New pre-opening season event features photos with the Easter Bunny plus meet some heritage breed animals
EAGLE, Wis. – Old World Wisconsin is hopping into spring with its first-ever “Bunny Breakfast,” a special one-day event on Sunday, Mar. 28. Held in the historic Clausing Barn, this pre-season event welcomes guests with a festive breakfast ahead of the living history attraction’s official opening in May as they celebrate their 50th birthday in 2026!
Guests will gather inside the Clausing Barn – a unique octagonal structure built in 1897 – for a delicious buffet featuring French toast, eggs, bacon, pastries, carrot cake and more. Kids, young and old, can have their photo taken with the Easter Bunny and meet Old World Wisconsin’s resident bunny, Sable, along with saying hello to some adorable sheep under the atrium of the soon to open Welcome Center.
Each guest will also receive a spring-themed cookie decorating kit to take home. The Easter Bunny photo opportunity is complimentary and sponsored by the Old World Wisconsin Foundation.
The cost of the brunch is $30 for adults and teens, $25 for seniors (65+), $20 for children 5-12 and $5 for children under five. Two seatings will take place from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Special drinks, including Irish coffee, mimosas and others, are available for an additional charge. Advance registration required. All Wisconsin Historical Society members receive a 10 percent discount on brunch tickets. This is a special Clausing Barn event and Old World Wisconsin historic site will not be open.
For reservations go to oldworldwisconsin.org, call 608-264-4848 or click here. Old World Wisconsin is located at W372 S9727 Highway 67, Eagle, Wisconsin 53119.
About Old World Wisconsin
Old World Wisconsin, celebrating its 50th birthday on July 4, 2026, is one of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s 12 historic sites. Rated as one of the top attractions to take kids in the Milwaukee area, Old World Wisconsin is a 600-acre regional history attraction that features interactive environments and immersive stories of 19th-and early 20th-century Midwestern immigrant farm and rural life. The attraction offers guests family-friendly, hands-on activities such as visiting Crossroads Village and eight working farmsteads, explore heirloom gardens, experience beer brewing traditions, meet heritage animal breeds and try historic crafts and skills. Old World Wisconsin is located on Highway 67 just south of Eagle, Wisconsin, within daytrip distance of Milwaukee, Chicago and Madison. For more information and a list of upcoming events visit oldworldwisconsin.org or call (262) 594-6301. Wisconsin Historical Society members receive free general admission to this site during regular operating hours.
About the Wisconsin Historical Society
The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active, and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs and services. For more information, visit www.wisconsinhistory.org.
