Special Events at Historic Deerfield

Make Your Own Hot Chocolate Mix
The Aztecs were the first to make hot chocolate by mixing cacao with water and flavoring it with chili, honey, and spices. Europeans adapted their recipe by adding sugar and milk. Make your own hot chocolate mix to take home that is inspired by a colonial chocolate recipe.
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Visitor Center at Hall Tavern

Gift Making
Make progress on your gift list by making a special gift by hand. Visitors may choose one of two simple hand-crafted gifts.
Visitor Center at Hall Tavern Ballroom
10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Tavern Games
Sit down and enjoy a game of checkers, fox and geese or merelles. Try your hand at table top nine pins, Jacob’s ladder, and ball and cup.
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Visitor Center at Hall Tavern