Recent Events

Tea and Style Show

The Adel Historical Museum hosted a Tea and Style Show on September 27th 2025 with Tea, Deserts and Sandwiches. They held the event at the Raccoon Valley Community Bank and featured styles from Azalea Lane, Real Deals, and Valtera Boutique. It was a huge success and plans are underway to hold another tea and style show in 2026 at a larger venue.

Garden Party

The Adel Historical Museum often hosts garden parties as a summer fundraiser which offers attendees a chance to tour the museum, listen to live music, enjoy the garden, and support local history efforts. Aubrey Dunbar, master gardener, designs and maintains the gardens for both the museum and his residence next door. In the picture below, Adel Garden party organizers posed for a photo at Aubrey Dunbar’s gardens before the 2023 event.

Holiday Tours

The Adel Museum often participates in the annual holiday tour of historic homes. The homes on the tour are usually within a few blocks of the museum and proceeds help with ongoing repairs and museum enhancements. In the picture below, Aubrey Dunbar shows some of the decorations he created with his wife Nadine Law for the 2024 tour. Picture taken by Marsha Fisher for Adel Living magazine.

Upcoming Events

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