Greenfield Village: Hours, Tickets and What to See

Last updated: November 2026

Greenfield Village in Dearborn, in Wayne County, is the outdoor half of The Henry Ford: more than 80 acres of historic buildings, working farms, a steam railroad and Model T’s you can actually ride. Daytime visits for 2026 end November 29. After that, the gates open only at night for Holiday Nights in December, and I’ve got the dates for both below.

This is a full-day, outdoor, lots-of-walking kind of place. It’s a good fit if you have kids who need to move, a car person in the family, or someone who would rather stand in Thomas Edison’s lab than read a plaque about it. If you want climate control and a shorter visit, the Henry Ford Museum next door is the better pick, and I’d save the village for a day with decent weather.

When Is Greenfield Village Open?

Greenfield Village is seasonal. In 2026 it opened April 11 and runs through November 29, with the days and closing times changing five times during the season. Here is the full 2026 schedule from The Henry Ford.

2026 dates	Days open	Hours
April 11 to May 18	Tuesday to Sunday	9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 19 to September 7	Daily	9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
September 8 to 27	Tuesday to Sunday	9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
September 28 to October 25	Friday to Sunday	9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
October 26 to November 29	Friday to Sunday	9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
November 30 to December 31	Closed for daytime visits	Holiday Nights only

The one that catches people is the 3 p.m. close from late September through most of October, the same weeks Hallowe’en in Greenfield Village runs at night. That’s a short day for a full-price ticket, so if you’re driving in from out of town in the fall, be at the gate at 9:30. Next season’s opening day gets posted on The Henry Ford’s hours page.

How Much Does Greenfield Village Cost?

Online general admission runs $37 to $39 per person, depending on the date. Seniors 62 and older get 10 percent off, kids 5 to 11 get 25 percent off, and children 4 and under are free. Buy ahead, because tickets cost more at the gate.

Two charges get added at checkout: $10 for parking and a $4 service fee per online or phone order. Historic rides are extra, too. The Henry Ford lists every current price on its admission and ticket packages page.

Here’s what I’d do if you’re seeing more than the village. The buy-one-venue, get-a-second-half-off deal is sold online and is built for one- and two-day visits. If you live within driving distance and expect to come back, even once, price out a membership first. Memberships start at $60, and members get free admission to the village and the museum plus free parking.

What I’d Do With One Day at Greenfield Village

You can’t see all seven districts well in one visit, so decide what matters before you walk in. My order for a first trip: ride the Weiser Railroad first, because the train circles the village and a full loop shows you how everything is laid out before you spend your legs on it.

Then I’d head straight to the Model T loading dock. Each car seats only three or four guests, so it’s the ride I’d want done before the midday crowd. From there, Edison’s Menlo Park complex and the Wright brothers’ buildings on Main Street are the two stops I wouldn’t trade for anything else here.

Eat at Eagle Tavern, which serves lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and give the afternoon to the artisans at Liberty Craftworks and the animals at Firestone Farm. What I’d skip on a first visit is trying to step inside every house in Porches & Parlors. Pick three.

Pro tip: Liberty Craftworks keeps its own hours and doesn’t open until 10 a.m. If you’re through the gate at 9:30, start somewhere else.

Why Henry Ford Built Greenfield Village

After restoring his own birthplace and his childhood school, Henry Ford started collecting whole buildings. He was especially drawn to the workplaces of people he admired, Thomas Edison and the Wright brothers among them.

The buildings were moved to Dearborn and reassembled, or rebuilt on site to his specifications. The collection began as the Edison Institute and became Greenfield Village, the outdoor companion to the museum. That history explains why a village in Michigan holds an Ohio bicycle shop, a New Jersey laboratory and a Connecticut farmhouse.

The Seven Historic Districts

The village is organized into seven districts, and each one is a different kind of visit. Download the current map from The Henry Ford’s visitor maps before you go, since the paper one is easy to lose by noon.

Henry Ford’s Model T District

This district follows Ford from farm kid to automaker. Start at the Ford Home, the farmhouse where he was born, then find the Bagley Avenue Workshop, where he tinkered with his first gasoline-powered car after his shifts as an engineer at Edison Illuminating Company. A scaled-down version of his first factory, the Mack Avenue Plant, finishes the story, and the Model T rides load here.

