GCV&M offers one of the nation’s most comprehensive 19th-century base ball programs which includes the National Silver Ball Tournament in August and matches most Sundays, June – October. See the full schedule here. Watch as teams from the Midwest to the Northeast unpack their woolen uniforms, brown balls, and double-knobbed bats to play in Silver Base Ball Park, on the Great Meadow, and this year, a THIRD field on Upper Meadow (where the balloon used to be), simultaneously. Tickets for this event will go on sale in May 2026. Friday – Sunday, July 31 – August 2: NATIONAL SILVER BALL TOURNAMENT Friday – 4 p.m. & 6 p Saturday – 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. Sunday – 9 a.m., 11 a.m. (men’s & ladies match) Championship Game at 2 p.m. National Silver Ball Tournament Visiting Teams Akron Blackstockings (OH) Bear Clan BBC of Flat Rock (MI) Monitor BBC of Chelsea (MI) Cleaveland Blues (OH) Cornshucker of Canton (MI) Northville Eclipse (MI Talbot Fair Plays (MD) Walker Tavern Wheels BBC (MI) Full tournament schedule forthcoming.
NY's largest living history museum. Explore a sprawling 19th-century Historic Village🐂, Nature Center and trails🍁, and the John L. Wehle Gallery🖼️.
