Fire Muster

Image of a red antique fire truck outside in front of the WheatonArts lake at Fire Muster. There is a hose on the left side of the truck that is shooting a stream of water in an arc into the lake.

44th Annual Fire Muster & Fire Fighter’s Family Day
Sunday, August 17, 2025
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. rain or shine

Explore over 80 antique fire trucks from the Mid-Atlantic States on display throughout the WheatonArts campus! Now in its 44th year, the Fire Muster & Fire Fighter’s Family Day, presented by the Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade, takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2025. Highlights include water pumping displays of fire hoses into the lake, a Firematic Flea Market, apparatus judging and awards presentation, and the dramatic exit of the fire trucks’ driving off the grounds at the end of the event.

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Fire Muster is FREE and open to the public, part of WheatonArts Family Days, presented in part by PNC Arts Alive. All WheatonArts exhibitions and artist demonstrations are free for the day as well.

The Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade is the South Jersey chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America (SPAAMFAA). This national organization of over 3,000 members and over 50 chapters was organized in 1958 in Syracuse, NY.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Flea Market Open
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Apparatus Judging
2 p.m. Awards Presentation on the Museum porch
4 p.m. Firetrucks exit

Food Vendors:
Chef Steve’s Popcorn
Favoretto Foods
Frosbite
Humpty’s Dumplings
Karen & the Nut
Macs & Munchies
Matty G’s Dogz

Free Family Art Activities

Three-Dimensional Flames
Ignite your creativity with our three-dimensional paper flames art activity! Participants will cut and layer cardstock in this fiery activity to create bold, three-dimensional flames that burst with color.

Fiery Sun Collage
Brighten up your day with this fiery sun collage art activity! Participants will create a cheerful, smiling sun using a large circular cutout for the face and colorful paper strips for the rays. Mixing bold patterns and vibrant colors, each sun will be unique, radiating warmth and creativity.

Paper Sunflowers
Create a beautiful paper sunflower that brings a touch of nature indoors! In this fun and engaging activity, participants will fold, cut, and layer paper petals to form a vibrant sunflower, complete with a textured center.

An adult and small child look at an antique fire truck during the annual Fire Muster
Firemen and Firetruck
A child is wearing a blue button up and safety goggles while designing a pendant to be fused in the center of the image. At the bottom of the image are materials for the pendant place in cups. There are 3 cups of materials and 3 containers of beads. The first cup on the left contains green glass pieces, the middle cup contains small blue glass , and the right contains small yellow glass. The pendant in the center has an orange base, a blue square glass fragment, a blue and yellow fragment, a square black fragment, and a bright yellow fragment. The kid is holding a small design tool in his right hand.

Fused Glass Magnet, Pendant, or Suncatcher (fee-based)
Create a fused glass magnet, pendant, or suncatcher beginning with pre-fused glass blanks. Using small pre-cut pieces of glass and an assortment of accessory glass, including frit and stringers, create a design to be tack fused. After firing your fused glass, our artists will attach a bail, magnet, or leather cord, depending on your project choice. In one week, completed glass projects will be ready to pick up or ship (for a fee). This glass fusing activity has a discounted fee of $10 per magnet/pendant and $20 per suncatcher.

(Schedule subject to change)