Main Street

Main Street is the commercial heart of the village and the district I’d give the most time. The Wright Cycle Shop and the Wright family home both came from Dayton, Ohio, and the shop is where two bicycle makers turned their attention to flying machines. J.R. Jones General Store and Cohen Millinery show what shopping looked like in the late 1800s.

The Village Green, Eagle Tavern and the Donald F. Kosch Village Playground are at this end, too. If your kids are fading, the playground is your reset button.

Edison at Work

Thomas Edison was Henry Ford’s hero, and Ford had Edison’s Menlo Park complex from New Jersey re-created here: the two-story laboratory, the machine shop, the office and library, the glass house. Across the road is the Sarah Jordan Boarding House, where Edison’s unmarried workers lived. His Fort Myers Laboratory from Florida is in this district as well.

Porches & Parlors

This is the biggest district, a neighborhood of homes that covers the 1700s to the early 1900s. Some belonged to famous people and some to families who were only trying to get by, which is the reason to walk it.

At the Daggett Farmhouse, presenters in period clothing work through the daily chores of a 1760s Connecticut household. The Noah Webster Home belonged to the man who wrote the first American dictionary. The Hermitage Slave Quarters and Susquehanna Plantation are the stops that deal directly with slavery, and they deserve more than a walk past.

Railroad Junction

Before trucks and planes, freight moved by rail, and this district shows how. Smiths Creek Depot is the kind of small-town station where people once sent telegrams and caught up on news. At the Detroit, Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse you can watch the village’s own steam locomotives being maintained between runs on the Weiser Railroad.

Liberty Craftworks

Liberty Craftworks is where artisans make things by hand in front of you: glass, pottery, tin, printing and weaving. The Loranger Gristmill, Tripp Sawmill and Gunsolly Carding Mill show how grain, lumber and wool were processed for the neighbors who brought them in. Pieces made here are sold in the Liberty Craftworks Store, so this is where I’d shop for a gift instead of the main store.

Working Farms

Firestone Farm is the anchor. Presenters run it the way a farm was run in the 1800s, tending crops and livestock that include wrinkly Merino sheep and cooking on a wood-burning stove with what the farm produces. The animals are on strict diets, so the village asks you not to feed them.

New in 2026: The Jackson Home

The Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson Home opened in June 2026 after being moved from Selma, Alabama. The house was a safe haven for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the voting rights campaign, and the armchair where he watched President Lyndon Johnson pledge to pass voting rights legislation is inside. If you haven’t been to the village in a few years, this is the reason to come back.

Rides at Greenfield Village

There are five historic rides: the Weiser Railroad, a Model T, the 1913 Herschell-Spillman Carousel, a horse-drawn omnibus and a 1931 Ford Model AA bus. None of them is included in general admission. You can buy single ride tickets inside the village or add a Ride Pass for unlimited rides that day.

With kids, I’d buy the pass and not think about it again. Two adults who only want the train and one Model T ride will probably do better with single tickets.

Where to Eat in Greenfield Village

Eagle Tavern is the meal that’s part of the visit. It’s a mid-1800s tavern with costumed servers and a seasonal menu built on local farms, and lunch runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the village season.

A Taste of History serves dishes drawn from historic recipes, including George Washington Carver’s research and Abby Fisher’s cookbook. Stand 44 is the easy choice with kids: pizza, burgers, salads and wraps. Every restaurant here closes with the village for the season, so check the current dining hours before you count on one.

Greenfield Village Events by Season

Events here come in two kinds, and the difference matters for your budget. Daytime events are included with village admission; the evening events need their own ticket. The dates below are 2026’s, and the weekends shift a little each year.

Motor Muster (June)

Motor Muster is the Father’s Day weekend historic vehicle show, held June 20 and 21 in 2026 with the village open until 9 p.m. on Saturday. It’s included with village admission.

Salute to America (July)

Salute to America is the Independence Day concert and fireworks, held July 2 to 5 in 2026 from 5 to 10 p.m. It’s a separate ticket, and the village closes to general admission at 3 p.m. on those days, so don’t plan a regular visit that week without checking.

Historic Base Ball (June to September)

Clubs play by 1867 rules at Walnut Grove, with a 1:30 p.m. first pitch, from mid-June through Labor Day. The World Tournament of Historic Base Ball was August 8 and 9 in 2026. All of it is included with admission.

Old Car Festival (September)

America’s longest-running antique car show marked its 75th anniversary on September 12 and 13, 2026, with hundreds of vehicles from the 1890s through 1932. Stay Saturday evening for the Gaslight Parade. The Henry Ford posts each year’s plans on the Old Car Festival page.

Hallowe’en in Greenfield Village (October)

Hallowe’en ran Thursday through Sunday evenings for the first four weekends of October in 2026. It’s a separate ticket, and public sales opened September 2, a month ahead.

Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village (December)

Holiday Nights 2026 runs December 3 to 6, 10 to 13, 17 to 23 and 26 to 28, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. The ticket includes carousel rides, ice skating with skate rental, Model T rides and horse-drawn wagon rides, and each night ends with fireworks. Tickets are on sale now on the Holiday Nights ticket page.

One event you may remember is gone. The Henry Ford ended Maker Faire Detroit in 2022 and has not brought it back.

Dogs and Accessibility at Greenfield Village

Leave the dog at home. Pets aren’t allowed anywhere at The Henry Ford. Trained service animals are welcome in all public areas; emotional support, comfort and therapy animals are not. Service dogs still in training aren’t permitted in the village because of the farm animals, and a working service animal will be close to horses, sheep and chickens here.

For wheelchair and scooter users, the entrances and every restroom in the village are wheelchair accessible, and the sidewalks have curb cuts. The historic buildings are the limit. Some have entrance steps or narrow doorways and can’t take a wheelchair or scooter, and The Henry Ford keeps a list of them on its limited mobility guide.

• Rentals: Wheelchairs are $4 a day and motorized scooters $25 a day at the village ticket building. There are no reservations, and scooters go fast on summer weekends. Scooter renters must be 16 or older with a valid driver’s license.
• Event nights: Scooters are not rented during Salute to America, Hallowe’en or Holiday Nights.
• The train: The Weiser Railroad has a lift for wheelchairs and personal scooters, with a 500-pound limit. Rented scooters don’t fit on the train.
• Other rides: The Model T, omnibus, Model AA bus and carousel all require a transfer out of a wheelchair or scooter.
• Railroad tracks: There are crossings near the village entrance and at Firestone Farm. Cross at a 90-degree angle so a wheel doesn’t catch.
• Restrooms: Stand 44 has a companion care restroom with an adult changing table.
• Playground: Most of the village playground can be reached at ground level or by ramp.

Accessibility questions go to accessibility@thehenryford.org or 313-982-6001.

Getting There and Parking

The Henry Ford is at 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, MI 48124, at the corner of Oakwood Boulevard and Village Road. It’s just west of the Southfield Freeway (M-39) and south of Michigan Avenue (US-12). From I-94, take the Southfield Freeway north to Oakwood Boulevard, Exit 4, and turn left.

There are two main lots, and the East Lot off Village Road is the one by the Greenfield Village entrance. The West Lot off Oakwood is next to the museum’s Welcome Center, a longer walk if the village is your only stop. Parking is $10 per vehicle and free for members. Accessible spaces are in both lots and fill quickly on busy weekends, and there’s a drop-off zone in front of the village ticket building. Road construction on Oakwood comes and goes, so glance at the official directions and parking page the morning you go.

Greenfield Village FAQs

Is Greenfield Village the same as the Henry Ford Museum?

No. They share a campus in Dearborn and belong to the same institution, The Henry Ford, but they’re separate venues with separate tickets. The museum is indoors and open year-round. Greenfield Village is outdoors and seasonal.

Can you do Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum in one day?

You can walk through both, but I wouldn’t. Both close at 5 p.m., and the village alone fills a day. If one day is all you have, choose the village in good weather and the museum in bad. With two days, the half-off second venue ticket makes the math easier.

Can you bring a stroller or wagon into Greenfield Village?

Yes. Personal strollers and small wagons are welcome, and strollers rent for $5 a day at the village ticket building. Bicycles, recreational scooters and skates are not allowed.

If you’re reading this in late fall, pick your Holiday Nights date now and save the full daytime visit for spring, when the farms are busy and the days are long enough to do the place justice. Until then, Metro Detroit has plenty to fill a weekend, and a few of my favorites are right below.

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