BEDFORD HOUSE IS CLOSED FOR HISTORIC RESTORATION.
Our Red Barn Discovery Center is open on Saturdays from 10am-2pm through October.
Barn Dance 2024
- September 14, 2024
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Celebrate the 26th Annual Barn Dance with us on Saturday, September 14!
Join us for pig races, a petting zoo, live music by local bands, delicious food, and a campfire. This festive family event raises funds for all of Friends of John Jay Homestead’s educational work.
Sponsor packages are now available. Individual tickets will go on sale at a later date.
Please purchase your package by August 1 to be recognized on the mailed invitation.
Homesteader ($3,000)
IMPACT: Sponsor 3 Boys & Girls Club families to attend the Barn Dance.
-A table reserved for your family with table service.
-Tickets for your family.
-Invitation to a “Meat and Greet” reception with the pigs on Friday, September 13 from 5pm to 7pm.
-Priority Parking
-Listing in the Barn Dance invitation to be mailed in early August.
Cultivator ($1,500)
IMPACT: Sponsor 1 Boys & Girls Club family to attend the Barn Dance.
-A table reserved in your name.
-Tickets for your family.
-Invitation to a “Meat and Greet” reception with the pigs on Friday, September 13 from 5pm to 7pm.
-Priority Parking
-Listing in the Barn Dance invitation to be mailed in early August.
Barn Raiser Family ($500)
IMPACT: Support the education programs at John Jay Homestead.
-Tickets for 2 Adults and your children to the Barn Dance
-Invitation to a “Meat and Greet” reception with the pigs on Friday, September 13 from 5pm to 7pm.
-Priority Parking
-Listing in the Barn Dance invitation to be mailed in early August.
Barn Raiser ($250)
IMPACT: Support the environmental initiatives at John Jay Homestead.
-Ticket for 1 Adult to the Barn Dance
-Priority Parking
-Listing in the Barn Dance invitation to be mailed in early August.
*Please note: online payments are processed through PayPal. You do not need an account to make a payment through PayPal. Any credit card is accepted.
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5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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