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Calendar of Events $10 Per Child 11 Sun History Kids Club; 10 am – 12 pm & 1:30 - 3:30pm; via EventBrite $5; Day of Ticket $7 (children under 4 Calendar of Events $10 per child. Pre-Register! free). Support the Village! February 11,17, 18, 25 Sat/Sun Village Buildings, Historic Homes, Retail 12 Sat Flea Market, 8 am - 2 pm; The Historic Village at Allaire has an amazing atmosphere and Shops, and Craft Shops OPEN 11 am to 4 pm; $5 Adult, children under 12 free. Allaire Members History Kids Club, Take Home Activity! Make your gorgeous scenery for people to enjoy. Allaire is committed to Children’s activities, early 19th Century trade get free admission! Vendor Space $45 Pre- own Floor Cloth! Visit allairevillage.org to purchase preserving the past and bringing its history alive within the demos, and tours. General Village Admission: registration; $55 Week of Event. Rain Date: 6/13. your kit. Available Feb 1 to Feb 28. Pre-Registration via EventBrite $5; context and legacy of New Jersey’s rich history. Allaire Village Day of Ticket $7 (children under 4 free). 13 Sun History Kids Club; 10 am – 12 pm & 1:30-3:30pm; Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, licensed by 13/20 Sat “Sherlock Holmes & the Speckled Band,” a $10 per child. Pre-Register! the State of New Jersey to operate and manage the historic performance by Neill Hartley at the Allaire Chapel; 24 Sat Music Jamboree, 11 am to 4 pm; Local bands property located within Allaire State Park. Allaire Village Inc. 6 & 7:30 pm, $30 per person. Advance ticket perform Folk & Bluegrass music at two stages in the 26 Sat Music Jamboree, 11 am to 4 pm; Local bands relies on donations, memberships, retail sales, and fundraising purchase required. Limited capacity! Village! Rain Date April 25; Pre-registration Event perform Folk & Bluegrass music at two stages in the events to help fulfill its mission of preserving the history of this Ticket: Adult $10, Child $5 (Ages 3-12), All- Day Pass Village! Rain Date June 27; Pre-registration Event March site and educating the public about life in the village during 1836. $15; Day of Event Ticket: Adult $12, Child $8 (3-12), Ticket: Adult $10, Child $5 (Ages 3-12), All- Day Pass All donations are tax deductible. To donate, please go to All Day Pass $20. Limited capacity! $15; Day of Event Ticket: Adult $12, Child $8 (3-12), History Kids Club, Take Home Activity; Decorate allairevillage.org (under the Donate Tab) or call 732.919.3500. All Day Pass $20. Limited capacity! your own Bonnet! Visit allairevillage.org to purchase Thank you! your kit. Available March 1 to 31. May PLEASE NOTE: 13 Sat 19th Century St. Patrick’s Day Celebration – Special 1 Sat Spring Craft Show, 10 am -4 pm; $5 per person over nd Location Guided Tours of the Village, 11 am to 3 pm, featuring the age of 6; Vendor Spaces $75. Rain Date May 2 . All dates are subjected to change due to COVID-19. Allaire 19th century Irish traditions, music, hearth cooking, Village Inc. is following State, Federal, and CDC guidelines to The Historic Village at Allaire and history of Irish workers at The Howell Iron 8 Sat Flea Market, 8 am - 2 pm; ensure the safety of all visitors, vendors, volunteers, and staff. $5 Adult, children under 12 free. Allaire Members 4263 Atlantic Ave, Farmingdale, NJ 07727 Works; $15 per person, Advance ticket purchase If you have any Questions PLEASE CALL THE VILLAGE OFFICE at required. Limited capacity! get free admission! Vendor Space $45 Pre- registration; $55 Week of Event. Rain Date: 5/9. 732-919-3500, visit allairevillage.org, or visit our Facebook Page From the Garden State Parkway, take exit 98 and follow the (Historic Village at Allaire). 20 Sat Flea Market, 8 am - 2 pm; signs for 195 West. From 195 take Exit 31B. Proceed to the first $5 Adult, children under 12 free. Allaire Members Sat/Sun Village Buildings, Historic Homes, Retail traffic light and turn right. Proceed one mile and the entrance get free admission! Vendor Space $45 Pre- 2, 9, 15, 16 Shops, and Craft Shops OPEN 11 am to 4 pm to Allaire will be on your right. registration; $55 Week of Event. Rain Date: 3/21. 22, 23, 29, 30 Children’s activities, early 19th Century trade demos, and tours. General Village Admission: Pre-Registration via EventBrite $5; James Peter Allaire Day of Ticket $7 (children under 4 free). 