a. Robert Burns Party

On january 25 of every yeay or a on a satursay closest to that date, there is a celebration of robert Burns Birthday. A traditional Scottish dinner is served including hebrides soul and Haggis is cooked and accompanied by many fifths of single malt scotch. bagpipers pipe in the Haggis and play various songs while Robert Burns poems are recited by guests as well as special poems prose composed for the occasion.

b. Tennis Tournament Lunch

Each year in August there is a cookout with fresh sweet corn, which is held on the south terrace of Aston Magna at the conclusion of the major tennis tournament held at a nearby club called Wyantenuck Country Club.

c. Game Dinners

There are several game dinners held annually at Aston Magna to celebrate the taking of game on the property.

(i)  Pheasant

A pheasent shoot generally occurs in late October or early November whebn pheasents are put out several days before the shoot, bird dogs are brought in, and the shooters bag six to twelve pheasents depending upon the number of guns. After plucking the Pheasants are prepared in various ways in a kind of"Pheasant cook-off".

(ii)    Venison

Venison is the preferred game at Aston Magna and there are three seasons allowed in the Berkshires The first is bow and arrow during November; the secon is shotgun during which time most oif the dear are taken; the third is durring mid December and is called blacvk powder or musket season. (rifles are not allowed in Berkshire County). After a week of hanging and aging, the dear are cut up in to portionss for cooking. At least two and often three venison dinners occur at Aston Magna after appropriate marination and served with great hearty wines.

(iii)   Other

In mid winter several rodents and upland game birds on the premises are shot, marinated and prepared as delicacies. These include hare, squirrel, blackbirds, partridges and wild turkey.

d. Choucroute Garni

In mid November a traditional Choucroute Garni is prepared including six different kinds of sausages, pork and sourkraut cooked fior approximately eight hours. this dish is servered with a cold Riesling.

e. Easter barbacue (Asado)

On every Easter Sunday a whole lamb is slaughtered and slowly cooked on the outside barbcue pit. This is traditionally served with Ratatouiloe outside on the South terrace.

f. Trout Festival

In early may trout is fished from the nearby the green river at the bottom of the Aston Magna hill and served in various ways, including fried, grilled, and boiled (au bleu). The trout is accompanied bt sauted fiddlehead ferns, morrel mushrooms, and ramps, all havested on the prmises. A chilled Sancerre wine is generally served with this dish.

g. Thanksgiving

Thanksgivin weekend generally is composed of three weekends. The first is a traditional American Thanksgiving during which both domestic and wild turkey (shot on the grounds) are served. The secon, on friday night, is a fowl combination consisting of duck, goose amn turkey. The third (oN SATURDAY NINGHT) IS GENERALLY ON EO THE VENISON DINNERS REFERRED TO ABOVE.

Special Events- intermitent and ad hoc