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Events

Upcoming events

  • Wood Stove Cooking

    • 11/21/2025
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Historic Farmhouse

    Experience the sights, smells and sounds of cooking on a wood-burning stove in the kitchen where Cross Creek Cookery was developed!  This event will provide visitors a chance to see our stove in action as staff and volunteers prepare delicious dishes.

    Historic House Tours, except the 1 PM tour, will be limited to twelve people each on Wood Stove Cooking days.  A sign-up sheet will be available in-person day-of.  All guests will be given a chance to visit the dining room and kitchen in small groups between 10:30 AM and 1 PM.  The 1 PM Historic House tour will be conducted as a walk-through tour.

    Event is free with paid park entry fee of $3.00 per vehicle.
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  • Marjorie's Holiday Open House

    • 12/06/2025
    • 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park

    Save the Date - More Info to Come.

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  • Wood Stove Cooking

    • 12/19/2025
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Historic Farmhouse

    Experience the sights, smells and sounds of cooking on a wood-burning stove in the kitchen where Cross Creek Cookery was developed!  This event will provide visitors a chance to see our stove in action as staff and volunteers prepare delicious dishes.

    Historic House Tours, except the 1 PM tour, will be limited to twelve people each on Wood Stove Cooking days.  A sign-up sheet will be available in-person day-of.  All guests will be given a chance to visit the dining room and kitchen in small groups between 10:30 AM and 1 PM.  The 1 PM Historic House tour will be conducted as a walk-through tour.

    Event is free with paid park entry fee of $3.00 per vehicle.

     


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  • Gardens and Groves - First Day Hike

    • 01/01/2026
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park

    Join the park staff for a Gardens and Groves themed First Day Hike as we start celebrating the year of our country's   250th birthday! Participants will learn more about Florida's role in World War 2 as Marjorie recorded it. Please wear  footwear appropriate for hiking and bring your own drinking water and bug spray. We will start at the Historic Barn located within Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' historic farmyard. 

    Event is free with paid park admission of $3 per vehicle.

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  • Wood Stove Cooking

    • 01/16/2026
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Historic Farmhouse

    Experience the sights, smells and sounds of cooking on a wood-burning stove in the kitchen where Cross Creek Cookery was developed!  This event will provide visitors a chance to see our stove in action as staff and volunteers prepare delicious dishes.

    Historic House Tours, except the 1 PM tour, will be limited to twelve people each on Wood Stove Cooking days.  A sign-up sheet will be available in-person day-of.  All guests will be given a chance to visit the dining room and kitchen in small groups between 10:30 AM and 1 PM.  The 1 PM Historic House tour will be conducted as a walk-through tour.

    Event is free with paid park entry fee of $3.00 per vehicle.


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  • Wood Stove Cooking

    • 02/20/2026
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Historic Farmhouse

    Experience the sights, smells and sounds of cooking on a wood-burning stove in the kitchen where Cross Creek Cookery was developed!  This event will provide visitors a chance to see our stove in action as staff and volunteers prepare delicious dishes.

    Historic House Tours, except the 1 PM tour, will be limited to twelve people each on Wood Stove Cooking days.  A sign-up sheet will be available in-person day-of.  All guests will be given a chance to visit the dining room and kitchen in small groups between 10:30 AM and 1 PM.  The 1 PM Historic House tour will be conducted as a walk-through tour.

    Event is free with paid park entry fee of $3.00 per vehicle.


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Past events

11/08/2025 Writers' Talks Event - “Florida Spectacular – Extraordinary Places and Exceptional Lives” by Cathy Salustri
10/11/2025 Presentation - "Marjorie at War"
08/09/2025 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Birthday Celebration
03/22/2025 Writers' Talks Event - Raising Ricky by Debbie Miller
02/08/2025 Writers' Talks - Recipe for Becoming a Floridian by Marisella Veiga
01/11/2025 Guest Speaker Florence Turcotte, MKR Archivist
12/14/2024 Marjorie's Holiday Open House
11/24/2024 Holiday Dishes a la Cross Creek (samples and recipes inspired by Marjorie)
11/09/2024 Books, Biscuits and Butter
10/27/2024 Grandma Traphagen's Sugar Cookie Decorating - During House Tours
08/23/2024 Free Showing - From Novel to Movie: The Yearling in Florida
08/10/2024 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Birthday Celebration
02/24/2024 Writer's Talk - Cathy Salustri
01/13/2024 CANCELLED - Writer's Talk - Marisella Veiga
12/09/2023 Annual Holiday Party at the Farm
12/02/2023 Annual Friends Meeting and "Goodness Snakes Alive" Presentation
11/04/2023 Writer's Talk - John Hemingway
08/11/2023 From Novel to Movie: The Yearling in Florida
08/08/2023 From Novel to Movie: The Yearling in Florida
08/05/2023 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Birthday Celebration
02/18/2023 Writer's Talk - Charlie Hailey
12/10/2022 Annual Holiday Party at the Farm
12/03/2022 Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Farm, Inc
11/12/2022 Writer' Talk - Cynthia Barnett
10/21/2022 Gainesville Orchestra presents Cross Creek - A Place of Enchantment
08/06/2022 Marjorie’s 126th Birthday Celebration
04/02/2022 Writers' Talks
02/12/2022 Writers' Talks
12/12/2021 The Yearling Movie Showing
12/11/2021 The Yearling Movie Celebrates 75 Years Reception
11/20/2021 Writer's Talk with Ann McCutchan
11/20/2021 Friends Annual Meeting
08/07/2021 Happy Birthday!
12/12/2020 Annual Holiday Open House
12/05/2020 Friends of the MKR Farm Annual Meeting

Friends of  the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Farm, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All contributions are tax deductible. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Florida Division of Consumer Services by calling 1-800-435-7352 (toll-free within Florida). Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the State. 

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Friends of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Farm Inc.
P. O. Box 337 

Micanopy, FL 32667-0337
(352) 466-3672 

Mkrawlingsfarm@gmail.com

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