Past 2026 events:

Jan. 9-11, 2026 - Thunder Creek Long Rifles Wintervous, Bear Wallow Road near Martinsville, Indiana. Contact thundercreek1972@gmail.com, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/thundercreeklongrifles. 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.

Jan. 14-25, 2026 - Alafia River Rendezvous, 1000 Old Fort Meade Road, Homeland, Florida. Early registration deadline is past. At the gate, registration is $80 per person and $55 for traders. 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, Facebook page. 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.

Jan. 23-25, 2026 - The Wintering, Tonquish Muzzleloaders, Western Wayne County Conservation Association, 6700 Napier Road, Plymouth, Michigan 48170. Contact Jeff Davis,  jwdavis26@ymail.com, Facebook page. Saturday at noon is the annual winter shoot. This is a casual event, but period-correct attire is appreciated.(rescheduled to Feb. 28-March 1 due to weather) - Linton Trade Fair. 

Jan. 24-25, 2026 - Nouvelle Annee, 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. The year dawns anew at Post Miami, a French colonial outpost situated beside the great Native American Village of Kekionga of the Myaamia Nation. The Old Fort will host French Colonial reenactors with displays of domestic life, the economics of the fur trade, and military life. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. 

Feb. 6-7, 2026 - 18th Century Artisan Show, Carlisle Expo Center, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Contact Eric Fleisher at 717-275-2667 or here. 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. 

Feb. 27-28, 2026 - 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.(rescheduled due to weather)

Feb. 28-March 1, 2026 - 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, Facebook page. Time period 1750-1840. Featured authors Eddie Price, David Wright and Jeff Jaeger. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission $5; children 15 and younger free with adult.'

Feb. 28-March 1, 2026 - Fort Ligonier Winter Garrison: Trent's Company, Fort Ligonier, 200 S Market St, Ligonier, Pennsylvania 15658. Contact 724-238-9701, office@fortligonier.org, www.fortligonier.org, Facebook page. Outside activities include marching and drilling, campfires, and inside activities include gallery talks and a showing of the new George Washington's Friendly Fire Incident video.

March 7-8, 2026 - Old Town Trade Fair, Assembly Hall, Greene County Fairgrounds, 120 Fairground Road, Xenia, Ohio. Details to follow. Contact Michael Horton,  mhorton@grcha.org, 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.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.

March 13-14, 2026 - Prairieland Frontiersmen Historic Arms & Craft Show, Sullivan American Legion, Sullivan, Illinois 61951. Contact Vicki Newberry, 217-620-2281, https://www.prairielandfrontiersmen.com. Facebook page. Show for pre-1890 guns, knives, clothing, jewelry and accoutrements. Tables $30 each. Set up Friday morning. Open noon-5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Admission $5 ages 16 and older.

March 14-15, 2026 - Clothing Conference - Yesteryear’s Essentials: Fashion and Accessories in the Time of Jane Austen (For Ladies and Gents), Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events. Presentations and a Saturday evening soiree. Fee $85.

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 11-12, 2026 - Association of Ohio Long Rifle Collectors 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. (2025 admission info)

(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 11-12, 2026 - 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, Facebook page. 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.

April 10-17, 2026 - NRLHF Southeastern Primitive Rendezvous, Reavis Family Farm, 297 Reavis Road, Yadkinville, North Carolina. Contact Ronnie Willis, 336-521-5461, ronald_willis@hotmail.com,or Greg Bagshaw, 336-918-7411, vengier@vengier.com, www.nrlhf.org/2026-southeastern-primitive-rendezvous. 

April 16-19, 2026 - Ohio Flintlock & Buckskin Spring Rendezvous, Fort La Buse, Bellville, Ohio. Contact Bob Glenn, 419-233-1585, or Eric Lowden, 419-508-9248. Woods walk, King George shoot, X boards blanket shoot, trap, pistol, hawk & knife. Each shooter required to contribute a prize worth $25, which entitles him/her to enter all competitions.

April 18-19, 2026 - Buck Creek Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, Linton, Indiana. Contact Facebook page.April 18-19, 2026 - Fort Toulouse F&I Encampment, Fort Toulouse - Fort Jackson Park, 2521 W. Fort Toulouse Road Wetumpka, Alabama 36093. Contact 334-567-3002, https://fttoulousejackson.org, Facebook page.