(Last updated Oct. 8, 2025)
 

2025/2026 events

Oct. 9-12, 2025 - Harvest Moon Rendezvous, Infirmary Mound Park, 4351 Lancaster Road, Granville, Ohio. Contact Mat Stickles 740-403-1372, mathew.stickles@gmail.com, or Jason Vermilion, 740-258-8962, vermilionjason@yahoo.com, Facebook page. Setup is Thursday. Rendezvous starts at 9 a.m. Thursday. Camp fee is $10. Vendors camp free. Trade blankets welcome. Public days 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Walk-in shooters welcome, but period dress is required. Rifle and smoothbore woodswalk, hawk & knife, archery, fire starting with re-entry, pistol match is blanket shoot. Saturday evening potluck with auction to follow. No pets.
 
Oct. 10-11, 2025 - Early American Trades Fair, Log Cabin Shop, 8010 Lafayette Rd, Lodi, Ohio 44254. Contact 330-948-1082, logcabin@logcabinahop.com, Facebook page, www.logcabinshop.com. Visitors are invited to meet with and learn from skilled artisans as they work. Handcrafted items for sale and trade. Free admission. Food available. Open noon-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

Oct. 10-12, 2025 - Feast of the Hunters’ Moon, Tippecanoe County Historical Association, Fort Ouiatenon Historical Park, 3921 S. River Road, West Lafayette, Indiana. Contact feast@tippecanoehistory.org, 765-476-8411, www.feastofthehuntersmoon.org, Facebook page. Juried event: 1717-1791. Friday school day. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. No pets. More than 40 recreated period foods. Musicians, interpreters, military reenactors and Native American groups.​
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Oct. 10-13, 2025 - Blue Ridge Rifles Fundevous Blanket Shoot and Camp, Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. Contact BRRifles@gmail.com, Facebook page. Gate opens at noon Friday. Camp fee $20 per person ages 18 and older; ages 17 and younger free with an adult. Primitive and modern camping (no hookups). Shooters should provide a blanket prize worth $20 or more; no cash. Also archery and hawk & knife for bragging rights. Primitive attire encouraged.

Oct. 11-12, 2025 - Brigade Napoleon, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events, Facebook page. Juried event: Napoleonic Wars. Registration required.

Oct. 17-19, 2025 - Girty's Town Rendezvous, north of the High Street bridge along the canal, St. Marys, Ohio. Contact Harold Curry, 419-295-2710, hcurry23@gmail.com, Facebook page. Camp fee $20. Beginners and veterans welcome. Nature walk Sunday. Archery and hawk & knife competitions. Blacksmith available. Camp dinner Saturday.

Oct. 17-19, 2025 - ​Salt Festival, Big Bone Lick State Historic Site, 3380 Beaver Road, Union, Kentucky 41091. Contact claire.kolkmeyer@ky.gov to receive an application, claire.kolkmeyer@ky.gov, Facebook page. Early setup is Thursday. School day Friday. Open to public 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Oct. 17-19, 2025 - Thunder Creek Long Rifles Annual Rendezvous, east of Martinsville, Indiana, on Bear Creek Road, Morgantown, Indiana. Contact 812-785-6166, thundercreek1972@gmail.com, https://thundercreeklongrifles.org. Setup Thursday. Competitions include archery, rifle, smoothbore, pistol, hawk & knife.

Oct. 17-19, 2025 - Fall Rendezvous, Dogg Clan Muzzleloaders, 323 N. State Line Road, Darlington, Pennsylvania. Contact Papa John, 330-853-4522, or Dan, 727-312-6713, Facebook page. Take your own drinking water. Shoots. Public day Saturday.
 
Oct. 17-19, 2025 - Frenchmen's Frolic, Macktown Living History, 2221 Freeport Road, Rockton, Illinois 61072. Contact Mike Bost, 815-978-8090,
 http://macktownlivinghistory.com, Facebook page. Seminars, workshops, games, shoots, hawk & knife, boules tournament. Traders and trade blankets welcome. Camp fee $35. Set up after 10 a.m. Wednesday. Friday setup after 2 p.m.

