High Plains History Festival
Students love learning and experiencing history at our 8-acre museum!
Centennial Village Museum
Dates
The High Plains History Festival will take place the first week of May.
Time
The festival is open each day from 9am – 2pm with a designated lunch in the middle. Please arrive and leave during that time frame as per your transportation needs.
Admission
Greeley-Evans School District 6: $6/student, $6/chaperone
Schools Outside of Greeley-Evans School District 6: $7/student, $7/chaperone
Classroom teachers (1 max for every 10 students) are admitted free.
This event is geared toward 3rd and 4th graders, but we can accommodate students from 2nd grade through 5th grade. Groups of 15+ students are welcome to register for this event!
Since 1992, the City of Greeley Museums has produced a living history festival for elementary students with interactive elements and demonstrations illustrating life in Northern Colorado and the American West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to touring our 8-acre facility, students may also experience the following activities: blacksmithing, scrub board laundry, historical games, rope-making, fiber arts, and more.
Centennial Village is an “open-air museum” and the High Plains History Festival occurs rain or shine, so prepare accordingly. We only cancel the event due to dangerous travel conditions and weather.
Due to high demand and limited space for this festival, we require cancellations be made at least two weeks prior to the event. There are no cancellation fees, but cancellations made less than two weeks before the event will be noted and may impact your schools’ ability to attend future History Festivals.
To provide safe access to Centennial Village Museum for all—
- Do not visit the museum if you have a fever, cough, shortness of breath, have experienced an ‘exposure’ or been in ‘close contact’ with anyone experiencing symptoms or who is suspected to have/diagnosed with COVID-19.
- Practice social distancing (6 ft.).
Registration for High Plains History Festival
You may submit a request for a private group field trip under Information Request on the Centennial Village Museum page.
Registration for 2025 Spring History Festival will open in January 2025. To be added to the mailing list for announcements and information, please email [email protected].
