Annual Barn Dance In Mercer County Next Weekend

The Jugtown Mountain String Band teams up with caller Sue Dupre during Howell Living History Farm’s annual fall barn dance on Friday, Nov. 18.

The event will be held inside the Charles Fish barn, a circa 1850 timber-frame building attached to the farm's Visitor Center. The heated barn is fully accessible, and its wooden floor, open bays and acoustics make it ideal for dances.

Beginners and more experienced dancers are welcome to participate in the program, which features a variety of square, circle and contra dances typical of the times presented at the farm: 1890–1910.

Gates open for the event at 7 p.m., and the dance begins at 7:30 p.m. A $5 donation is suggested.

Howell Living History Farm is located on Valley Road, just off Route 29, in Hopewell Township. The GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township, NJ 08530. Parking and admission are free.

For more information, call the farm office at 609-737-3299 or visit www.howellfarm.org or www.mercercountyparks.org.

The attached image was provided by Mercer County officials.