The Life and Times of the Great Dan Patch April 26-28, 2024 Oxford, IN
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Let's Celebrate! Fun at the Festival
Friday April 26
Saturday, April 27
Saturday, April 27
Join us at 10 AM on the brick-liined Oxford Town Square to greet Ellen Taylor, Executive Director of Harness Horse Youth Foundation. HHYF is giving young horse lovers the opportunity to learn about driving and Standardbred horses. The Foundation has been making a difference in young people’s lives since 1976 and our programs include inter
Join us at 10 AM on the brick-liined Oxford Town Square to greet Ellen Taylor, Executive Director of Harness Horse Youth Foundation. HHYF is giving young horse lovers the opportunity to learn about driving and Standardbred horses. The Foundation has been making a difference in young people’s lives since 1976 and our programs include interactive learning experiences with race horses, equine scholarship administration, and creation and distribution of educational materials related to harness racing.
Lunch on the Square by Fanfare
Messner Barn Tours
Saturday, April 27
Saturday, April 27
Saturday, April 27
Ongoing: Maps of Oxford for self-guided tour
Messner Barn, hosted by Pam Messner
10:30-12:00 Oxford Town Square
For the Love of Horses
Dr. Darcy Lash of Borrowed Time Equine Center:
Standardbred racehorse, carriage, and sulky.
Carriage rides may be available.
Marissa Purcell, the Head Curator for the James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home and Mus
Ongoing: Maps of Oxford for self-guided tour
Messner Barn, hosted by Pam Messner
10:30-12:00 Oxford Town Square
For the Love of Horses
Dr. Darcy Lash of Borrowed Time Equine Center:
Standardbred racehorse, carriage, and sulky.
Carriage rides may be available.
Marissa Purcell, the Head Curator for the James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home and Museum, with a display of the Hoosier Poet.
1:00-3:00 Dan Patch’s Birthday Party Cupcakes served
Heritage House Downstairs
Marissa Purcell, the Head Curator for the James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home and Museum, with a display of the Hoosier Poet.
Gerald Waite, anthropologist, amateur historian, and retired licensed United States Trotting Association trainer and driver, will add his insight into the topic, “Savage made the myth, Oxford made the horse."
2:30-4:00 Carriage Rides
Sunday, April 28
Saturday, April 27
Sunday, April 28
2 PM Our local Music Man, Kevin Cooney, will present piano selections from the early 1900s, including the Dan Patch March and the Dan Patch Two Step. The century-old piano is an original of the 1902 Presbyterian Church, now the Oak Grove Community Center, 208 S. Justus St.
Oxford IN 47971
3:00 Curt Burnette, Naturalist, Educator, and Tour
2 PM Our local Music Man, Kevin Cooney, will present piano selections from the early 1900s, including the Dan Patch March and the Dan Patch Two Step. The century-old piano is an original of the 1902 Presbyterian Church, now the Oak Grove Community Center, 208 S. Justus St.
Oxford IN 47971
3:00 Curt Burnette, Naturalist, Educator, and Tour Guide at the Limberlost State Historic Site in Geneva, will lecture on Gene Stratton Porter’s remarkable life and display some of the author’s books. He'll also report on the conservation efforts at the Limberlost.
Highlights from the 2023 events
