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Revolutionary War Weekend

Sunday June 14, 10 am – 5 pm

Join Cantigny and The North West Territory Alliance for a two-day Revolutionary War Reenactment. Get a feel for camp life, experience a battle and enjoy the sights and sounds of the 18th century. We will also have food available for purchase.

Sunday Schedule

10 am: Morning Troop (NWTA Pavilion/Playground)
10 am – 3 pm: 18th Century Watercolor Artist Demonstration (McCormick House East Porch)
10 am – 3 pm: Daughters of the American Revolution (Visitors Center)
10 am – 3 pm: Sons of the American Revolution (Visitors Center)
10 am – 4 pm: Scouting Day (NWTA Pavilion/Playground)

10 am – 5 pm: Liberty Bell (Fountain Lawn)
10:30 am: Church Parade (NWTA Pavilion/Playground)
11 am – 4 pm: Scavenger Hunt (NWTA Pavilion/Playground)
11 am: Bayonet Demo (NWTA Pavilion/Playground)
11 am: Fort Howard Fife and Drum Corps (Beer Garden)

11:30 am: Spy School (NWTA Pavilion/Playground)
11:30 am: Abigail Adams Reenactor (Visitors Center Theater)
12 pm: Battle (Parade Field)
12:30 pm: Battlefield Medicine (NWTA Pavilion/Playground)
12:30 pm: 42nd Highlanders Fifes and Drums (Beer Garden)

1 pm: Artillery Salute (Parade Field)
1:30 pm: Illinois in the Revolution (NWTA Pavilion/Playground)
1:30 pm: Ben Franklin Reenactor (Visitors Center Theater)
2 pm: River Valley Colonial Fife and Drum Corps (Beer Garden)
2:30 pm: Parade of Uniforms (NWTA Pavilion/Playground)

2:30 pm: Reading of the Declaration of Independence (Fountain Lawn)
3 pm: Hamilton Artillery (Parade Field)
3:30 pm: Battle (Parade Field)
4:30 pm: Closing Colors (Parade Field)