Oct. 18-19, 2025 - Historic Fall Trade Fair at Fort Piqua, Johnston Farm, 9845 N. Hardin Road, Piqua, Ohio. Contact Laura Supringer via Johnston Farm & Indian Agency, www.facebook.com/johnstonfarm. Event's Facebook page. Juried event: 1742-1862, early Ohio. Applications due by Sept. 1. Demonstrations, food, follow an ox team as they do last-minute fall chores, talk to militia about what it was like to be in the American Army from the Revolution through the Civil War, visit with a traveling artist and learn about the beauty of the 18th century, canal boat rides, shopping.

Oct. 23-26, 2025 - Fall Rendezvous, Greene County Fish & Game, 1538 Union Road, Xenia, Ohio 45385. Contact Brian Lavery, 937-241-8327. Facebook page. Camp fee $20 per family; $15 per single; $10 for walk-in shooter. No extra fee for traders. Competitions include shoots, archery, hawk & knife, pastry toss, potluck Saturday evening. Trick-or-treat for kids.

Oct. 24-26, 2025 - Colonial Market Days, Abner Longley Park, 1601 Longley Dr., Lebanon, Indiana 46052. Contact 317-762-0117, Facebook page, https://colonialmarketdays.com for application form. Colonial merchants, demonstrators and craftsmen. Military units and tacticals. Entertainment such as jugglers, street performers, magic and music. Friday school day.
 
Oct. 25-26, 2025 - Fall Rendezvous, Patoka Valley Long Rifles, 1579 E. Logtown Road, Winslow, Indiana 47598. Contact pvlr.info@gmail.com, Facebook page.

Nov. 1-2, 2025 - Fort de Chartres Winter Rendezvous, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois 62277. Contact 618-284-7230, lesamisdufortdechartres@gmail.com, www.fortdechartres.us. Features 18th and early 19th-century camp life 1700-1820. Muzzleloader woods walk shooting competition, hand-made crafts, period music and food. Soldiers, trappers, traders and Native Americans.

Nov. 6-9, 2025 - Pathways Women's Gathering, Fort La Buse, Bellville, Ohio. Women only. Beginners welcome. Contact Facebook group. Inside accommodations available by reservation. Plenty of space for tents. Registration by Oct. 1 strongly encouraged. Camp fee is $30, or $35 at the gate. Setup Thursday; no early arrivals. Seminars and workshops. Shoot, archery, hawk & knife, history quiz and other competitions. Food. Raffle donations requested.
 
Nov. 8, 2025 - Antique Arms Show, Franklin County Fairgrounds, 4100 Columbia St., Hilliard, Ohio. Contact Mark Barnhill for table information, mb-1955@hotmail.com. Sponsored by the Association of Ohio Longrifle Collectors, www.AOLRC.com. Kentucky rifles and accoutrements; weapons built before 1898, Indian artifacts, Civil War weapons, special display of Pennsylvania rifles by Greg Williams. Free parking. Food available. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $5 per person ages 13 and older. Ages 12 and younger free.

Nov. 29-30, 2025 - Michigan Antique Arms Collectors Inc., Madison Place Events Center, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, Michigan 48071. Contact Greg Zemsta, 248-556-6590, mauserman98@hotmail.com, www.michiganantiquearms.com. Guns and accoutrements, Native artifacts, knives, relics and similar items. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Members admitted at 8 a.m. Admission fee $8.

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2026 events
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Jan. 14-25, 2026 - Alafia River Rendezvous, 1000 Old Fort Meade Road, Homeland, Florida. Mailed pre-registration must be postmarked by Dec. 1 (2025). Visit www.alafiariverrendezvous.org or contact Sherri Cox, 321-536-2438, registrar@alafiariverrendezvous.org, Facebook page. Early registration fee is $70 per person. No pets. Competitions include shoots, hawk & knife, archery. Also seminars, games and entertainment.
 
Jan. 17-18, 2026 - Sons of Liberty Indoor Trade Fair, Canters Cave 4-H Camp, 1362 Caves Road, Jackson, Ohio. For dealer information, contact Norman Garringer, 740-773-3891. Period vendors selling pre-1890 wares. Vendors must be in period dress. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. $30 per table space for vendors. Setup is 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, or if necessary, 7-9 a.m. Saturday. Public admission is $4 per person.
 
Jan. 23-25, 2026 - Frostbite Rendezvous, Ball & Arrow Primitive Weapons Club, 5190 Days Lane, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Contact Glenn, 740-381-8548, or Troy, 330-432-8939, Facebook page. Camp fee $10, which includes one shoot fee. Additional shooters are $10 each and $15 blanket prize required. Potluck Saturday night; meat provided. Provide your own drinking water.
 
Feb. 6-7, 2026 - 18th Century Artisan Show, Carlisle Expo Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Contact Eric Fleisher at 717-275-2667, Facebook page. Juried event with about 150 tables of 1750-1850 artisans. Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission $10.
 
Feb. 7-8, 2026 - Michigan Antique Arms Collectors Inc., Madison Place Events Center, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, Michigan 48071. Contact Greg Zemsta, 248-556-6590, mauserman98@hotmail.com, www.michiganantiquearms.com. Guns and accoutrements, Native artifacts, knives, relics and similar items. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Members admitted at 8 a.m. Admission fee $8.

Feb 21-22, 2026 - Living History Trade Fair & Antique Arms Show, Conner Longrifles, Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2003 E. Pleasant St., Noblesville, Indiana, Hamilton County. Contact Mike Bird, 317-902-3710, Facebook page. Hand-crafted items, antique arms, blacksmith creations, horn carvings, pottery, black powder supplies, jewelry, Native American collectables and other items from 1700-1899. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10 on Saturday and $7 on Sunday.

March 13-21, 2026 - Southwestern Regional Rendezvous, Prescott, Arkansas. Contact Billy "Tinker" Koch, 501-351-0561, tinker_koch@hotmail.com, or Paul Ridgell, 870-703-1408, robbinridgell@yahoo.com, Facebook page. Camp fees if postmarked by Feb. 11 are $30 ages 13 and older, $10 ages 12 and younger, $25 for mug, $15 per medallion, $70 for trader. Trader fees include one adult. Add $10 to adult and trader fees after that date. Early setup March 10-12. Long term and short term camp, modern camp. Public days March 14 and 21. Competitions include shoots, archery, hawk & knife, cooking contest, Highland games, kids' games, seminars.
 
March 21-22, 2026 - 50th Annual Kalamazoo Living History Show, Kalamazoo County Expo Center, 2900 Lake St., Kalamazoo, Michigan. Contact Ethan and Paisley Yazel, kalamazoolivinghistoryshow@gmail.com, www.KalamazooShow.com, Facebook page. Vendors are invited to email kalamazoolivinghistoryshow@gmail.com for an application. The largest juried show in the Midwest devoted to pre-1890 original or reproduction living history supplies, accoutrements and related crafts. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission $9 one day or $13 for weekend pass.
 
March 26-29, 2026 - Old Virginia Primitive Rendezvous, Surry, Virginia. Contact Steve Sneed, ssneed1840@gmail.com, or Julie Garrett, ovprscribe@gmail.com, Facebook page. Visit www.ovpr2.org for info and registration form. Camp fee for adults ages 18 and older. Early setup starts the weekend before the event with additional fee of $10 per person. Competitions include woods walk, ladies match, juniors match, pistol match, archery, scribe's match, hawk & knife, smoothbore. Social events include court, ladies social, children’s games, potluck dinner, and Friday/Saturday evenings at the Spider Web Inn.
 
April 9-12, 2026 - School of the Longhunter, Pricketts Fort, 88 State Park Road, Fairmont, West Virginia 26554. Contact 304-363-3030 or register at www.prickettsfort.org/register.html. Space is limited and registration is required. Fee (2025) is $45 for members/$55 for non-members. Intense weekend of instruction, exploring the role of early frontiersmen on the American frontier. Speakers focus on frontier skills of the longhunter.
 
