Full listing of 2025 Events and Exhibit coming soon!
In Bloom (exhibit)
What is Victorian Floriography?
Floriography is a coded communication where each flower and color hold symbolic meaning. Stemming back thousands of years, the language of flowers reached a pinnacle of popularity in the Victorian era. Intentional flower combinations allow the giver to communicate without uttering a word. This exhibit features floral artifacts from Castle Kilbride’s collection.
On exhibit in the Belvedere Gallery until May 30th
Spy It and Try It week
Wednesday March 13 – Sunday March 17
Times: Guided Tours at 10 a.m. & 2 p.m., other hours are self-guided.
Cost: $20 per family or $5 per person (if tickets are purchased in advance, regular admission prices at door)
Theme: Spy it and Try it Week
This year is all about hobbies and handcrafted items at Castle Kilbride. For March Break the museum will be focusing on fun hobbies! Participate in our Timeless Toys Eye Spy tour throughout the Castle, then play with unique old-fashioned toys and make your own wonder spinner toy to take home.
Get tickets for Spy It and Try It
2025 Exhibit- Handcrafted History from A to Z
The love and energy that goes into handcrafted items spans centuries. Castle Kilbride has a huge collection of handcrafted items, some are on permanent display like the wall and ceiling murals however many of these items are kept in storage. This is their time to enjoy the spotlight. From items dating to 1820 to today from fashion to furniture, from functional to fun every item has a story to tell. This exhibit highlights the hard work and love that has gone into creating works of art whether it was for practical reasons or just for show.
Begins March 12th!
Are you a local artisan? Castle Kilbride would love to hear from you! Contact us!
Junior Curators Camp
Calling all young history buffs and collectors! Do you love visiting museums? Do you have your very own collection at home? Take your collection to the next level at Castle Kilbride’s Junior Curator Camp and step behind the scenes and into the world of museums! Learn how to handle artifacts, create fun crafts, design your own mini collection exhibit, and become an honorary curator!
Date: week of July 21 - 25
Ages: 11 - 14 years
Cost: $275/week
Registration opens February 4th on Wilmot Rec Web
Ghost Walks
They’re back………
Take a walk on Castle Kilbride’s eerie side. The tour features frescoes from an artist who should have been dead, playful kids throughout, including Kilbride’s resident spirit and haunted antiques that have found their way back to the Castle. Participants secluded inside the house with their guide creates a perfect environment for experiences. This indoor tour has not disappointed it has been Ghost Walks most active.
Tour with costume guide as they present an out of the ordinary tour. In partnership with Ghost Walks.
Saturday Feb 15- postponed
Saturday Mar 15- added
Saturday April 12
Saturday May 10
Saturday June 7
Saturday June 21
For tickets please go to ghostwalks.com and click on the Castle Kilbride tile.
Castle Kilbride Book
Castle Kilbride: The House That Flax Built is the definitive book about Wilmot Township's beloved National Historic Site, written and compiled by the Castle Kilbride Advisory Committee. For the first time in full colour, this gorgeously illustrated book recounts the history of the house back to its very beginnings in 1877 and illustrates that history with stunning photographs dating from over a century ago to today. For anyone who is curious about the eye-catching mansion in the middle of a quiet village, and for visitors who simply can't see everything in just one tour, this book will be a treasured keepsake. Cost $26 including tax. Available in the Castle's Gift Shop
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