March 8 – 16: All day
Regular Admission Price
There is a mystery stirring! The Harness Maker's precious golden egg is missing! Help Sherlock Holmes and Watson solve this mystery by finding clues throughout the Village.
Special activities include free horse-drawn wagon rides for March Break, the detective workshop, meet Ross the horse, make your own disguise and detective badge.
General Admission Rates apply. Open daily from 11:00am – 5:00pm.
June 14 – 15: All day
Regular Admission Price
This father's day weekend, come experience the Battle of Black Creek! With activities throughout the day ranging from the ceremonial changing of the guard at 11:30am, and a live reenactment of the battle at 3:00pm, there is something for each family member to enjoy.
Daily: 2:00pm
$4.50 with the purchase of Village admission
Opened to the public in June 2009, Black Creek Historic Brewery is located in the heart of beautiful Black Creek Pioneer Village. Here we have recreated a working brewery, as it would have been in the mid-1800s.
Our brewers, in period costume, handcraft the same ales and porters enjoyed in Ontario's country villages before Confederation.
Visitors to the Village can enjoy a lively brewery tour led by our knowledgeable interpreters. This unique historic tour ends with a tasting of authentic period ales, and visitors are welcome to stay afterwards to enjoy a cold pint in our cozy on-site pub, or take home a Growler of beer — a 64-ounce refillable jug that was commonly used in the 1800s to transport beer. Cheers!
May 11: seatings at 12:30pm & 2:30pm
Members: $34.95/person + taxes
Non-Members: $38.95/person + taxes
Price includes gratuity, parking, and admission
Mothers will enjoy this fantastic day which includes a delicious meal and a tour of the Historic Village. Reservations required.
The habit of "Taking Tea" each afternoon was not only a custom in Victorian times, but a ceremony filled with elaborate rituals. In Canada, as in all corners of the British Empire, a genteel tea became a symbol of refinement. Join us on Mother's Day and savour the "Tea" experience. Our Afternoon Tea includes a lovely array of exquisitely prepared finger sandwiches, scones and of course, selected fine teas.
May 17, 18 & 19: All day
Regular admission price
Three days of family fairytale fun! Bring your eye patches and tiaras. Celebrate stories such as Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Peter Pan. Enjoy interactive entertainment, prince and princess lessons, Village wide treasure hunts and more.
MAP passes cannot be used during event days.
July 1: All day
Regular admission price
Celebrate Canada's past and future. Special activities include an official Citizenship ceremony, traditional games, and horse-drawn wagon rides.
August 16th & 17th: All day
Regular admission price
Come and see the Village as you've never seen it before — covered in handmade quilts! Learn how quilts are made, enjoy a Quilter's Marketplace, join in an advanced quilting workshop or get a quilt appraised.
This event is held in partnership with the York Heritage Quilters Guild. MAP (Library Passes) cannot be used during this event weekend. Marvel at over 150 handmade quilts on display throughout the Village between 11:00am and 5:00pm.
Enjoy two days of trunk shows and special presentations at the Town Hall.
What is a Trunk Show? Imagine getting to see a whole trunk full of quilts made by one person and hearing the story behind their quilt journey! Trunk Shows will be held each day in the Town Hall. See the schedule below:
Our Half Way House ballroom will showcase hand made quilts donated by various church groups, individuals and organizations that support the Mennonite Central Committee. These quilts will be auctioned to raise funds for MCC relief and development projects during our 58th Annual Pioneer Festival on September 20th, 2014. To learn more about the MCC please visit their website.
In the Print Shop Grove, Quilts of Valour will have a selection of their spectacular quilts on display. Their mission is to deliver quilts of comfort to injured Canadian soldiers. To find out more about their work, please visit their website.
York Heritage Quilters Guild and Black Creek are pleased to announce that Jaquie Gering of Tall Grass Studio will be hosting two workshops at Quilts at the Creek. Jaquie is the Chairman of the Board of the Modern Quilt Guild and is at the forefront of the moder/contemporary quilt movement. This is a fantastic opportiunity to take a class with an international quilter and teacher in a local setting!
Workshop Fee: $90 (includes admission to Black Creek Pioneer Village)
To register, please contact Sandy Lindal at slindal@hotmail.com
We are currently accepting vendor applications. If you are interested in vending during our Quilts at the Creek event, please download and submit the Quilts At The Creek Vendor Application to ewilson@trca.on.ca
Saturday, August 23: 11:00am
$39.95 per person, plus Hst (includes parking and general admission)
It's hop harvest time! Join our Head Gardener, Sandra Spudic while she harvests our hops. Then take the hops over to our Brewmaster, Ed Korhan, in the historic brewery to help him make a wet hop ale.
End your experience with our Beer Expert, in the Taproom, who will be serving up 3 samples of Black Creek's historic ales paired with soft hop yeast bread and spent grain cookies. There are only 20 spaces available! Reservations required. Program runs rain or shine. To register, call Customer Service at 416-667-6295
All participants get first chance to buy the Wet Hop Ale once bottled (1 week later)