June 30 RAIN DATE ONLY!)
FREE ADMISSION!
Button Farm Living History Center will be open this Saturday for the 25th annual Heritage Days Weekend sponsored by Heritage Montgomery. Tour our heirloom museum garden, heritage breed animals, event pavilion and slave cemetery. Hands-on history activities for visitors of all ages depicting plantation life and the Underground Railroad in Maryland.
Stop by Button Farm for a while and then explore dozens of additional museums and heritage sites on this county-wide driving tour. For more details see the Heritage Days Brochure at: