Colvin Run Mill Historic Site

CONTACT INFORMATION: Colvin Run General Store is open Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Ticketed Mill Tours available Saturday and Sunday. The grounds are open daily from dawn to dusk.
703-759-2771 TTY 711
10017 Colvin Run Road
Great Falls, Virginia 22066
Kiersten Fiore
Colvin Run Mill Manager

Colvin Run Mill Historic Site Events

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Remembering Metilda - Growing Up Enslaved

04/05/2025 11:00 am

(14-Adult) Come learn about Metilda, an enslaved 14-year old girl who came to live at Colvin Run Mill. Discuss her life at the mill and the house. Examine what history tells us about the lives of enslaved children, their work, and their families.

Science Meets History - Flight

04/05/2025 2:00 pm

(6-10 years) Discover how flight developed from birds and insects to balloons and kites, then to planes and rockets. Conduct hands-on experiments to see how lift, drag, weight and thrust make flying possible.

Mill in Motion

04/06/2025 3:00 pm

(4-Adult) Explore Colvin Run Mill to see how it operated in 1811. Hear and feel the Mill grinding grain. Learn about Oliver Evans and his first US patents that revolutionized food production. Try your hands at simple machines. Visit the 19th century Miller's House and stop by Colvin Run General Store to purchase our ground grain.

In the Garden - Discovering Pollinators

04/12/2025 10:00 am

(4-10 yrs.) Pollinators help our fruits, vegetables and flowers grow. Learn about our native pollinators and make a butterfly related craft.

Egg Hunt

04/19/2025 11:00 am

(2-9 years) Hunt for eggs filled with treats and treasures on the grounds of Colvin Run Mill Historic Site. Separate hunts by age group. Before the hunt, make egg-cellent crafts to take home. Bring your own basket; program will be held rain or shine.

Sessions available starting at 11 a.m.

Spirited Grains Whiskey Tasting

05/17/2025 4:00 pm to 05/17/2025 8:00 pm

Saturday, May 17, Choose between 4-6 p.m., 5-7 p.m., or 6-8 p.m.

Adults, 21 years and older

Follow whiskey's journey from grain to glass!Explore the 19thcentury gristmill cracking the needed wheat for distilling. Learn about the distilling process and taste local spirits from Mt. Defiance Cidery & Distillery.

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