Join us for a 2-part weekend program package to explore and enjoy the arts and culture of the Amana Colonies. Start with a reception including light refreshments, part 1 of a cookie workshop, and a tour at the Homestead Folk Art Museum from 5pm-6:30pm on Friday, December 12. Then, Saturday, December 13th join us back…
Join us for an open Craft Night at the Homestead Folk Art Museum on Monday, November 17th and December 15th from 5:30pm-7:30pm. This event is FREE and no experience is necessary! Bring your own craft to work on or try out something new with supplies we have on hand at the Folk Art Museum. Relax…
FREE Winterfest Author EventSaturday, January 24 | 10 a.m.–4 p.m.Amana Heritage Museum – 705 44th Ave., AmanaEnjoy free admission to the Amana Heritage Museum during Winterfest, featuring book signings by local authors R.C. Eichacker, author of Marriage by Committee: Marriage Customs of Early Amana, and Melinda Wichman, author of How to Live with a Ghost.…
FREE Winterfest Author EventSaturday, January 24 | 10 a.m.–4 p.m.Amana Heritage Museum – 705 44th Ave., Amana Enjoy free admission to the Amana Heritage Museum during Winterfest, featuring book signings by local authors R.C. Eichacker, author of Marriage by Committee: Marriage Customs of Early Amana, and Melinda Wichman, author of How to Live with a…
Join us in the Amana Heritage Museum Auditorium for a variety of talks and discussions about heritage in the Amana Colonies on March 9-13th beginning daily* at 9am. Get a close look at specific people and families who lived during the Communal Era and after and explore the Amana Family Tree as a group with…
Join us for the Amana Heritage Society Annual Spring Fundraiser Dinner at the Ox Yoke Inn on Friday, March 13th, 2026. Doors open at 5:30pm and dinner will begin at 7pm. Raffle drawings and silent auction winner announcements will be done after the meal. You do not need to be present to win. Your $125…
Join us on Saturday, March 21st, 2026, for an Easter Traditions class at the Homestead Folk Art Museum. During this class, from 10am-12pm, we will talk about spring holiday traditions in the Amana Colonies while learning how to dye Amana Glue Eggs. Whether have never made Amana Glue Eggs before and want to learn, or…
Join us on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, for an Easter Traditions class at the Homestead Folk Art Museum. During this class, from 10am-12pm, we will talk about spring holiday traditions in the Amana Colonies while learning how to dye Amana Glue Eggs. Whether have never made Amana Glue Eggs before and want to learn, or…
Join us for our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4th at 9am at the Amana Heritage Museum, 705 44th Ave Amana, IA. Each child will receive an Easter basket filled with goodies, and the Easter Bunny will be here with us! For ages 12 and below. Please be aware that baskets contain small toys…
Come have some fun with us this Saturday evening at the Ox Yoke Inn! Enjoy an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet while we host Amana Trivia in the High Amana Room, right next to the Bierstube in the basement. The Pizza Buffet runs from 4pm-7pm and we will start Amana Trivia at 5pm. See you there!