April 10-17, 2026 - NRLHF Southeastern Primitive Rendezvous, Reavis Family Farm, 297 Reavis Road, Yadkinville, North Carolina. Contact Greg Bagshaw, 336-918-7411, vengier@vengier.com. Details to follow.
 
(New indoor show) April 11-12, 2026 - Old Northwest Trade Fair, Kuhlman Center, Wayne County Fairgrounds, 861 Salisbury Road, Richmond, Indiana. Contact Steve and Roxann McFarland, mcfamily788@yahoo.com or 337-764-1994. Pre-1840 indoor trade show. Spaces (10x10) available for $20 per day, or $40 for both days. Non-refundable deposit of $40 is required by Jan. 30. Vendors are asked to dress in period clothing. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.
 
April 25-26, 2026 - Michigan Antique Arms Collectors Inc., Madison Place Events Center, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, Michigan 48071. Contact Greg Zemsta, 248-556-6590, mauserman98@hotmail.com, www.michiganantiquearms.com. Guns and accoutrements, Native artifacts, knives, relics and similar items. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Members admitted at 8 a.m. Admission fee $8.
 
June 27-28, 2026 - Encampment at the Confluence, Pontiac Park Defiance, Ohio. Contact Taylor Moyer, 419-906-1660 or message on Facebook page. Dedicated to life in the Maumee River Valley circa 1770 through the War of 1812. Living historians, reenactors and demonstrators welcome. Situated on the bank of the Maumee River at the site of Native villages and overlooking the historic grounds of Fort Defiance and Fort Winchester. In collaboration with Riverfest and Art in the Park.
 
July 10-18, 2026 - Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous, Soward Ranch, Creede, Colorado. Contact Jay Weber, 719-252-7129, mtnbilly63@hotmail.com, or Michael Briscoe, 719-221-8113, woodman1825@gmail.com, www.RMNR.org, Facebook page. In the second year of its Bicentennial Celebration of rendezvous in the Rocky Mountains. Elevation 8,800 feet. Further details to follow.
 
Sept. 18-20, 2026 - Fall Rendezvous, Ball & Arrow Primitive Weapons Club Inc., 5190 Days Lane NE, New Philadelphia (Roswell), Ohio 44663. Contact Andrew Fishburn, 330-265-0854, andyfishburn87@gmail.com, Facebook page. Period dress required. Camp fee $25 per camp, which includes one shooter. Additional shooters $10 each. Walk-in shooters welcome in period dress with a $15 fee. Woods walk, archery trail, knife & hawk, games. Provide your own drinking water. No pets.
 
Sept. 19-20, 2026 - Michigan Antique Arms Collectors Inc., Madison Place Events Center, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, Michigan 48071. Contact Greg Zemsta, 248-556-6590, mauserman98@hotmail.com, www.michiganantiquearms.com. Guns and accoutrements, Native artifacts, knives, relics and similar items. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Members admitted at 8 a.m. Admission fee $8.
 
Oct. 22-25, 2026 - Old Virginia Primitive Rendezvous, Surry, Virginia. Contact Steve Sneed, ssneed1840@gmail.com, or Julie Garrett, ovprscribe@gmail.com, Facebook page. Visit www.ovpr2.org for info and registration form. Camp fee for adults ages 18 and older. Early setup starts the weekend before the event with additional fee of $10 per person. Competitions include woods walk, ladies match, juniors match, pistol match, archery, scribe's match, hawk & knife, smoothbore. Social events include court, ladies social, children’s games, potluck dinner, and Friday/Saturday evenings at the Spider Web Inn.
 
Nov. 28-29, 2026 - Michigan Antique Arms Collectors Inc., Madison Place Events Center, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, Michigan 48071. Contact Greg Zemsta, 248-556-6590, mauserman98@hotmail.com, www.michiganantiquearms.com. Guns and accoutrements, Native artifacts, knives, relics and similar items. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Members admitted at 8 a.m. Admission fee $8.