This is a list of historical reenactment events.
Comparison of events
editName | Dates | Location | Period | Hosts | Based on | Style |
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Battle of Austerlitz reenactment | December | Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic | 19th century | Projekt Austerlitz[1] | Battle of Austerlitz | Battle / Commemoration |
Battle of Evesham Festival and Reenactment[2] | First weekend in August | Evesham, England | 13th century | Battle of Evesham[2] | Battle of Evesham | Battle / Commemoration |
Battle of Hastings reenactment[3] | October[3] | Battle, England | 11th century | English Heritage | Battle of Hastings | Battle |
Battle of Waterloo reenactment | June | Waterloo, Belgium | 19th century | Battle of Waterloo | Battle | |
Bristol Renaissance Faire | July to September | Bristol, Wisconsin, USA | Renaissance | n/a | Renaissance fair | |
Caldicot | September | Caldicot, Wales | Middle Ages | n/a | Renaissance fair / battle | |
Colonial Faire | July | Oak Glen, San Bernardino County, California | 18th Century, American Colonial | Riley's Farm [4] | Boston Massacre Colonial Life | Living History Education / Faire / Reenactment |
Cosmeston | Cosmeston, Wales | Middle Ages | Cosmeston Medieval Village | n/a | Informal skirmishes | |
Civil War Remembrance | Memorial Day weekend | Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, USA | American Civil War | Greenfield Village | n/a | Living history, tactical demonstrations |
D-Day reenactment | August | Conneaut, Ohio, United States | World War II | D-Day Ohio, Inc. / Conneaut Township | Pre-invasion Encampments in England, Occupied France / Normandy beaches invasion / road and bridge battle scenarios | Battles / Commemoration / Living History / Veterans |
Dixie Days | varies | Mechanicsville, Virginia, USA | American Civil War | Local Sons of Confederate Veterans camps | Various battles | Combat reenactment |
East Anglia Medieval Fayre | July, September (planned)[5] | Bury St Edmunds, England | Middle Ages | Early Medieval Alliance | n/a | Renaissance fair / battle |
Living History Festival | June | Weald & Downland Living Museum | 17th Century through to World War II | Weald & Downland Living Museum | Living History Education / Festival / Reenactment | |
Pennsic War | Late July / early August; lasts 17 days | Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania | Pre-17th century | Society for Creative Anachronism | n/a | Yearly battle between East and Middle SCA kingdoms; classes, shopping |
Redesdale Uprising – A Commission of Array | September | near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA | 15th century | Lord Grey's Retinue | a commission of array | Reenactment / living history |
Rapska Fjera | July 25 - July 27 | Rab, Croatia | Medieval/ Renaissance | n/a | n/a | Renaissance fair / tournament |
Siege of Groenlo reenactment | October | Groenlo, Netherlands | 17th century | Siege of Groenlo (1627) | Battle / fair | |
Templecombe Medieval Pageant | June 1 & 2 | Templecombe, England | Middle Ages | Phoenix Warlords | n/a | Renaissance fair / battle |
Battle of Tewkesbury reenactment | 2nd weekend in July | Tewkesbury, England | 15th century | Battle of Tewkesbury | Battle | |
The Virginia Renaissance Faire | Mid-May through mid-June; weekends | near Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA | 15th century | Such stuff as dreams are made on. | Reenactment / living history | |
Zeitreise Fulda | Second Weekend of August | Schloß Fasanerie Fulda Germany | 18th. century | Hessen Militaer Hessische Militär und Zivilgeschichte | Reenactment of Revolutionary War Battles in America | Battle, Fair, Living History, Reenactment |
Poland Through the Ages: A Living History Faire | Memorial Day Weekend | Fountainville, Pennsylvania | 10th Century-Present | Polish Living History | Historical reenactment. Siege of Jasna Gora. Slavic Vikings. Polish Pioneers in America. WWI, WWII ... etc. | Living history. Military & civilian life. |
Germany
editItaly
editNetherlands
editPoland
editRussian Federation
edit- Battle of Borodino (Borodino Museum, Mozhaysky district, Moscow oblast)
- Bylinniy bereg (Kimry, Tver oblast).
- Defense of Moscow (Borodino Museum, Mozhaysky district, Moscow oblast)
- Doushonovo Festival (Doushonovo Manoeuvres)
South Africa
editSpain
editUnited Kingdom
edit- Eglinton Tournament of 1839
- Largs Viking Festival Battle of Largs
- War and Peace Revival
- Whitehall Parade, London, commemorating the execution of King Charles I (The King's Army) 28 January 2007[6]
United States
editMilitary
edit- Battle of Averasborough, North Carolina
- Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
- Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Battle of the Little Bighorn, Montana
- Battle of Olustee, Florida
- Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
- Big Cypress Shootout, Florida
- Boston Massacre, reenactment in Oak Glen, California [1]
- Camp Harding, Pennsylvania
- D-Day Conneaut, Ohio
- Numerous events at Fort Ticonderoga, New York
- Assault on Fort Ontario "Something Wicked This Way Comes" Oswego, NY
- Poland Through the Ages: A Living History Faire Fountainville, PA
Renaissance fairs
edit- Alabama Renaissance Faire, Alabama
- Arizona Renaissance Festival, Arizona
- Bristol Renaissance Faire, Wisconsin
- Carolina Renaissance Festival, North Carolina
- Georgia Renaissance Festival, Georgia
- Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Kansas
- Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival, Kentucky
- King Richard's Faire, Massachusetts
- Koroneburg Renaissance Festival, California
- Louisiana Renaissance Festival, Louisiana
- Maryland Renaissance Festival, Maryland
- Michigan Renaissance Festival, Michigan
- Middlefaire, Texas
- Minnesota Renaissance Festival, Minnesota
- New York Renaissance Faire, New York
- Ohio Renaissance Festival, Ohio
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival, Pennsylvania
- Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California, California
- Scarborough Renaissance Festival, Texas
- Sterling Renaissance Festival, New York
- Texas Renaissance Festival, Texas
- Virginia Renaissance Faire, Virginia
- Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire, New Jersey
Rendezvous
edit- Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous, Indiana
- Feast of the Hunter's Moon West Lafayette, Indiana
- Bridgeton Mountain Man Rendezvous Bridgeton, Indiana
- Southwestern Regional Rendezvous, Arkansas
- Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous, location changes year to year (past events held in MT, CO, WY)
- Colonial Faire (http://www.rileysfarm.com/faire) Oak Glen, California
- Gathering at Garst Greenville, Ohio
- Feast of the Strawberry Moon Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Gathering at the Crossing Cayuga, Indiana
- Woolaroc 1840’S Mountain Man Camp Bartlesville, Oklahoma
- Paiute Mountain Rendezvous, California
- Joliet Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, Illinois
Colonial/Frontier Fairs and Markets
edit- Colonial Market Days Lebanon, Indiana
- Fair at New Boston, Ohio
- Colonial Market & Fair Mount Vernon, Virginia
- Kalamazoo Living History Show Kalamazoo, Michigan
- The 18th Century Colonial Trade Fair at Wolf Creek Loudonville, Ohio
Other
edit- 1940's World War II Era Ball, Colorado
- Victorian Day in Historic Grand Ledge, Michigan
- The Palace Garden Party Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
- Living History Weekend, Fort Ligonier, Pennsylvania
- Revolutionary War Living History Weekend, Pennsylvania
- Numerous events at Fort Ticonderoga, New York
- Revolutionary War Weekend, Mount Vernon, Virginia
- History Alive at Fort Piqua, Ohio
- River Through Time Coldwater, Michigan
- Stone's Trace Historical Society Pioneer Festival Ligonier, Indiana
- River of Time Bay City, Michigan
- Apple Festival of Kendallville Kendallville, Indiana
- Johnny Appleseed Festival Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Fort Harrod Settlement & Raid Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Projekt Austerlitz". Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ a b "Battle of Evesham".
- ^ a b "Hastings 2006". The Vikings. Archived from the original on 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ "Riley's Farm Colonial Faire". Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ^ "East Anglia Medieval Festival". East Anglia Medieval Fayre. Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Whitehall Parade, London Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine