People of all ages will enjoy Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park’s, Family Fun Day on July 29 from 1 -4 pm. I
n its fourth year, this event offers interactive and hands-on family-oriented activities. This year’s event will include crafts, food, face painting, Victorian games, geocaches, a real police car, a real work truck from the Department of Public Works, and more. Website has full event details at sonnenberg.org/event/family-fun-day
This event features half price admission: $7/Adults, $6/Seniors, $3.50/Student (13-17 years & college with ID), $1/Children (4-12 years), and 3 and under are free. Admission also includes access to gardens, mansion, and greenhouse. All funds raised via Sonnenberg’s special events go directly to the day-to-day operation of and preservation care of Sonnenberg Gardens.
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park is one of America’s longest surviving estates from the Victorian Era. The elegant Queen Anne-style mansion was built in 1887 in Canandaigua by New York City financier Frederick Ferris Thompson, and his wife, Mary Clark Thompson, as a summer home. Between 1901 and 1920, the widowed Mrs. Thompson created the nine formal gardens as a tribute to the places she and Frederick had traveled to or had always wanted to visit. The grounds are open to the public from May 1 through October 31 each year. Sonnenberg is a non-profit organization dependent upon the support of members, sponsors, and its dedicated corps of volunteers. For more information, contact Marketing Director Kimberly Burkard or Executive Director David Hutchings at 585-394-4922.
