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John Jay’s Bedford House is open for tours Wednesday through Sunday at 1, 2, 3, and 4pm.

The 1pm, 3pm, and 4pm tours are the standard house tour.

The 2pm tour is our daily thematic tour. Please check the calendar for details.

On Saturdays we offer a special 25-minute Highlights Tour at 10, 10:30, 11, and 11:30am.

The number of tickets available for each tour is strictly limited. We strongly recommend you purchase your tickets in advance.

The Carriage Barn Education & Visitor Center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 12:30pm to 4pm. On Saturdays, the Carriage Barn Education & Visitor Center opens at 10am.

The Discovery Centers are open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm.

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What to do Today
Take a guided tour of John Jay's Bedford House
Visit our Discovery Centers
Hike our perimeter trail
Take a self-guided landscape tour
Enjoy our 62-acre park including 7 beautifully tended gardens
Guided Tours
Open for a regular schedule of docent-led tours, historic Bedford House has been restored to reflect its 1820s appearance during John Jay's lifetime.
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Upcoming Events

Play Days @ Jay

  • May 24, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Memorial Day is this week! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a Poppy flower craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • May 31, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be practicing archery and playing the historical Game of Graces from 1:00pm to 1:30pm. An alternative activity will take place in the event of rain.
  • June 7, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Let’s visit the chickens! From 1:00pm to 1:30pm visit the chickens in our Brick Lot and learn a little bit about them.
  • June 14, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Father’s Day is just around the corner! Come make a Father’s Day card from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • June 21, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing the historical game battledore and shuttlecock, from 1:00pm to 1:30pm. An alternative activity will take place in the event of rain.
  • June 28, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Come make your own historical hat! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making tri-corner hats from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • July 5, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Happy Independence Day! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a red/white/blue star craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • July 12, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Time to grow! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be planting our own bean stalks from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • July 19, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Don’t let the heat get you down! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making our own ice cream from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • July 26, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making our own bubble solution for bubble blowing from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • August 2, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Let’s visit the chickens! From 1:00pm to 1:30pm visit the chickens in our Brick Lot and learn a little bit about them.
  • August 9, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making sachets from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • August 16, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making clay fossil ornament from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • August 23, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing the historical game, Game of Graces from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn. An alternative activity will take place in the event of rain.
  • August 30, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Let’s explore the gardens! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing garden bingo from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
  • September 6, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a chicken craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • September 13, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making sun catchers from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • September 20, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - It’s time for Autumn! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a Fall leaves from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • September 27, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Let’s visit the chickens! From 1:00pm to 1:30pm visit the chickens in our Brick Lot and learn a little bit about them.
  • October 4, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making pine cone bird feeders from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • October 11, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing the historical game Hoop & Stick from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
  • October 18, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be doing colonial dress up and coloring from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
  • October 25, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a pumpkin craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.

Pack a picnic and spend the afternoon at the Homestead and explore our Discovery Centers. Education staff will lead a short hands on activity at 1:00pm.


  • May 24, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Memorial Day is this week! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a Poppy flower craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • May 31, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be practicing archery and playing the historical Game of Graces from 1:00pm to 1:30pm. An alternative activity will take place in the event of rain.
  • June 7, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Let’s visit the chickens! From 1:00pm to 1:30pm visit the chickens in our Brick Lot and learn a little bit about them.
  • June 14, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Father’s Day is just around the corner! Come make a Father’s Day card from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • June 21, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing the historical game battledore and shuttlecock, from 1:00pm to 1:30pm. An alternative activity will take place in the event of rain.
  • June 28, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Come make your own historical hat! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making tri-corner hats from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • July 5, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Happy Independence Day! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a red/white/blue star craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • July 12, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Time to grow! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be planting our own bean stalks from 1:00pm to 1:30pm at the Red Barn.
  • July 19, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Don’t let the heat get you down! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making our own ice cream from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • July 26, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making our own bubble solution for bubble blowing from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • August 2, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Let’s visit the chickens! From 1:00pm to 1:30pm visit the chickens in our Brick Lot and learn a little bit about them.
  • August 9, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making sachets from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • August 16, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making clay fossil ornament from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • August 23, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing the historical game, Game of Graces from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn. An alternative activity will take place in the event of rain.
  • August 30, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Let’s explore the gardens! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing garden bingo from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
  • September 6, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a chicken craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • September 13, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making sun catchers from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • September 20, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - It’s time for Autumn! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a Fall leaves from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • September 27, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Let’s visit the chickens! From 1:00pm to 1:30pm visit the chickens in our Brick Lot and learn a little bit about them.
  • October 4, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making pine cone bird feeders from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.
  • October 11, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - Time to play some games! For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be playing the historical game Hoop & Stick from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
  • October 18, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be doing colonial dress up and coloring from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
  • October 25, 201912:00 pm–2:00 pm
    - For today’s Play Days @ Jay activity we will be making a pumpkin craft from 1:00pm to 1:30pm in the Red Barn.

