(Last updated May 6, 2025)
 

2025 events

May 9-10, 2025 - Willard Revolutionary War Reenactment and Encampment, Willard Middle School, 1 Flashes Ave., Willard, Ohio 44890. Contact  Kyle von Camp or Facebook page. Every May, eighth-grade students at Willard Middle School recreate the time of the Revolutionary War, learn about life in the 1700s and reenact battle scenes. Reenactors, sutlers and volunteers are welcome to join the fun and see Revolutionary education at its best. Friday evening dinner, awards and military ball. On Saturday, the main stage will have speakers, demonstrations and entertainment.
 
(New location) May 10-11, 2025 - Appalachian Festival, New Richmond, Ohio. Contact 513-251-3378, www.appalachianfestival.org. 1700-1840 event. Natives, food vendors, demonstrations, merchants, entertainers, blanket traders. Public hours 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Admission $15 adults and $5 ages 5-17. Proceeds go to grants for Appalachian communities.
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May 10-11, 2025 - Muster on the St. Mary’s timeline, Old Fort Wayne, 1201 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Contact 260-437-2836, Facebook page. Reenactor, sutler, demonstrator applications at oldfortwayne.org/get-involved/reenactor-registration. Vikings through mid-1950s. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

May 14-18, 2025 - NRLHF Corps of Discovery, 3 Krepps Covered Bridge, McDonald, Pennsylvania 15057. Contact Don Ricetti, 724-622-0599, segundo98@earthlink.net, www.nrlhf.org, Facebook page. A learning rendezvous, seminars, workshops, educational sessions. Pre-registration fees are $20 per adult for NMLRA members; $25 for non-members. Children ages 17 and younger are free. No pets. A learning rendezvous, seminars, workshops, educational sessions. Free public admission 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Setup Monday-Tuesday.
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May 16-18, 2025 - Jennings Creek Council Spring Rendezvous, Camp Clay, 9196 Liberty Union Road, Van Wert, Ohio 45891. Contact Sharon Curl, lscurl4645@yahoo.com. Pre-registration appreciated, but not required. Camp fee $25, which covers two adults and children. Additional adults $10 each. Setup after 2 p.m. Thursday. Competitions include rifle, smoothbore, archery, hawk & knife and men’s and women’s games. Canned meat prizes. Junior aggregate. Council fire Saturday evening. Wooded and open camp sites. Showers. Flush toilets. Fishing and swimming in the pond. No pets. Open to public 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
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May 16-18, 2025 - New Frontiersman's Spring Rendezvous, Ashland Conservation Farm, Ashland, Ohio. Contact Dave and Teri Moore, 419-589-4843, or Roy Howman, 419-961-1620, www.acwcl.org, Facebook page. Set up Friday. Camp fee $10. Trail walks Saturday and Sunday with $15 entry fee each day. Dogs must be on leash.
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(Timeline is new to this event) May 16-18, 2025 - Settlers Encampment & History Timeline, Auglaize Village & Farm Museum, 12296 Krouse Road Defiance, Ohio. Juried timeline event. To apply, contact Cheryl Daniel, 419-636-2560, or email villageauglaize@gmail.com, Facebook page. Public days 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. School day Friday. Settlers, pioneers, French, English and American civilians, military, Natives, merchants, artisans of all trades and any persona relevant to Ohio, the Old Northwest Territory, the Middle Ground or Great Lakes Region pre-1815 are invited to preserve history through education and demonstration.
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May 16-18, 2025 - Morgan County Spring Rendezvous, Wolf Creek Range, Lebanon, Indiana. Contact Facebook page. Competitions noon-4 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and maybe Sunday morning, including archery, rifle, smoothbore, pistol, hawk & knife. Shooting/camp fee $20 per adult. Ages 17 and younger included in adult fee. Campers should provide their own water. No pets.

May 16-18, 2025 - Spirits of the Pines, 18505 N. County Rd 550 E., Dunkirk, Indiana. Contact Facebook page. School day Friday. Public admission $5 Saturday and Sunday.

May 16-18, 2025 - Pricketts Fort Pre-1820 Primitive Trade Fair, Pricketts Fort Visitor Center, 88 State Park Road, Fairmont, West Virginia 26554. Contact Greg Bray, 304-363-3030. Vendor fee $35. Outdoor show seeking craftsmen participants. Non-vendor camping is limited. Call for availability. Public hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.

May 17, 2025 - Siege of Fort Randolph, Krodel Park Road, Point Pleasant, West Virginia 25550. Contact Fort Randolph Committee, fortrandolph1776@att.net, Facebook page. Pre-register by May 4. One-day event portraying the fort during 1776-1779. Live performances throughout the day including Chief Cornstalk arrives at the fort and sues for peace, Captain Hall’s men overtake Captain Arbuckle’s command and kill Chief Cornstalk, Native forces lay siege to the fort and Captain McKee out-strategizes the Native forces. Public hours noon-5 p.m. No admission fee.

May 17-18, 2025 - Voyageur Rendezvous, Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park, 21690 Clay St., Hebron, Indiana 46341. Contact park office, 219-552-0033. Portrays early 18th century when canoe men would travel down the Kankakee River from Canada to trade goods with Natives. Encampments, reenactors, fife and drums, free kids games and activities.

May 22-26, 2025 - Celtic Heritage Festival, Johnston Farm, 9845 N. Hardin Road, Piqua, Ohio. Contact Gerry Bender, gbender56@hotmail.com, 937-541-6167, Facebook page. Pre-registration deadline is May 1. Traders and trade blankets welcome. Camps and clothing must remain pre-1840 period correct at all times. Celtic music. Highland games.

 

May 22-26, 2025 - Blue Ridge Rifles Memorial Day Rendezvous and Shoot, Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. Contact BRRifles@gmail.com, Facebook page. Gate opens at noon Thursday and camps must be removed from grounds by 3 p.m. Monday. Camp fee $20 per person ages 18 and older; ages 17 and younger free with an adult. Primitive and modern camping (no hookups). No sutlers fee, but prize donations are appreciated. Black powder matches, archery, hawk & knife. Use of a firearm with instruction available for novice shooters. Visitors welcome at camp, but no visitor pets, for $5 per person ages 18 and older, or $20 per vehicle. Camper pets must be on a leash at all times.

May 23-25, 2025 - Feast of the Flowering Moon, Yoctangee Park, Chillicothe, Ohio. Visit feastofthefloweringmoon.org for registration information. Contact Gerry Palmer, 740-804-8353, gerpalm60@gmail.com; or Ross-Chillicothe Convention & Visitors Bureau, 740-702-7677, info@feastofthefloweringmoon.org. Native American festival in downtown Chillicothe with mountain man encampment. Festival atmosphere with Native American music and dancing, crafters, exhibitors, working craftsmen and demonstrations, entertainment. Setup Thursday.

 

May 23-26, 2025 - Sons of Liberty Spring Rendezvous, Canters Cave 4-H Camp, 1362 Caves Road, Jackson, Ohio. Contact Norman Garringer, 740-773-3891, normanga@roadrunner.com, Facebook page. Pre-1840 rendezvous with black powder shoot, hawk and knife and primitive archery competitions. Potluck dinner Saturday night for paid campers only. Friendly event and newbies welcome.

 

May 23-26, 2025 - Mad River Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, in conjunction with Logan Hills Festival, Hall-Fawcett Park, 4595 CR 153, Zanesfield, Ohio. Contact Facebook page. Includes annual Taloga Outdoor Drama, which depicts local history. Set up Thursday and Friday. Early setup available. Camp fee. Vendor fee. Lizard pull, archery, hawk & knife. Festival also includes Logan Hills Native Woodland Gathering pow wow.

May 23-26, 2025 - Appalachian Rangers Rendezvous, 1999 Lamberts Run Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301. Contact Ron Shuster, 304-624-8891, ronshuster925@gmail.com, Facebook page. Pre-registration requested by May 12. Camp fee $15 per person ages 16 and older; $18 at the gate. Ages 15 and younger free. No sutler fees; prize donations welcome. Early setup Thursday. Rendezvous rules in place at 8 a.m. Friday. Walk-in shooters $15 and blanket prize, and must be dressed in primitive garb. Woodswalk blanket shoot, hawk & knife, archery. Dessert contest before the Saturday pitch-in meal. Women's and kids games. Open to visitors 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. No pets.

May 24-25, 2025 - First Siege 1813, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events, Facebook page. Juried event: War of 1812. Registration required.

May 24-25, 2025 - Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous, George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, 401 S. 2nd St., Vincennes, Indiana 47591. For reenactor information, visit www.spiritofvincennes.org/participant-information, 800-886-6443, Facebook page. 18th-century event with juried merchants and craftsmen. Period music on stage, craftsmen, food. Battle reenactments at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday and noon and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Public hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Public admission $10 adults and $2 children 6-12; two-day pass $12.
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May 29-June 6, 2025 - Pre-1840 Encampment at Burr Oak, Burr Oak State Park Campground, Glouster, Ohio 45732. Contact Roy Unger, 740-803-5030, or Mim Truex, 740-246-5831, Facebook page. Pre-registration preferred, but not absolutely necessary. Get registration mailer by calling Roy Unger. Activities include black powder shooting, archery, tomahawk and knife throwing, cooking contest, auction, pastry toss and children and adult games.

May 30-June 1, 2025 - Spring Beaver Rendezvous, Killumbuck Longrifles, 11035 TR 54, Killbuck, Ohio. Contact Angie Frantz, 330-294-7211, or Don Helman, 567-203-2149, Facebook page. Camp fee of $25 includes one person for all competitions and medallion. Trail walk, paper shoots, hawk & knife, archery, primitive target raffle. Fee is $10 for each additional competitor ages 16 and older and $5 for ages 15 and younger. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Visitors not in primitive dress must leave by 5 p.m. Ice available.

(Date change) May 31-June 1, 2025 - Living History Days, Crawford Park District, Lowe Volk Park, 2401 SR 598, Crestline, Ohio. Contact Julie Rossington, Rossingtonjulie65@gmail.com, 419-569-4454, Facebook page. Juried event focusing on the capture and death of Col. William Crawford in June 1782 on the grounds where it happened. Artisan area, food vendor, continental breakfasts and potluck Saturday night for participants. Native, Patriot and British forces welcome. Jury forms available on FB page, Living History Days at Lowe Volk Park. Public days 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Free admission.

May 31-June 1, 2025 - Revolution on The Tuscarawas, Fort Laurens Museum, 11067 Fort Laurens Rd NW Bolivar, Ohio 44612. Contact 330-874-2059, fortlaurens@gmail.com, www.fortlaurensmuseum.org, Facebook page. Juried event: Revolutionary War with the Brigade of the American Revolution. Includes 18th-century demonstrations, music, artillery, cooking, medicine, British and American soldiers. Admission $10; free for children ages 12 and younger. Proceeds go toward preservation and educational efforts of Fort Laurens. Open to public 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

June 6-8, 2025 - Seneca Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, Sandusky River Coon Hunters grounds, 7575 TR 131, Tiffin, Ohio 44883. Contact Rob Gerding, 419-341-8657, robbob@hush.com, Facebook page. Black powder shoots, archery, hawk and knife. Saturday evening potluck. Camp fee $25. Setup after 10 a.m. Thursday and all day Friday.

June 7-8, 2025 - Ohio Valley Frontier Days, Historic Fort Steuben, 120 S. Third St., Steubenville, Ohio 43952. Contact 740-283-1787, info@oldfortsteuben.com, 
Facebook page. In the reconstructed 18th-century fort built on its original site overlooking the Ohio River, reenactors, demonstrators, musicians, storytellers, artists and crafters portray life in 1787. Soldiers shooting and daily life demonstrations, surveyors replicate their tools and techniques for surveying the Ohio frontier. Buildings are open for tours. Blacksmith, candle maker, flintknapper and others who demonstrate early-American skills. Live entertainment from Ohio artists, including Steve Free.
 
June 7-8, 2025 - Siege of Ft. Wayne – 1812, Old Fort Wayne, 1201 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Contact 260-437-2836, Facebook page. Juried; reenactor, sutler, demonstrator applications at oldfortwayne.org/get-involved/reenactor-registration. In fall 1812, Native Americans and British allies had captured all the other American forts in the Old Northwest Territory. Now it was Fort Wayne’s turn. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

June 7-8, 2025 - Fort de Chartres Rendezvous, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois 62277. Hosted by Les Coureurs des Bois de Fort de Chartres and sponsored by Les Amis du Fort de Chartres. Contact Fort de Chartes, 618-284-7230, ftdchart@htc.net, www.fortdechartres.us, Facebook page. Flintlock shooting competitions, military and militia, dancing, music, food, kids' games of the 18th century. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

June 7-8, 2025 - 250th Anniversary of the Founding of Fort Boonesborough, to take place near the original fort site on the Kentucky River. Reenactor guidelines and registration at www.fortboonesborough
livinghistory.org/250.html. Contact Fort Boonesborough Foundation, 4375 Boonesborough Road, Richmond, Kentucky 40475, 859-527-3131 Ext. 6. Daily portrayals of "firsts." Demonstrations, authors, book signings, speakers, vendors, music.
 
June 13-15, 2025 - Spring 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.
 
June 13-15, 2025 - Old Mill Village Rendezvous, Old Mill Village Museum grounds, 5774 SR 848, New Milford, Pennsylvania 18834. Contact Tim Button, 570-434-3353, button2071@gmail.com, Facebook page. Registration requested. Target shooting, woodswalk, hawk & knife. Camp fee $5 per person ages 12 and older; $2 for ages 5-11. Pre-1840 attire required. Sutlers and merchants welcome. Primitive and modern camps. Food and ice available. Modern restrooms. Public welcome noon-5 p.m. Saturday.
 
June 13-15, 2025 - Fort Harrod Settlement & Raid, 100 S. College St., Harrodsburg, Kentucky 40330. Contact Old Fort Harrod State Park, 859-734-3314, davidl.coleman@ky.gov, Facebook page. Juried 1770-1785 event.

June 14-15, 2025 - Crossbow to Cartridge, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events, Facebook page. Juried event: Weapon advancements from crossbows to gunpowder during the 15th to 17th centuries. Registration required.
 
June 14-15, 2025 - Feast of the Strawberry Moon, Harbor Island, Grand Haven, Michigan 49417. Contact Facebook page. Blacksmithing, woodworking, fashion show, military skirmish, Native American drumming, herbal teachings, auction, traditional music.

June 14-22, 2025 - NMLRA Spring National Shoot, National Muzzleloading Rifle Association, Walter Cline Range, Friendship, Indiana. Contact 812-667-5131 or 800-745-1493, https://www.nmlra.org/2025-nationalmatches.

June 20-22, 2025 - Fort Loudoun Market Fair, Fort Loudoun Historic Site, 1720 N. Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania 17224, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/events/603357195403670. Contact president@fortloudounpa.com for registration information. Also history@fortloudounpa.com, 717-372-5945.​

June 20-22, 2025 - Ohio Valley Mountain Traditional Bow Shoot, 157 Richmond Lane, Glen Easton, West Virginia. Contact Allen Gellner, 304-650-4657. Daily archery course. Camp fee $20. Walk-ins $10. Ages 13 and younger free. Dealers welcome. No pets. Provide your own water.

June 20-27, 2025 - NRLHF Old Northwest Territory Primitive Rendezvous, Hidden Hollow Camp, 8672 Richman Road, Lodi, Ohio 44254. Early setup Wednesday and Thursday. Contact Facebook page or www.nrlhf.org. Pre-registration fees are $60 per adult for NMLRA members; $70 for non-members. Children ages 17 and younger are free. No pets.
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June 27-29, 2025 - Pyrate Fest, Put-in-Bay downtown harbor and DeRivera Park, Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Contact Put-in-Bay Chamber of Commerce, 419-285-2832, Facebook page. Encampment in the park, marketplace and displays, black powder firing demonstrations, activities, performances. Cardboard boat races.

June 28-29, 2025 - Encampment at the Confluence, Pontiac Park Defiance, Ohio. Contact Taylor Moyer, 419-906-1660 or message on Facebook page. Living history event dedicated to life in the Maumee River Valley circa 1770 through the War of 1812. Living historians, reenactors and demonstrators can take part. Situated on the bank of the Maumee River at the site of American Indian villages and overlooking the historic grounds of Fort Defiance and Fort Winchester. In collaboration with Riverfest and Art in the Park.

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July 10-13, 2025 - IMM of PA Primitive Rendezvous, Emlenton, Pennsylvania. Sponsored by Independent Mountain Men of PA. Contact Gene Nagel, 724-586-7220, www.IMMOFPA.com. Gate hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Camp fee $10 per person; free for ages 17 and younger. No addition fee for period traders. Public hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Shoots, junior shoot, archery, hawk & knife, kids' games. Fireworks Saturday night. Meat provided for camp feast Saturday; campers provide side dishes. Breakfast available at clubhouse Friday-Sunday mornings. Service dogs only on leash. Horses and mules welcome if pre-registered. GPS address: 420 Squaw Valley Road, Parker, Pennsylvania.

July 11-12, 2025 - Summer Rendezvous, Jefferson County Longrifles, 1000 Harriger Hollow Road, Brookville, Pennsylvania 15825. Contact JeffersonCountyLongrifles.blogspot.com or Facebook page. Traders welcome. Camp fee. Pets must be on leashes. Shoots, aggregates. Primitive attire required in primitive areas. Hours 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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July 18-20, 2025 - Summer Rendezvous, Old Westmoreland Rifles, 188 McCullough Road, Derry, Pennsylvania 15671. Contact Darryl Myers, 724-522-1729; Duane King, 724-850-7305; or Dennis Hoffman, 412-680-1050, www.oldwestmorelandrifles.com/schedules.html. Shoots, archery, hawk & knife. Camp feast Friday evening.Take your own water. Camp fee $15, registration fee $10. Tear down after noon Sunday.
 
July 19-20, 2025 - Cass River Colonial Encampment, "Colonial Frankenmuth," River Place, Frankenmuth, Michigan. Contact Brent Kemmer, kemmerc@hotmail.com, 989-366-6531. Fur trade camp contact Merlyn Hodge, lafalcon@tds.net, 248-515-2398. Juried 18th-century event for Rev War, F&I, Voyageurs, Woodland Indians. Advanced registration required. A few new rules. Sponsored by Frankenmuth River Place Shops, Bavarian Inn Lodge and Bavarian Inn Restaurant. Town also known for its Bavarian heritage, Zehnder’s and Bronner’s provides back drop for the 18th-century event. Battles centered around a fortified hill and a wooden bridge. Canoe race, period dance and ladies tea. Large public attendance. Powder ration, modern bath 24/7, showers, Saturday dinner and food for purchase on site. Set up Friday and stay until Monday to shop in town.

July 19-20, 2025 - 250th Anniversary of Hugh Stephenson's "Bee Line March" to Cambridge, Morgan's Grove Park, 4198 Kearneysville Pike, Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443. Contact Facebook page.
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July 25-27, 2025 - Gathering at Garst, 205 N. Broadway, Greenville, Ohio. Hosted by Garst Museum and Darke County Park District. Contact 937-548-5250, info@gatheringatgarst.com, Facebook page.
 
July 25-27, 2025 - Gunmakers Fair at Kempton, Kempton Community Center, Kempton, Pennsylvania. (Near Dixon's Muzzleloading Shop where the event took place for 37 years.) Contact John DeWald, 570-220-6450, Gunmakersfair@yahoo.com, gunmakersfair.wixsite.com/gunfair, Facebook page. Seminars, gunmakers, artisans, horners, reenactors, vendors of 18th and 19th centuries. Rifle and accoutrements judging and awards. Open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission $5 per person ages 16 and older.
 
July 26-Aug. 2, 2025 - NRLHF Northeastern Primitive Rendezvous, 2911 Stoney Run Road, Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania 16350. Contact Keith Anderson, 814-688-1313, keithanderson10@rocketmail.com, www.nrlhf.org, Facebook page. Early setup Wednesday and Thursday. Pre-registration fees are $60 per adult for NMLRA members; $70 for non-members. Children ages 17 and younger are free. No pets.
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July 30-Aug. 3, 2025 - Mackinaw Trade Fair, Conkling Heritage Park, Mackinaw City, Michigan. Contact Cindy Snider, sniderconst@centurylink.net, 231-537-4851, Facebook page. Educational event about Native Americans, American, French and English people as they lived and traded in the 1700s in the Mackinaw region. Live demos, street battle, merchants, trade blankets, live music and entertainment 18th- and 19th-century auction.

 

July 31-Aug. 3, 2025 - Ohio Valley Mountain Men Summer Rendezvous, 157 Richmond Lane, Glen Easton, West Virginia. Contact Allen Gellner, 304-650-4657. Gun trail woods walk, archery trail walk, painted target shoot, hawk & knife, kids games. Camp fee $20. Dealers welcome with no extra fee. Kitchen open Friday and Saturday. Camp feed Saturday night. Ice available. Service animals only. Public welcome 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

Aug. 1-3, 2025 - Gnadenhutten Pioneer Days, 352 S. Cherry St., Gnadenhutten, Ohio. Contact Ed "Grizz" Ackman, 330-831-6135, Gnadenhutten Historical Society, 740-254-4143, Facebook page. Event in conjunction with community celebration in Ohio's oldest existing settlement. Set up after 5 p.m. July 30. Traders welcome. Hawk & knife demonstrations. Crock auction. Special presentations to be announced. Saturday evening camp feed. Sunday morning church service.

Aug. 7-9, 2025 - Contemporary Longrifle Association Show & Meeting, Central Bank Center, 430 W. Vine St., Lexington, Kentucky 40507. Contact 540-886-6189, cla@longrifle.com, www.longrifle.com, Facebook page. Members-only show. Memberships available. Thursday setup. Open 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Aug. 7-10, 2025 - Seneca Muzzleloaders Fun-de-Vous, Sandusky River Coon Hunters grounds, 7575 TR 131, Tiffin, Ohio 44883. Contact Rob Gerding, 419-341-8657, robbob@hush.com, Facebook page. Primitive dress is welcome, but shorts and a T-shirt is the usual dress for this event. Otherwise, it's a rendezvous with black powder shoots, archery, hawk and knife and other events. Saturday evening potluck. Camp fee $25. Setup after 2 p.m. Thursday and all day Friday.
 
