Aww, sweet Baby Animals are coming! Visit Heritage Breeds at the Banke: Saturday, April 27-Sunday, May 5, 2024, 10 AM-4 PM.

Enjoy demonstrations, such as weaving, and on Sundays, Dan Smith, Restoration Assistant and Museum Beekeeper, performs a honey extraction demonstration in the Lawrence J. Yerdon Visitor Center Lecture Hall from 11 AM to 2 PM. Demonstrations are included with event tickets. Pickwick’s at the Banke, the Museum store is open during the event.

Plus! Strawbery Banke Museum’s historic houses are open for tours starting April 27, 2024. Enhance your experience at Baby Animals: Heritage Breeds at the Banke by purchasing a Baby Animals & Museum Admission combo ticket, to tour Strawbery Banke’s historic houses, exhibits, and heirloom gardens. Remember, members receive FREE general museum admission.

Children’s Program with Baby Animals
Presented for an hour before and after the event is open to the public, the Children’s Program is led by a heritage breeder and educator and is designed to give children (geared towards ages 4-8, but all are welcome) an opportunity to meet the baby lambs, kids, chicks, and other animals up close.

Tickets for the Children’s Program include a breakfast or afternoon snack, admission for up to two accompanying parents or guardians, and all-day admission to the main event. Limited space is available for each session. Members $20. Nonmembers $25.

Morning Sessions (9-10 AM):

Saturday, April 27, 2024 – FULL
Sunday, April 28, 2024 – FULL
Saturday, May 4, 2024 – 5 Spots Left!
Sunday, May 5, 2024 – FULL

Buy Morning Program Tickets!

Afternoon Sessions (4-5 PM):
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Friday, May 3, 2024
Saturday, May 4, 2024

Buy Afternoon Program Tickets!

Meet the 2024 participating farms, breeders, and animal educators:

• Newly-hatched chicks, turkeys, and ducklings from heritage breed hatcheries
• American Guinea hogs and piglets, Timber Haven Farm (Warwick, MA)
• Clun Forest sheep and lambs, Riverbank Farm (Salisbury, NH)
• Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs and piglets, Gentile Family Homestead (Fitzwilliam, NH)
• Kerry cattle and calves, Kerry Cattle Association (Westminster, MA)
• Jacob sheep and lambs, Jacob Fleece Farm (Gray, ME)
• Lincoln Longwool sheep and lambs, Rocks and Rills Farm (Hancock, NH)
• Nigerian Dwarf Dairy goats and kids, Tiny Hill Farm (Milton Mills, NH)
• Shetland sheep and lambs, Echo Valley Farm (Limerick, ME)
• Soay sheep and lambs, SheepsCreek Farm (Piermont, NH)
• Silver Fox rabbits and kits, Elior Acres LLC (Bradford, NH)

Admissions

New! Baby Animals & Museum Admission Combo Tickets
Enjoy access to both Baby Animals: Heritage Breeds at the Banke main event and touring Strawbery Banke Museum’s historic houses, exhibits, and heirloom gardens.

• Adults (ages 18+): $34
• Senior/Student: $32
• Children (ages 5-17): $22
• Children (ages 1-4): $12
• Children (under 1): Free
• Family (2 Adults + Children): $80