Upcoming Events
Browse our calendar of upcoming events to discover what's happening at Higgins. You'll find regularly scheduled events and programs like Arms and Armor shows and Academy of the Sword classes, as well as special occasions like our Festival of Ale, Star Wars Day, Viking Day and more. Click on each event for more details about it.

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Vacation Week Fun

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Wield a sword! Joust a knight! Attack a castle! An adventure awaits around every corner at the Higgins Armory Museum during school vacation week.  From hands-on shield design workshops to exciting swordplay classes, your noble knight or valiant princess will return to school with their own tale to tell! 

COST:
Most programs Free with Museum Admission

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED:
No

CATEGORY:
All Ages

Make-Your-Own Shield Workshop

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Discover the hidden meaning behind those lions, bears, crowns, and crosses and then create your very own heraldic shield. Can you create a shield that tells everyone about who you are?

COST:
$5 per shield

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED:
No

CATEGORY:
Children

Arms and Armor Show

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Why armor? Who wore it, who made it, and why are there so many different types? In this interactive program, discover the history of armor, from its evolution from mail to plate armor to its disappearance (and modern reappearance on the battlefield). Volunteers from the audience will have opportunities to help with the demonstration.


COST:
Free with Museum Admission

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED:
No

CATEGORY:
All Ages

Arms and Armor Show

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Why armor? Who wore it, who made it, and why are there so many different types? In this interactive program, discover the history of armor, from its evolution from mail to plate armor to its disappearance (and modern reappearance on the battlefield). Volunteers from the audience will have opportunities to help with the demonstration.


COST:
Free with Museum Admission

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED:
No

CATEGORY:
All Ages

Arms and Armor Show

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Why armor? Who wore it, who made it, and why are there so many different types? In this interactive program, discover the history of armor, from its evolution from mail to plate armor to its disappearance (and modern reappearance on the battlefield). Volunteers from the audience will have opportunities to help with the demonstration.


COST:
Free with Museum Admission

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED:
No

CATEGORY:
All Ages