Aug. 9-10, 2025 - 18th-Century Colonial Trade Fair at the Mill, Wolf Creek Grist Mill Museum, 3175 SR 3 South, Loudonville, Ohio 44842. Contact mark@wolfcreekmill.org, 419-541-0161, www.wolfcreekmill.org. Juried event seeking demonstrators and traders. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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Aug. 9-10, 2025 - Napoleonic Days 1799–1815, Old Fort Wayne, 1201 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Contact 260-437-2836. Reenactor, sutler, demonstrator applications at oldfortwayne.org/get-involved/reenactor-registration. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Aug. 15-17, 2025 - Galesburg Heritage Days, Lake Storey Park, Galesburg, Illinois. Contact Dave and Lisa Bernhart, 309-335-7743 or 309-342-6159, thebernharts@yahoo.com or galesburgheritagedays@gmail.com, Facebook page and www.galesburgheritagedays.org. Early setup starts at 8 a.m. Aug. 14. Pre-1840 Early American Colonial/Frontier Rendezvous and Civil War Battle Encampment/ Reenactment at two separate, but close, venues at the park. Event includes almost 1,000 visual storytellers, reenactors, merchants and sutlers. Free public admission. Rendezvous fee $25 per camp and $50 per trader. Civil War camp fee is $10 per person ages 16 and older.
 
Aug. 22-24, 2025, and Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2025 - Great Trail Festival, festival grounds, SR 43, Malvern, Ohio. Contact 330-794-9100, www.greattrailfestival.com, Facebook page. Reenactors, musicians, blanket traders and buckskinning families by invitation and inquiry. Cannon firing, tomahawk contest, battle reenactments, French Quarter and participant dinner. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Memorial Day.

(New dates) Aug. 23-24, 2025 - Old Timey Days, Williams Park, Gibsonburg, Ohio, Gibsonburg Historical Society. Contact Jason Adams via text, 419-575-7496, or email RogueArtist@gmail.com, Facebook page. Reenactors, food and craft vendors. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Aug. 23-24, 2025 - The 60 Years' War for Ohio: American Revolution, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events, Facebook page. Juried event: American Revolution. Registration required.

(New event) Aug. 23-24, 2025 - Battle for Billie Creek, 65 S. Billie Creek Road, Rockville, Indiana 47872. Contact Jason Buckreis, jrbuckreis@outlook.com (reenactors) or Michelle, BillieCreekVillage@yahoo.com (food vendors), Facebook page. Mid-18th-century event featuring demonstrations from period civilians, military personnel, traders, crafters and others. Battle demonstration, vendors, crafts, food expected. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission $10 for ages 11 and older, $7 for ages 6-10.

Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2025 - Fort Rowdy Gathering, Covington Community Park, 140 W. Broadway, Covington, Ohio. Contact Kari Hollis, 937-570-8548, khollis311@gmail.com, Facebook page. Rendezvous and community festival along the Stillwater River, connected by a 209-foot-long portable footbridge. Free live entertainment on both sides of the river. Archery, hawk & knife, atlatl, fire starting, Highland games. Donations for fundraiser auction appreciated.
 
Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2025 - Greene County Fish & Game Labor Day Rendezvous, 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.
 
Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2025 - Fall Rendezvous, Ball & Arrow Primitive Weapons Club Inc., 5190 Days Lane NE, New Philadelphia (Roswell), Ohio 44663. Contact Jamie Maize, 330-663-8190, or Larry Pringle, 330-432-8244, Facebook page. Period dress required. Camp fee $25. Additional shooters $10 each. Walk-ins welcome with $25 per shooter fee. Rifle woods walk, primitive archery woods walk, knife & hawk and kids games. Provide your own drinking water. No pets.
 
Aug. 29-31, 2025 - The Fair at New Boston, George Rogers Clark Park, 936 S. Tecumseh, Springfield, Ohio. Contact Pam Cottrell, 937-322-4181, rcottrel@woh.rr.com, 937-882-9216, Facebook page. Sponsored by George Rogers Clark Heritage Association. Invitation-only, juried event. Time period 1790-1812. Friday school day. Entertainment, food, taverns, craftsmen, Woodland Indian village, military encampment, children’s games and puppets, music, street entertainers, shopping. Learn dance steps from 1800. Battle reenactment each day.

Sept. 5-7, 2025 - Pioneer Days, Historic Lyme Village, 5001 SR 4, Bellevue, Ohio. Contact Roger Knight, vrknight@hotmail.com, 419-483-4949, Facebook page. Download registration form at www.lymevillage.org. Set up after noon Thursday or after 2:30 Friday. Student Day Friday. Camp fee $5 per person ages 13 and older if registered by July 1; $10 thereafter. Sutler/vendor fee $35 before July 1, but may be waived if participate in Student Day Friday. After July 1, sutler fee is $50. Saturday meal provided with reservations.

Sept. 5-7, 2025 - Jennings Creek Council Fall Rendezvous, Camp Clay, 9196 Liberty Union Road, Van Wert, Ohio 45891. Contact Sharon Curl, lscurl4645@yahoo.com. Pre-registration appreciated, but not required. Camp fee $25, which covers two adults and children. Additional adults $10 each. Setup after 2 p.m. Thursday. School day Friday. Competitions include rifle, smoothbore, archery, hawk & knife, Seneca run. Cash prizes. Junior aggregate. Camp meal Saturday evening; take along a dessert to share. Wooded and open camp sites. Showers. Flush toilets. Fishing and swimming in the pond. No pets. Open to public 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

 

Sept. 5-7, 2025 - Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial's Historic Weekend, 93 Delaware Ave., Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Contact 419-285-2184, www.nps.gov/pevi/planyourvisit/2015-historic-weekend.htm, or message Ranger Bob on the website. Commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie with ceremony, parade, historic weapons demonstrations, trade demonstrations. Reenactors portray U.S. Army, Navy (Marines), militia, Crown forces, indigenous forces, camp followers and traders, all from the War of 1812. Friday setup. Camp is open and demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday.

Sept. 12-14, 2025 - Long Run Massacre, Red Orchard Park, 704 Kentucky St. Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065. Hosted by The Painted Stone Settlers. Contact Kathy Cummings, 502-228-3746, kathy.cummings@graphicenterprises.net, https://paintedstonesettlers.org/index.html. Juried Revolutionary War event, 1770-1785, telling the story of Squire Boone’s station and an impending Indian attack. Friday school day. Saturday public day 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Scouts visit Saturday morning to see the 20 stations from Friday's school day. 2 p.m. reenactment of the 1781 event that history calls the Long Run Massacre and Floyd’s Defeat. Saturday night feast. Sunday church service.

Sept. 13-21, 2025 - NMLRA Fall National Shoot, National Muzzleloading Rifle Association, Walter Cline Range, Friendship, Indiana. Contact 812-667-5131 or 800-745-1493, www.nmlra.org/2025-nationalmatches.
 
(canceled for 2025) A River Through History, Columbia Woods Forest Preserve, Willow Springs, Illinois. Contact Monique Koenigsmark, 708-955-2035, monique@ariverthruhistory.com, www.ariverthruhistory.com.

 

Sept. 19-21, 2025 - Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival, lower level of Hedges-Boyer Park, Tiffin, Ohio. Contact Rudi Feasel, rudifeasel@basbroadcasting.com, www.tiffinfestival.com, Facebook page. Advanced registration required. School day Friday. No competitions. Demonstrators encouraged.
 
Sept. 19-21, 2025 - Rendezvous on the Reserve, Montpelier Historical Society, Montpelier, Indiana 47359. Contact Bryon Maddox, 765-730-0400, bryon.maddox60@yahoo.com. A fur trade living history encampment on the Blackford County Reservation of Myaamia Chief Francois Godfroy. Mississinewa Confederation Native village, settlers, traders, trappers, voyageurs. Shoots, archery, hawk & knife, women's and kids' games. Advanced registration preferred. School day Friday. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Sept. 20-21, 2025 - Life in Early Ohio, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events, Facebook page. Juried event: Historic skills and trades. Registration required.

Sept. 20-21, 2025 - New Frontiersman Fall Frolic Campout, Ashland Conservation Farm, Ashland, Ohio. Contact Dave and Teri Moore, 419-589-4843, or Roy Howman, 419-961-1620, www.acwcl.org, Facebook page. Set up Friday.

Sept. 20-21, 2025 - Trail of Courage, Fulton County Historical Society, 37 E. 375 N, Rochester, Indiana 46975. Contact 574-223-4436, www.fultoncountyhistory.org, Facebook page. History-related programs on the Chippeway Village stage and Hillside Amphitheater stage, muzzleloading shoots, authenticity competitions for camps, booths and participant clothing, demonstrations of traditional crafts and skills, Indian and pioneer dancing, canoe rides. Public hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission $10 adults, $5 kids ages 6-11. Proceeds go to operate the museum.

 

Sept. 20-21, 2025 - Siege of Fort Boonesborough, 4375 Boonesborough Road, Richmond, Kentucky 40475. Contact 859-527-3131, www.fortboonesboroughliving
history.org/html/_event_schedule.html, Facebook page. Portrays 18th-century life in Kentucky. Battle reenactments at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. No school day this year.

Sept. 20-21, 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.

Sept. 26-28, 2025 - Luckey Fall Festival Rendezvous, between Krotzer Avenue (SR 582) and Gilbert Road on Adams Street, Luckey, Ohio. Contact Sue Brinker, thunderlodge@yahoo.com. Camp in conjunction with Luckey Fall Festival, https://luckeyfallfestival.com.

Sept. 26-Oct. 4 - 2025 - NRLHF Eastern Primitive Rendezvous, grounds of the Independent Mountain Men of PA, 420 Squaw Valley Road, Parker, Pennsylvania 16049. Contact George Fischer, 301-582-2904, 240-707-7544, www.nrlhf.org, or message Facebook page. Pre-registration fees are $60 per adult for NMLRA members; $70 for non-members. Early setup Wednesday and Thursday. Children ages 17 and younger are free. No pets.

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Oct. 3-5, 2025 - Seneca Muzzleloaders Fall Rendezvous, Sandusky River Coon Hunters grounds, 7575 TR 131, Tiffin, Ohio 44883, Facebook page. Contact Rob Gerding, 419-341-8657, robbob@hush.com. Black powder shoots, archery, hawk and knife and other competitions. Saturday evening potluck. Camp fee $25. Setup after 2 p.m. Thursday and all day Friday.

 

Oct. 3-5, 2025 - Sons of Liberty Spring Rendezvous, Canters Cave 4-H Camp, 1362 Caves Road, Jackson, Ohio. Contact Norman Garringer, 740-773-3891, normanga@roadrunner.com, Facebook page. Pre-1840 rendezvous with black powder shoot, hawk and knife and primitive archery competitions. Potluck dinner Saturday night for paid campers only. Friendly event and newbies welcome.

 
(New site) Oct. 3-5, 2025 - Mississinewa 1812, new site along the Mississinewa River between Marion and Gas City, Indiana. Contact 765-613-9248, info@mississinewa1812.com, www.mississinewa1812.com, Facebook page. Juried event. Commemorates the Battle of Mississinewa fought Dec. 17-18, 1812. Admission.

Oct. 4-5, 2025 - American Heritage Days at South Park, 100 Brinkerhoff Avenue, Mansfield, Ohio. Sponsored by Richland Early American Center for History. Facebook page. Registration is required at https://forms.gle/834ywNTcNsX1cK4K8. Event for French & Indian Wars (1740-1763), Colonial Period (1764-1774), American Revolution (1775-1783), Young Republic (1796-1811), War of 1812 (1812-1815), and Native Encampment. Set up Thursday evening or Friday with a "food truck festival" Friday for townspeople to watch setup. Food truck on site Saturday and Sunday also. Grounds feature an 1808 log cabin with Rumford fireplace and baking oven, an original 1812 blockhouse and a late 18th/early 19th-century blacksmith/woodworking shop. No camp fee. No merchant fee. Breakfast provided Saturday and Sunday. Take down camp Sunday evening or Monday. Public hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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. 10-12, 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.​

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. 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. 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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Past 2025 events
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(canceled) Jan. 10-12, 2025 - Thunder Creek Long Rifles Wintervous, Bear Wallow Road near Martinsville, Indiana. Contact thundercreek1972@gmail.com, Facebook page. Wintervous takes place in a cabin. Shoot Saturday. Participants should provide their own water, food and beverages. Pre-1840 attire is required, but modern footwear is acceptable for weather conditions.