27 Sat “An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” a performance James Peter Allaire, Iron manufacturer and marine by Helen McKenna-Uff at the Allaire Chapel; 16 Sun History Kids Club; 10 am-12 pm & 1:30 - 3:30pm; engine builder, was born in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia 6 - 7:30 pm; $30 per person. Advanced ticket $10 per child. Pre-Register! on July 12, 1785. Originally from New York, the family purchase required. Limited capacity! moved to Canada during the American Revolution because of his father’s loyalist views. April The family returned to New York and by 1806, having 3 Sat 19th Century Easter Celebration, 11 am to 4 pm; learned the brass manufacturing business, James P. Allaire Celebrate the opening of the 2021 season with 19th opened his own foundry. From 1816 to 1850 he operated century Easter traditions; Pre-Registration $8 per Black – Special Event, Non-Historical the largest marine engine building shops in the United person, Day of $ 10 per person; Age 2 & Under Free. Red – General Admission Day OR Historic Limited Capacity! States at his Allaire Works in New York City. He owned and established a line of steamships that traveled up the *ALL PRE-REGISTRATION & ADVANCED TICKETS MUST BE 4 Sun Easter Sunrise Service 6:30 am, Chapel/Gazebo; Hudson as well as a line down to Shrewsbury, NJ in the PURCHASED THROUGH EVENTBRITE OR AT ALLAIREVILLAGE.ORG Village Closed Easter Sunday. UNDER THE EVENTS TAB. PLEASE REALIZE ALL PRICING, DATES, 1830s. In addition, he established and owned the majority June interest in a steam packet line to Charleston, SC. He was 10 Sat Flea Market, 8 am - 2 pm; TIMES & EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ALL TICKET SALES $5 Adult, children under 12 free. Allaire Members 5, 6, 13, Sat/Sun Village Buildings, Historic Homes, Retail Shops, and ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS, EXCHANGES OR TRANSFERS. EVENTS also the inventor and patentee of improvements on steam get free admission! Vendor Space $45 Pre- 19, 20, 27 Craft Shops OPEN 11 am to 4 pm; Children’s ARE HELD RAIN OR SHINE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. NO boilers, which was widely used all over the world. activities, early 19th Century trade demos, and registration; $55 Week of Event. Rain Date: 4/11. EVENT DAY PURCHASES WILL OCCUR IF EVENT IS SOLD OUT. tours. General Village Admission: Pre-Registration The Howell Works General Store Hours Volunteer & Internship Opportunities Call 732.919.3500, ext. 10 In 1822 James P. Allaire purchased the property that February was to become known as the Howell Works. The purpose Weekend 11 am to 4pm Become a Member was to ensure a source of iron for his New York City steam March & April engine works. Over the next few years many Fri., Sat., Sun. 11am to 4 pm of The Historic Village at Allaire Take advantage of special benefits and incentives as a improvements were made at the Howell Works. The May & June member! Call 732.919.3500 or visit allairevillage.org under isolation of the site made Allaire consider the need to Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun. 11am to 4pm develop a self-sufficient community, that would include a “Get Involved.” carpenter/pattern maker shop, blacksmith shop, bakery, gristmill, workers’ homes, a boarding house, mills to finish School Tours, Group Tours, Camp Tours & iron products, a school, a chapel and a general store with Educational Programming The Historic Village a post office. Please call 732.919.3500, ext. 10 The Howell Works thrived during the period 1822 to at Allaire 1846. James P. Allaire retired in 1850 and moved to the Chapel Weddings, Memorials, Baptisms, (Located within Allaire State Park) Howell Works spending his remaining years at the site Christenings & Special Ceremonies (now called The Historic Village at Allaire) until his death in Bakery Hours Please call 732.919.3500, ext. 14 1858. Celebrating the Life & Times of March Sponsorship Opportunities James P. Allaire & the People Weekends 11am to 4pm Get exposure to over 600,000 visitors a year! April through June Please call 732.919.3500, ext. 15 at his Howell Iron Works Company Fri., Sat., Sun. 11am to 4 pm in the 1830s! General Store, Museum Store & Other Retail Opportunities Please call 732.938.3311 Hours of Operation (Feb to Jun 2021) Let’s Get Social! February to June Historic Village Buildings, Craft Shops, & Follow us on Facebook Historic Homes 2021 March – Special Events Only Onsite Food Service April to June Pilsen Gourmet’s Food Truck provides hot & cold Calendar of Events The Historic Village at Allaire Weekends: 11 am to 4 pm food service Friday to Sunday. Follow us on Instagram COVID-19 has SEVERELY affected Allaire Village Inc. This has led Allaire Village Inc. Office Hours to a reduction in staff and curtailment of MANY MAJOR fund- raising special events. The Historic Village Buildings, Craft Shops, Wednesday to Friday: 9 am to 5 pm Allaire Village, Inc. and Historic Homes, will ONLY be FULLY open on days when a General Village Admission is charged (as noted in the above COVID-19 has SEVERELY affected Allaire Village Inc.
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