Old World After Hours

Old World After Hours

“Adulting” doesn’t have to be boring! 

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Mark your calendar now for libations, friends and good times.  

Overwhelmed with work, kids, chores and to-do lists? Old World Wisconsin cordially invites you to let go of your checklist and trade it in for Old World After Hours, our PREMIER collection of events just for grown-ups. Want to tap into 19th-century beer brewing? Or maybe you’d like to sign your own permission slip for an old-school field trip – “big kids” only.

Pick and choose your own adventure OR sign up for all of them—you’re an adult, after all. 

Don’t Miss the FINAL
After Hours Event of the Season!

A woman rides outside on a three wheel bicycle in the sunshine, smiling with her hair waving in the wind.

Adult Flashback Field Trips

Thursdays Aug. 15 & Sept. 12
6 – 9 PM

When was the last time you visited Old World Wisconsin for the first time? Relive your own past during Adult Flashback Field trips this summer!

Cold Beer, Hot Nights

Nothing tastes better than cold beer on a warm summer night. Soak up summer with your friends and a fine brew during “After Hours”.

Roll Down Memory Lane

Remember your first trip to the Crossroads Village? Relive it now across events, tours, and workshops.

Play & Reconnect

Our “After Hours” events are full of fun and a chance to reconnect with your friends with a variety of different activities and experiences to last a lifetime.

Go ahead, leave your responsibilities at home—you’ve earned it. Visit Old World “After Hours” and immerse yourself in great beer, exciting workshops, festival food, music and more.

Sample Summer Cuisine

Whether you’re sampling a summer picnic menu or grabbing your favorite salty snack from a local food truck, you’ll never go hungry during “After Hours”.

Become a Brewer

Want to make your own beer? At “After Hours” during the day, you can! Learn to make traditional farm ale in the style of 19th-century German immigrants.

Immerse Yourself in History

Wisconsin history isn’t just for 4th graders! Step into the shoes — literally — of people of the past and discover how they worked and played.

Hear Live Music

Come hear musicians and band play in the village streets and historic farms fields as you eat, drink, and dance with friends.

Gear for
Grown-Ups

Stop by the Ramsey Barn shop for everything an adult could ever need, from tasting glasses to bucket hats with custom Old World Heritage Animal prints!

Go ahead, leave your responsibilities at home – you’ve earned it.

Experience something new at the Old World this summer.