Jan. 18-19, 2025 - 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. 24-25, 2025 - Bushy Run Historic Arms Show, The Lamplighter Restaurant, Delmont, Pennsylvania. Hosted by Old Westmoreland Rifles and Collectors Show Association. Contact Bill Vance, 724-331-1131  Darryl Myers, 724-522-1729, or Duane King, 724-850-7305, www.oldwestmorelandrifles.com/OWR-CSA.html. Table donation $70. Vendor setup Friday and 7:30-9 a.m. Saturday. Open 1-5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10.

Jan. 25-26, 2025 - Linton Trade Fair, Roy Clark Community Building, Linton City Park, 1351 A St NE, Linton, Indiana 47441. Hosted by Buck Creek Muzzleloaders. Contact Tim Goldman, 812-887-4497, or Mark Nicklasch, 812-249-0916, www.facebook.com/Buckcreek-Muzzleloaders-114394185248848. Time period 1750-1840. Featured author Eddie Price. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission $4; children 15 and younger free with adult.

Jan. 25-27, 2025 - 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. Provide your own drinking water.

Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2025 - 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.​​

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Feb. 7-8, 2025 - 18th Century Market Fair, Bucksnort Longhunters, Pritchard Community Center, 404 S. Mulberry St., Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Contact Mike Martin, 270-312-5983; Bob Baker, 270-272-2470; or Robbie McMillan, 270-765-3626; Facebook page. Call for trader information. Walk-in traders $30. Setup 8-11 a.m. Friday. Open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission $5. Children 12 and younger free with paid adult.

 

(New location) Feb. 8-9, 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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Feb 15-16, 2025 - 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. 

 

Feb. 15-16, 2025 - Winter Rendezvous, Jefferson County Longrifles, 1000 Harriger Hollow Road, Brookville, Pennsylvania 15825. Contact JeffersonCountyLongrifles.blogspot.com or Facebook page. No camp fee. Pets must be on leashes. Shoots, aggregates. Primitive attire required in primitive areas. Hours 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-noon Sunday. 

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Feb. 21-22, 2025 - Pricketts Fort 18th-Century Firearms and Accoutrements Show, Pricketts Fort Visitor Center, 88 State Park Road, Fairmont, West Virginia 26554, www.prickettsfort.org/events.html. Show for contemporary craftsmen of 18th-century firearms and accoutrements in West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. Admission is $3 at the door. Open noon-6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

 

March 1-2, 2025 - Old Town Trade Fair, Assembly Hall, Greene County Fairgrounds, 120 Fairground Road, Xenia, Ohio. Contact Tim and Sharon Milligan, stitchersm@aol.com, 937-857-9745 or Facebook page. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission $4 per person; children 11 and younger free. Food available on site. Reenactors, dealers, collectors, educators, craftsmen and history buffs welcome. Wares must 1700-1890 originals or reproductions.

 

(Rescheduled from January) March 1-2, 2025 - Thunder Creek Long Rifles Wintervous, Bear Wallow Road near Martinsville, Indiana. Contact thundercreek1972@gmail.com, Facebook page. Wintervous takes place in a cabin. Shoot Sunday. Participants should provide their own water, food and beverages. Pre-1840 attire is required, but modern footwear is acceptable for weather conditions.

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March 15-16, 2025 - Kalamazoo Living History Show, Kalamazoo County Expo Center, 2900 Lake St., Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sponsored by Yankee Doodle Muzzle Loaders Inc. Contact Leslie Martin Conwell, 765-563-6792, 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.

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(Discontinued) - Living History Trade Fair, Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Fremont, Ohio, which was scheduled in early February for many years and later in early April, has been discontinued by its planners. Placing this notice here in case people are looking for the long-time event.

 

April 5-6, 2025 - Association of Ohio Long Rifle Collectors 50th Anniversary Show, Lafayette Hotel, 101 Front St., Marietta, Ohio. Contact Mark Herman, papamh44@gmail.com, Facebook page. Ohio-made rifles and related items, Kentucky rifles, accoutrements of the 18th and 19th centuries. Leatherworking and engraving demonstrations. Tables are $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Public admission $5 for ages 12 and older. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday.

April 5-6, 2025 - Fort de Chartres Colonial Market Faire, Les Amis du Fort de Chartres, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois 62277. Contact Jason Duensing, lesamisdufortdechartres@gmail.com, www.fortdechartres.us. Juried event: 1750-1790. Pre-registration and jury applications required. For application, visit www.fortdechartres.us/2024-fdc-colonial-faire. Historic interpreters, shooting matches, period games, craftspeople, merchants. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.

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April 10-13, 2025 - School of the Longhunter, Prickett's 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 is $40 for members/$45 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 19-20, 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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April 23-27, 2025 - Amarugia Spring Rendezvous, London Mills, Illinois 61544. Contact Larry Schatz, 309-370-1174, larryws@frontiernet.net, Facebook page. Pre-1830 event on private property. Period dress Friday-Sunday. Bow shoot, hawk & knife.

April 25-26, 2025 - Grassy Run Heritage Rendezvous, Grassy Run Historical Arts Committee, Cook Log Cabin Heritage Center, 6707 Goshen Road, Goshen, Ohio 45122. 1760-1840 event. Contact booshway 513-520-2882, grassyrun@gmail.com, Facebook page. Registration address is Grassy Run, P.O. Box 562, Williamsburg, Ohio 45176. Friday school day. Saturday public day. Blacksmiths, ropemakers, woodworkers, music, sutlers. Hands-on activities for children in the Lock, Stock and Barrel educational area.

