Celebrate Presidents’ Day with free admission and activities! Hayes Presidential will be open from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and offer a day-long celebration that will be centered around the America 250-Ohio Celebration’s February theme of “Ohio Works: Innovation, Industry and Business”.
Visitors can take a free, self-guided tour of the museum and sign up for a free tour of the first floor of the Hayes Home. Hayes Home tours will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and no advance reservations are taken. The first tour is at 9:15 a.m., and the last tour is at 4:30 p.m. Attendees must check in at the museum front desk to get their tour time and tickets.
The research library will be closed for the holiday.
There will be a variety of events and activities in the museum, including scavenger hunts and crafts themed on innovation and invention, a presidential photo station, gallery talks in the special exhibit Inside President Hayes’ Library, presidential trivia and story time. Visitors can also vote for their favorite Ohio invention, and results will be announced in the afternoon.
This annual celebration also honors America’s semiquincentennial, happening throughout 2026. Hayes Presidential has several events and exhibits planned throughout the year for the nation’s milestone anniversary.
The schedule of Presidents’ Day events is as follows:
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – The museum is open for self-guided tours.
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Craft activities and scavenger hunt in the museum.
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Voting for the favorite invention. There will be a designated ballot area.
• 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Tours of the Hayes Home first floor. Tours last about a half hour. Attendees must check in at the museum front desk to get their tour time and tickets.
• 10:15 a.m. – Gallery talk in the special exhibit Inside President Hayes’ Library. For details on the exhibit, click here.
• 11 a.m. – Presidential trivia in the history lab in the lower level.
• 11:30 a.m. – Story time.
• 1 p.m. – Presidential trivia in the history lab in the lower level.
• 1 to 4 p.m. – Horse-drawn trolley rides by South Creek Clydesdales. Trolley rides are $6 per rider ages 3 and older and free for ages 2 and younger.
• 1:30 p.m. – Story time.
• 2:15 p.m. – Gallery talk in the special exhibit Inside President Hayes’ Library. For details on the exhibit, click here.
• 3 p.m. – Presidential trivia in the history lab in the lower level.
• 4:30 p.m. – Winner of the election for favorite invention is announced.
Mon, Feb 16 • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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