Thematic Tour—Homes of the Founding Fathers

  • May 24, 20192:00 pm–3:00 pm

On May 18, 1768, Thomas Jefferson began to build Monticello. His home, along with those of the John Jay and the other Founders, allow us to understand the men and women who started our nation as individuals, family members, and home owners.

The number of tickets available for each tour is strictly limited. We strongly recommend you purchase your tickets in advance. Please note that all members of your party are required to have a ticket for admittance, even if there is no fee associated with their ticket. Tickets are transferable, but not refundable.


  • May 24, 20192:00 pm–3:00 pm

Farm Market

  • May 25, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • June 1, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • June 8, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • June 15, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • June 22, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • June 29, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • July 6, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • July 13, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • July 20, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • July 27, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • August 3, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • August 10, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • August 17, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • August 24, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • August 31, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • September 7, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • September 14, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • September 21, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • September 28, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • October 5, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • October 12, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • October 19, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • October 26, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm

Purchase locally produced food and support local, sustainable agriculture. This weekly market offers musical entertainment, featured community organizations, demonstrations, and workshops.


  • May 25, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • June 1, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • June 8, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • June 15, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • June 22, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • June 29, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • July 6, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • July 13, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • July 20, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • July 27, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • August 3, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • August 10, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • August 17, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • August 24, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • August 31, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • September 7, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • September 14, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • September 21, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • September 28, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • October 5, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • October 12, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • October 19, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
  • October 26, 201910:00 am–2:00 pm
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Object of the Week
Marble Mantel Piece

When New York State first came into procession of John Jay’s Bedford House in 1959, we embarked upon a large-scale restoration with the intent of returning the house, as much as possible, to its appearance during John Jay’s lifetime. Thought to be from a later period, the marble mantels in the dining room and parlor were removed. We have since found reference to these mantels in John Jay’s ledger book and correspondence. We are in the process of restoring the mantels and plan to return them to their proper locations. Learn more about John Jay’s Bedford House, and the homes of the other Founding Fathers, on our Thematic Tours offered at 2pm, Wednesday through Saturday, throughout the month of May.

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Tour Tickets Available Online

Tickets for our Standard House Tour and Thematic Tours are now available through our website. Due to tour popularity, and because the number of tickets available for each tour is strictly limited, we strongly recommend you purchase your tickets in advance. Please note that all members of your party are required to have a ticket…

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Thematic Tours Now Offered Regularly at 2:00PM

We are excited to announce that beginning August 1st our 2pm tour will always be a thematic tour. On Wednesday through Saturday (Thursday through Saturday beginning October 15th) we will be exploring historical topics relevant to John Jay, his family, and Jay’s relationships with other Founders. On Sundays through October 15th the thematic tour will…

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We’re Featured on the NEW Hudson River Train Tour App!

Passengers on board Metro-North and Amtrak trains from New York City to Albany can now learn more about John Jay Homestead on their smartphones using the new Hudson River Train Tour App, developed by the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, in partnership with the National Park Service. The app gives rail travelers several tools…

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