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Button Farm’s Last Open House For The Season
Button Farm will be open Saturday, October 31, 2026 for the final day of the season. This is your last chance to see Wesley Wofford's moving sculpture, Tubman Journey to Freedom, depicting Harriet Tubman leading a child to freedom.
Please check our Calendar of Events page for dates, times, and weather
Celebrate Maryland Emancipation Day
Saturday, October 31, 2026, 12-3pm
Admission FREE!
Join Button Farm as we celebrate our annual Maryland Emancipation Day Event in commemoration of the day in 1864 when Maryland changed its constitution to abolish slavery six months before the end of the Civil War. The program will feature our self-guided Rooted Wisdom Walk tour including our museum garden, heritage breed animals, exhibits and slave cemetery. Snacks and cider provided!
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Tubman Statue (Mother’s Day Weekend) - CANCELLED
Cancelled Due To Weather
Today’s Program
Mother's Day Celebration
12:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Button Farm is honored to welcome Montgomery County Executive, Marc Elrich, as our esteemed guest for this event, as he presents a proclamation marking May 13th, 2023 as Tubman Journey to Freedom Day in Montgomery County.
Ranger Crenshaw will discuss Tubman’s early years spent in Dorchester County, Maryland; her skills as an outdoorswoman, her time conducting freedom-seekers on the Underground Railroad, and her later years spent as a suffragette.
Tip your hat to powerful women at this Mother’s Day Celebration. Tap your feet to Capitol Tap and their new dance performance about Harriet Tubman’s coded Underground letter.
Treat your kids to Storytime with local author Lesley Younge reading from her new book A-Train Allen and discover how a young boy goes on a journey to find a grandmother’s love. Tour the Journey to Freedom statue to uncover its special symbolism depicting the woman known as “Mother Harriet” to generations of admirers.
Additional Activity
Join us at Button Farm Living History Center for the Tubman Journey to Freedom Experience. Wesley Wofford's moving sculpture, depicting Harriet Tubman leading a child to freedom, will be exhibited outdoors at our open-air museum from April 1-May 30. Site visitation by appointment only through our Eventbrite Reservation system.
Book Your Tickets Now!
Saturday Admission - Free
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/journey-to-freedom-saturday-car-admission-free-tickets-616682723627
Please note that the Farm is closed on May 13th due to a forecast of rain
Program Includes:
- Statue visitation
- Displays, vendors, food
- Self-guided QR Code Tour of museum grounds, heritage animals & heirloom garden.
- Limited picnic table seating for BYO lunch (first come, first served
Hours of Operation
- Saturdays: 10:00 am-3:00 pm
- Program: Self-Guided
- Duration: 1-1.5 hours
- Morning Entry: School/Tour Bus Only (10:00-12:00 pm)
- Afternoon Entry: Bus/Home School/Cars (1:00-3 pm)
- Admission: By Reservation Only
- Access: ADA/Special Needs and Large Motorcoach Bus contact us here:
