Yankee Ingenuity: PLAY

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Dates:	Saturday, May 23, 2026 - Monday, May 25, 2026
Hours:	9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
In/Outdoor:	Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:	see below
Category:	Special Events

Yankee Ingenuity begins this May with a series of weekend programs exploring New England’s long-standing role in shaping American innovation.

Throughout the month, local makers, small businesses, and community partners will be featured alongside historical interpretation, illustrating how the region’s economy has long been driven by creativity, skill, and practical problem-solving.

Organized around four themes—Eat, Move, Play, and Work— this event connects everyday life from the Revolutionary era through the 1830s to the present, highlighting the businesses and industries that continue to sustain the region today.

Yankee Ingenuity: PLAY | May 23 – 25
All work and no play was not the case for New Englanders, who brought the same ingenuity to leisure as they did to labor.

From hand-crafted games and intricate puzzles to folk crafts and outdoor pastimes, residents found creative ways to fill their free hours.

These diversions weren’t just entertainment, they reflected the values, skills, and social bonds that knit communities together during an era of rapid change and growth.

COST

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Included with general daytime admission or Village membership.

WEBSITE

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www.osv.org/event/yankee-ingenuity/

LOCATION

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1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge, MA, 01566 map
Phone: 8007331830