Phrenology: A Lost Art of Psychology
-
by Mr. Ralph Larson, at Maypole Park
Planning for the 2012 Victorian Day is underway, and we’ll continue to update our schedule here as events are confirmed.
Interested in participating in or sponsoring this year’s festival?
We need your help to make this year’s festival great! Visit our Participation page to sign up, or contact the Victorian Day Planning Committee to share your ideas.
To stay informed as we plan for this year, you may:
All events are free of charge, unless noted otherwise.
Schedule of Events — Saturday, May 5 2012
10am to 5pm
Free admission
Throughout downtown
Grand Ledge, Michigan USA
for Gilbert & Sullivan
Sing-a-Long
Help support Victorian Day just by eating spaghetti dinner!
March 19th, 11am – 8pm
Contact Ms. Catherine Smith for details at 517.488.8010
Scheduled Activities
Kite flying and children’s games
-
at the Opera House Commons
11:30 – 1 pm
Parade
-
downtown, along Bridge Street to the Fire Station
-
Equestrians, carriage/cart owners, cyclists, and parade
-
walkers needed! Email Mrs. Marilyn Smith or call 517.627.9843
11 am
Museum Exhibit: In the Beginning (1848-1900)
-
at the Grand Ledge Museum
12 – 5 pm
-
at the Opera House, Terrace Level
1 pm
-
at Ledge Craft Lane. Reservations required: call 517.627.9843
3 pm
2:30 pm
May Pole Dance
-
at Maypole Park
4 pm
Gilbert & Sullivan Sing-a-Long
-
at the Trinity Episcopal Church
-
Singers needed! Contact Ms. Catherine Smith
-
at catherine@victoriandays.org or 517.488.8010
4 pm
-
at Island Park Gazebo
3 pm
10 – 4 pm
Victorian Mass
-
at the Trinity Episcopal Church
2 pm
Funerals and Mourning in the Victorian Era
-
at the Bridge Street Wedding Chapel.
10 am
10 am
Dressing for the Day
-
at the Bridge Street Wedding Chapel.
12 n
Riverboat rides aboard the Grand Princess, 12n – 5pm
Ride up and down the Grand River, among the beautiful Ledges
$8 per adult, $3 per child
boarding every hour on the hour at the dock on Island Park.
Demonstrations and booths, including
-
★Victorian General Store
-
★Blacksmithing
-
★Rope Making
-
★Spinning
-
★Hats & fans
-
★Shawls & mitts
-
★Goat Milk Soap
-
★Alpacas
-
★Copper embossing
-
★Letterpress printing
All Day Activities — 10am to 5pm
Carriage rides around town, 10am – 5pm
$5 per person, board in front of Ledge Craft Lane.
Carriage rides provided by the Crystal Falls Horse & Carriage Company.
Picture with a Pony
-
at the Maypole Park
1 – 3 pm
Other links
Event pages
Main pages
Copyright 2002–2012 Victorian Day Event Planning Committee. All rights reserved.
Site designed and maintained by Sylvania Dye. All images used with permission.
For more information or to participate as a demonstrator, vendor, or sponsor, see our Participation page.