Upcoming Events

Join us for a free display of over a dozen historical flags, including originals. We'll have light refreshments and a craft for children. Learn about the many flags that have represented this nation since 1776!

>>Flag Display flyer

Start the holiday right with a hot breakfast and support the museum! Fill up on pancakes, ham or sausage, and juice and coffee. $9 for adults, with discounted rates for kids and families.

>>Pancake Breakfast flyer

​Recognizing the long history of the Nisqually Tribe, DuPont Historical Museum welcomes visitors during the Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch Journey celebration. Exhibits for all ages and craft activities for kids.

>> Museum activities Canoe Journey

Save the date for Dino Day at the museum, to celebrate our state dinosaur, Suciasaurus Rex. We will have activities for families, including a fossil dig and scavenger hunt with prizes, craft projects, refreshments, and history for all ages. Free of charge. 

Coins have a head and a tail. Historic sites are also two-sided when it comes to discovering their past, those being historical research and archaeological investigations. In Fort Nisqually’s case, both were called upon to advance the site starting in the 1980s.

>>Anderson lecture flyer

Join us under the tent to kick off spooky season with tales of mysterious and unexplained happenings in local history. Ticket sales will open in August!