Upcoming Events and Classes
2025 Bridal Expo
March 16
The Ella Sharp Museum invites you to our 2nd annual Bridal Expo on Sunday, March 16th from 12pm to 3pm. Explore over 25 vendors ready to help you plan your perfect day! We will have door prizes and swag bags for the first 50 brides.
Sugaring & Shearing Festival
March 22
Take a stroll through Historic Farmlane at the Ella Sharp Museum for our annual Sugaring and Shearing Festival. This is free for the community! Immerse yourself in the farm-life fun with sheep shearing demos, maple sugaring demos, handweaver demos, and clay demos. Enjoy a hayride, free popcorn, and a petting zoo!
Sugaring & Shearing Festival – Call for Vendors
Apply by March 19
Become a vendor at our 2025 Sugaring & Shearing Festival! This free festival brings in over 1,000 people of all ages and expected to be even bigger this year. Vendor fee includes a 10×10 space, must provide own table, chairs, and tents.
Princess and Superhero Tea Party
April 19
Spend a day with your little ones at the Ella Sharp Museum. Join our princesses and superheroes for meet and greets, snacks, refreshments, activities, and most importantly – FUN! Don’t forget to dress up as your favorite princess, superhero, or character. Tickets include everything above plus free admission to our galleries.
20th Annual Art, Beer, & Wine Festival
June 7
We’re raising our glass to the 20th Anniversary of our largest annual fundraiser of the year: The Art, Beer, and Wine Festival! Join your friends (and make new ones) at Jackson, Michigan’s largest tasting events. A favorite community tradition, we’ll showcase Michigan’s best wineries, breweries, cider mills, and local artists. Guests will also enjoy a tasty line-up of food vendors with live music throughout the grounds and in our historic Hillside Farmlane courtyard for a perfect summer day.
Keep an Eye Out for:
- Thursday, April 24th – Ella’s Picnic on Farmlane
- Saturday, May 10th – Free Museum Day
- Thursday, June 26th – Patio Party
- Thursday, July 10th – Tyree Guyton Private Reception
- Thursday, July 31st – Patio Party
- Thursday, August 7th – Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
- Saturday, August 16th – Paws on Farmlane
- Thursday, September 11th – Patio Party
- Wednesday, September 17th – 40 Years in the Hood: School Field Trip Day
- Saturday, September 27th – Fall Festival
- Thursday, October 2nd – Doug Jones Private Reception
- Saturday, October 18th – Halloween on Farmlane
- Friday, November 28th – JCAA Artist Market
- Saturday, December 6th – JCHS Civil War Living Quarters
- Saturday, December 13th – Christmas on Farmlane