April 25-27, 2025 - Spring Thaw Rendezvous, Ball & Arrow Primitive Weapons Club, 5190 Days Lane, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Contact Duane Winkler, 330-343-4880 or winky4@roadrunner.com, Facebook page. Camp fee $25, which includes first trip through the woodswalk, hawk & knife and archery trail for one shooter. Re-entry is available. Additional shooters in each camp are $15 each for adults and $10 for ages 12-15. The fee for walk-in shooters is $15. Primitive dress is required. New this year will be an archers “smoker” round, which has an additional entry fee and no re-entry. Public day is 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Provide your own drinking water.
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April 25-27, 2025 - NMLRA Women's Muzzleloading Weekend, Friendship, Indiana. Contact Mike Eder, 317-683-5102, Facebook page. Weekend dedicated to learning the sport of muzzleloader shooting and spending time with like-minded women. No experience needed. Instruction and loaner guns available. Woods walk, modern .22 matches, rifle and pistol, shotgun trap shooting. Evening hand-knitting chunky blanket class. Silent auction and dinner Saturday evening. Volunteers needed to assist.

April 25-27, 2025 - Stump Bluff Militia Spring Rendezvous, 1124 Reece Hurt Road, Edmondton, Kentucky 42129. Contact Ronnie Gentry, 270-670-6104, Facebook page. 1790-1840 event. Early setup April 23-24. Camp fee $15 per person; free for ages 17 and younger. Shoot fee $15, plus $25 blanket prize. Smoothbore, rifle, hawk & knife. Saturday evening potluck; meat provided. Open to public until 7 p.m. No admission fee. Pets must be on leash.

April 25-27, 2025 - Phil Cravener Memorial Spring Campout, Old Westmoreland Rifles, 188 McCullough Road, Derry, Pennsylvania 15671. Contact Darryl Myers, 724-522-1729; John Kaminsky, 724-887-7265; or Duane King, 724-850-7305, www.oldwestmorelandrifles.com/schedules.html. Rifle and pistol shooting, archery, hawk & knife poker, fire starting, camp games. Modern and primitive camping. Take your own water. No trader fee. 

April 26-27, 2025 - Ashville Ohio Reenactment Timeline/Grove of Heroes, 165 Walnut St., Ashville, Ohio 43103. Contact Roger Bechtel, 614-214-0827, vikingfestival@gmail.com, Facebook page. Takes place in conjunction with the Ashville Viking Festival and includes all eras. In the Grove of Heroes visitors can learn how weapons developed and what maneuvers carry forward to today’s soldiers. Also, information on foods, medicine, clothing development and recreation. Encampment is adjacent to the Saxon Market shopping, food and entertainment.​

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April 26-27, 2025 - Buck Creek Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, Linton, Indiana. Contact Facebook page.

April 26-27, 2025 - Bridgeton Rendezvous, Downtown Bridgeton, Indiana 47836. Sponsored by Bridgeton Covered Bridge Association. Contact bton1878hse@aol.com, 765-548-2093 for camping information, bridgetonindiana.com, Facebook page. Early setup Wednesday or Thursday. Reenactment 1750-1840 with period camps, clothing, cooking, trading, black powder rifle shoots, primitive bow shoot, knife and hawk, woods walk, skillet throw. No camp fee.

 

April 26-27, 2025 - Spring Rendezvous, Patoka Valley Long Rifles, 1579 E. Logtown Road, Winslow, Indiana 47598. Contact pvlr.info@gmail.com, Facebook page.

April 26-27, 2025 - Redbud Trail Rendezvous, Fulton County Historical Society, 37 E. 375 N, Rochester, Indiana 46975. Contact 574-223-4436, www.fultoncountyhistory.org/redbud-trail-rendezvous, Facebook page. Blanket traders and merchants, craft demonstrations. Also Civil War camp. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission $3 for ages 12 and older. Proceeds go to operate the museum. No pets.

(New location) April 29-May 4, 2025 - Lancaster County Longrifles Rendezvous And Black Powder Shoot,    Northern Lancaster County Game & Fish Protective Association, 180 Forest Road, Denver, Pennsylvania 17517. Contact Hudson Hughes II, 717-343-0548, pabackwoodsman@yahoo.com, or Mallory Bell, 717-566-9983, mallorybell16@gmail.com, www.lancastercountylongrifles.com, Facebook page.

May 1-4, 2025 - Early Ohio on the Portage, Wood County Museum, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, Ohio. Timeline event, 1750-1865. For application, contact Annette Wells, museum@woodcountyhistory.org, 
https://woodcountyhistory.org, Facebook page. Early setup Thursday. School day Friday. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Reenactors may stay until Monday. Exploration and settlement of the early days of the Northwest Territory, state of Ohio and the Ohio Country, especially along and near the Portage River in Wood County. Free dinner coupon for reenactors from food truck.

May 1-4. 2025 - Spring 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.
 
May 2-4, 2025 - Five Medals, Nappanee, Indiana. Contact Mike Judson, Five Medals Living History, Inc., fivemedals1812@gmail.com for an application. Facebook page. Juried event, 1750-1815. Event focused on demonstration and education. Friday school day. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.
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May 2-4, 2025 - Benack Crossing: A Living History Adventure, Potawatomi Wildlife Park, 16998 SR 331, Tippecanoe, Indiana 46570. Contact Potawatomi Wildlife Park Facebook page. An 18th-century event with tacticals, vendors, interactive demonstrations, immersive battle. Public hours 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday.
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May 3-4, 2025 - Across the Centuries timeline, Fort Loudoun Historic Site, 1720 N. Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania 17224, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/events/550307121329700. Contact president@fortloudounpa.com for registration information. Also history@fortloudounpa.com, 717-372-5945. Covers 2,000 years of world history, from Ancient Greeks and Romans to World War II and Vietnam. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday.