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CANCELLED - CRAB FEED

The San Ramon Historic Foundation Annual Crab Feed Fundraiser has been cancelled for 2025. 
For more information, please contact the San Ramon Historic Foundation at [email protected] or visit their website at SRHF.org.

  

Fun on the Farm

Saturdays from 11am to 2pm

Fun on the Farm Activities are FREE crafts and activities that highlight farm life and the late Victorian era.  These Saturday events are an opportunity to step back into history and enjoy the simple things of life.  
*Special events hosted by the San Ramon Historic Foundation are fee-based programs that require registration and will be indicated as such.

 DUE TO THE BUDGET SHORTFALL, SATURDAY PROGRAMS WILL END NOVEMBER 30, 2024 AND RESTART ON FEBRUARY 15, 2025. 

For more information on the City of San Ramon’s budget shortfall please refer to the City Web site at www.sanramon.ca.gov/funding

 

FEBRUARY

Feb 15                Victorian Valentine’s
February has long been celebrated as a month of romance. Learn how the Victorian’s celebrated Valentine’s Day and make your own Victorian Valentine.

Feb 22                Fun with Felt

Did you know felt is another fabric we get from wool? Come learn how felt is made and take home your own felted creation!

 

MARCH

Mar 1                   Victorian Tea Time

In 1998 Ruth Boone donated Forest Home Farm to the City of San Ramon. Come celebrate Ruth Boone by enjoying one of her favorite pastimes, having afternoon tea. Learn about the tradition of tea and see many of the antique tea cups & saucers

 

Mar 8                   Old Fashioned Games
Learn about and play some old fashioned games that are still lots of fun today.  Challenge yourself to a game of ball and cup, play with a buzz saw and try your hand at Jacob’s ladder. Make a rag doll or wooden top to take home too.

 

Mar 15                Lovely Ladybugs

Take a walk-thru our Organic Garden and see if you can spot a Lady Bug.  Children will also be able to make a ladybug craft & learn about the history of how ladybugs came to North America.


Mar 22                Spring Cleaning

The Victorian's took spring cleaning very seriously. After a winter with a wood burning fires, soot needed to be cleaned off the walls, rugs beaten, and clothes aired out. Learn some of their homemade cleaning solutions such as boiled onions for cleaning picture frames, and make a potpourri sachet to take home.

 

Mar 29                Rug Hooking

The early settlers to North America hooked their old clothing on to burlap bags as a way of warming cold damp floors. It is an environmentally friendly craft that recycles old clothing and cloth scraps. Come try this craft for yourself.

APRIL

April 5 Old Fashioned Toys and Games

Come see some of the antique toys and dolls from the Forest Home Farms collection and try your hand at some Victorian games!

April 12               Pretty Poppies

Come learn about California's state flower. Plant a poppy and make a poppy craft to take home

April 19               Earth and Arbor Day Celebration

Did you know San Ramon is a registered Tree City? Join us for an annual tree planting and celebrate our planet for Earth Day! 

April 26               Sheep Shearing *

San Ramon Historic Foundation presents: Sheep Sheering  Tickets available at www.SRHF.org