Past 2024 events:

Jan. 13-14, 2024 - Frostbite Rendezvous, Ball & Arrow Primitive Weapons Club, 5190 Days Lane, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Contact Padre, 740-922-5015, or Troy, 330-432-8939, www.ballandarrow.org, Facebook page. Take your own drinking water.

Jan. 13-14, 2024 - Thunder Creek Long Rifles Wintervous, Bear Wallow Road near Martinsville, Indiana. Contact thundercreek1972@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/thundercreeklongrifles. Wintervous takes place in a cabin. Participants should provide their own water, food and beverages. Pre-1840 attire is required, but modern footwear is acceptable for weather conditions.

Jan. 17-28, 2024 - Alafia River Rendezvous, 1000 Old Fort Meade Road, Homeland, Fla. Mailed pre-registration must be postmarked by Dec. 1. For pre-registration instructions, visit www.alafiariverrendezvous.org/2023-alafia-preregistration-info or contact Sherri Cox, 321-536-2438, registrar@alafiariverrendezvous.org. For event information, contact Alan and D’Lise Rayl, booshway@alafiariverrendezvous.org. Visitors days Jan. 26-27. Pre-registration fee is $60 per adult ages 18 and older, or $70 at the gate. No pets. Competitions include shoots, hawk & knife, archery. Also seminars, games and entertainment.

Jan. 20-21, 2024 - Sons of Liberty Indoor Trade Fair, Canters Cave 4-H Camp, 1362 Caves Road, Jackson, Ohio. For dealer information, contact Larry Harris, 740-988-8414. Period vendors selling wares from the time periods of 1890 and earlier. Vendors must be in period dress. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission $4 per person; children ages 12 and younger are free.

Jan. 20-21, 2024 - Pierre Bulbona Winter Rendezvous, Wyanet, Illinois. Contact 309-509-5011, Facebook page.Jan. 26-27, 2024 - Bushy Run Historic Arms Show, The Lamplighter Restaurant, Delmont, Pennsylvania. Hosted by Old Westmoreland Rifles and Collectors Show Association. Contact Bill Vance, oldwestmorelandrifles.com/OWR-CSA.html, bvance@comcast.net, 724-331-1131. Exhibitor tables $70. Open 1-5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission $10.

Jan. 27-28, 2024 - 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 $3; children 15 and younger free with adult.

Feb. 2-3, 2024 - 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; www.facebook.com/BucksnortLongHuntersMarketFair. Call for trader information. Walk-in traders $30. 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.

Feb. 9-10, 2024 - Kentucky Rifle Show, Lake Cumberland State Resort Park, Jamestown, Kentucky 42629. Contact Mel Hankla, 270-566-3370, melhankla@amhiss.com. 4 p.m. Open 8 a.m.-10 p.m. CST. Admission $10 per person.

Feb. 10-11, 2024 - Michigan Antique Arms Collectors Inc., 46100 Grand River, Novi, Michigan 48374. 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 and parking $10.

Feb. 17, 2024 - Contemporary Gunmakers & Allied Artists Show, Campus Martius Museum, 601 Second St., Marietta, Ohio. Contact Bill Reynolds, 740-373-3750. The museum will feature the work of several dozen traditional gunmakers and other artisans who reproduce objects used during the 18th and 19th centuries such as blacksmiths, tinsmiths, horn makers, leather workers and cabinetmakers. Also gunmakers supplies and books relating to the subject available for sale. Open 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Feb 17-18, 2024 - 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. 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 $7 on Saturday and $5 on Sunday or $10 for both days for ages 13 and older; ages 12 and younger are free.

Feb. 17-18, 2024 - Winter Rendezvous, Jefferson County Longrifles, 1000 Harriger Hollow Road, Brookville, Pennsylvania 15825. Contact JeffersonCountyLongrifles.blogspot.com or Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Jefferson-County-Longrifles-250384391644116. No camp fee. Pets must be on leashes. Shoots, aggregates. Primitive attire required in primitive areas.

Feb. 23-24, 2024 - Pricketts Fort 18th-century Firearms and Accoutrements Show, Pricketts Fort Visitor Center, 88 State Park Road, Fairmont, West Virginia 26554. 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 2-3, 2024 - 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.

March 3, 2024 - Contemporary Muzzle Loading Arms and Accoutrements Show, Lapeer American Legion Hall, Lapeer Michigan. Contact Mike Przydatek, 586-206-7648, zzr7ky@gmail.com. Hosted by Lapeer Firelocks Muzzle Loading Club in cooperation with Contemporary Longrifle Association. Juried show featuring custom and production muzzle loading arms before 1896, or replicas.

March 8-9, 2024 - Prairieland Frontiersman Historic Arms and Craft Show, Sullivan American Legion, Sullivan, Illinois. Contact Vicki Newberry, 217-620-2281. Open to traders and artisans of the Colonial/fur trade, Civil War, Indian war eras and pre-1898 guns, knives, accoutrements and replicas. $25 fee for 8-foot table both days. Open 1-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

March 16-17, 2024 - 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. The largest juried show in the Midwest devoted to pre-1890 original or reproduction living history supplies, accoutrements and related crafts. Also, educational programs, craft demonstrations and children's activities. 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. Vendors are invited to email kalamazoolivinghistoryshow@gmail.com for an application.

March 22-24, 2024 - School of the 17th Century Soldier, Fort Loudoun Historic Site, 1720 N. Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania 17224. Contact history@fortloudounpa.com, 717-372-5945. Focus is on soldiers and civilians in camp life with military drilling and demonstrations of weapons of the period, 1600-1699.

(Canceled this year due to expected conflict with traffic congestion during total solar eclipse April 8; to return in 2025)April 2024 - Living History Trade Fair, Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Flower Building, Fremont, Ohio. Contact Smiling Fox Forge LLC, 419-334-8180, smilingfox@smilingfoxforgellc.com; Smoke & Fire Co., 419-878-8535, store@smoke-fire.com; Turkey Foot Trade Co., 660-291-4842, turkeyfoot@mcmsys.com.

April 6-7, 2024 - The Garrison opening weekend, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events. Juried event. Live 1812 demonstrations with the 21st Infantry.

April 6-7, 2024 - 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.

April 11-14, 2024 - 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 13-14, 2024 - Clothing Conference - Yesteryear’s Essentials Revisited: Fads and Fashions in the time of Jane Austen, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events. Presentations and a Saturday evening soiree. Fee $85.

April 19-21, 2024 - Spring Thaw Rendezvous, Ball & Arrow Primitive Weapons Club Inc., 5190 Days Lane NE, New Philadelphia (Roswell), Ohio 44663. Contact Duane Winkler, 330-343-4880, winky4@roadrunner.com. Period dress required. Camp fee $25. Additional shooters $10 each. Walk-ins welcome with $25 per shooter fee. Rifle woodswalk, primitive archery woodswalk, knife & hawk. Camp feed Saturday evening; provide own table service and a dish to share. Modern camping area is available. Provide your own drinking water. Ball & Arrow is celebrating its 50th anniversary. No pets.

April 19-21, 2024 - Spirits of the Pines, Frank Merry Park, 18505 N. County Road 550 E., Dunkirk, Indiana 47336. Contact David Blair, 765-273-0987, davidtblair726@gmail.com, Facebook page. Juried living history encampment covering 1750-1812: F&I, Rev War and Regency. The location is an 80-acre private park with a pine forest. Property has trails through the pines that open to large areas for several camps. Friday school day. Admission $8. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

April 19-21, 2024 - Phil Cravener Memorial Rendezvous, 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/index.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 20-21, 2024 - Buck Creek Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, Linton, Indiana. Contact Facebook page.

April 24-28, 2024 - Amarugia Spring Rendezvous, London Mills, Illinois. 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 26-27, 2024 - 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 520-675-2882, grassyrun@gmail.com, Facebook group at GRHAC. Registration address is Grassy Run, P.O. Box 562, Williamsburg, Ohio 45176. Friday school day. Saturday public day.

April 26-28, 2024 - Prairieland Frontiersmen Spring Rendezvous, Sullivan, Illinois. Contact Vicki Newberry, 217-628-2281, PrairielandFrontiersmen.com. Camp fee $20 per camp with one shooter included. Additional fee of $3 per competition for more shooters. Primitive and modern camps. Traders welcome with no extra fee. Provide your own drinking water.

April 27-28, 2024 - Ashville Ohio Reenactment Timeline/Grove of Heroes, 165 Walnut St., Ashville, Ohio 43103. Contact Roger Bechtel, 614-214-0827, vikingfestival@gmail.com. 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.

April 27-28, 2024 - Primitive Rendezvous of the Planting Moon, Patoka Valley Long Rifles, 1579 E. Logtown Road, Winslow, Indiana 47598. Contact Tom E. Hawk Mosley, 812-677-2318, patokavalleylongrifles@gmail.com, Facebook page.

April 27-28, 2024 - 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 27-28, 2024 - Redbud Trail Rendezvous, Fulton County Historical Society, 37 E. 375 N, Rochester, Indiana 46975. Contact 574-223-4436, www.fultoncountyhistory.org, Facebook page. Blanket traders and merchants, craft demonstrations. Blanket shoot and blanket hawk & knife competition. Added Civil War camp this year. 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.

April 27-28, 2024 - Michigan Antique Arms Collectors Inc., 46100 Grand River, Novi, Michigan 48374. 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 and parking $10.(Canceled this year due to factors outside of the leadership's control. They are planning a new location in 2025.)Lancaster County Longrifles Rendezvous And Black Powder Shoot, Muddy Run Park, Susquehanock Drive, Holtwood, Pennsylvania. Contact Danny Gichner, 717-682-1393, gich@comcast.net, or Luanne Bell, 717-566-9983, luannebell56@gmail.com, www.lancastercountylongrifles.com, Facebook page.

May 3-5, 2024 - Early Ohio on the Portage, Wood County Museum, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, Ohio. Timeline event, 1750-1865. Contact Kurt Harris, 419-494-2876, kurtharris53@gmail.com, or Frank Butwin, 419-270-0622, fb21@wcnet.org. Contact for application. Early setup Thursday. School day Friday. Lantern tour Friday night. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 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 3-5, 2024 - Greene County Fish & Game Spring Rendezvous, 1538 Union Road, Xenia, Ohio 45385. Contact Brian Lavery, 937-241-8327, or Hope Lavery, 937-241-8915. Camp fee. No extra fee for traders. Competitions include shoots, archery, hawk & knife, pastry toss. 

May 3-5, 2024 - Five Medals at The Trace, Stone's Trace, 5111 Lincolnway South, Ligonier, Indiana 46767. Contact fivemedals1812@gmail.com for an application. Juried event, 1750-1815. Event focused on demonstration and education. Military, Natives, civilians, food vendors, demonstrations, merchants, entertainers, street mongers, blanket traders, skirmish. Friday school day. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday.

May 4-5, 2024 - Traditional Bow Shoot, Ball & Arrow Primitive Weapons Club Inc., 5190 Days Lane NE, New Philadelphia (Roswell), Ohio 44663. Contact Greg VanFossen, 330-260-0946, or Steve Cronk, 330-339-1250. Recurves, self-bows and stick bows only. Woodswalk, 3D targets, night-time coon shootm novelty shoots. Competition registration 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. Provide your own drinking water. No pets.

May 4-5, 2024 - Prelude to Revolution - The French and Indian War, George Rogers Clark Park, Springfield, Ohio. To register, contact Kristopher Shultz, kristophereshultz@gmail.com by April 28. Sponsored by George Rogers Clark Heritage Association and King's American Regiment / Allison's Company of Kentucky Militia. Juried event that portrays 20 years before the outbreak of the American Revolution when the Ohio Country was part of the French Empire and the homeland to Native peoples. Site of the 1780 Battle of Peckuwe and the venue of the annual Fair at New Boston. Admission $5 for ages 16 and older.

May 4-5, 2024 - Soldiers Thru Time timeline, Fort Harrison State Park, Indianapolis, Indiana. Contact dale2952@gmail.com. Register at Zeffy link, www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/c9831ffd-b5a7-438b-ac80-256e99f48173. Hosted by the Museum of 20th Century Warfare and Fort Harrison State Park, featuring 2500 years of military history. Set up between noon Friday and Saturday morning. Volunteers needed to borrow clothing to fill out the timeline as Greek Hoplite, Roman Legionnaire and others. Horses can be included. Dogs must be on a leash. Public hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Indiana State Park gate fees apply. No additional fee.

May 10-11, 2024 - Willard Revolutionary War Reenactment and Encampment, Willard Middle School, 1 Flashes Ave., Willard, Ohio 44890. Contact  Kyle von Camp or Facebook page, www.facebook.com/WillardRevWar. 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.

May 10-12, 2024 - Muster on the St. Mary’s timeline, Old Fort Wayne, 1201 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Contact 260-437-2836, facebook.com/HistoricFortWayne. 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 11-12, 2024 - Appalachian Festival, Coney Island, Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact 513-232-8230, coneyislandpark.com. 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.

May 15-19, 2024 - NRLHF Corps of Discovery, 3 Krepps Covered Bridge, McDonald, Pennsylvania 15057. Contact Don Ricetti, 724-622-0599, segundo98@earthlink.net. 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-Wednesday.

May 17-19, 2024 - Jennings Creek Council Spring Rendezvous, Camp Clay, 9196 Liberty Union Road, Van Wert, Ohio 45891. Contact Paul Reams, 419-905-5395, paulreams44@gmail.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.

May 17-19, 2024 - Seneca Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, in conjunction with New Frontiersman's Spring Rendezvous, Ashland Conservation Farm, Ashland, Ohio. Contact Rob Gerding, 419-341-8657, robbob@hush.com. 

May 17-19, 2024 - Settlers Encampment on the Auglaize, Auglaize Village & Farm Museum, 12296 Krouse Road Defiance, Ohio. Juried event: Era of Exploration through the War of 1812. To apply, contact Cheryl Daniel, 419-636-2560, or email villageauglaize@gmail.com. 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.

May 17-19, 2024 - Morgan County Spring Rendezvous, Wolf Creek Range, Lebanon, Indiana. Contact www.facebook.com/MorganCountyLongRifles. 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 17-19, 2024 - Burrell Woods Olde Tyme Arts and Krafts Fair, Burell's Woods, Carmi, Illinois. Contact Patrick Haskell or Dennis Stroughmatt, message on Facebook.

(New event) May 17-19, 2024 - 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. New outdoor show seeking craftsmen participants. Non-vendor camping is limited. Call for availability.

May 18, 2024 - Siege of Fort Randolph, Krodel Park Road, Point Pleasant, West Virginia 25550. Contact Fort Randolph Committee, fortrandolph1776@att.net. 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 18-19, 2024 - Old Timey Days, Williams Park, Gibsonburg, Gibsonburg Historical Society. Contact Jason Adams via text, 419-575-7496, or email RogueArtist@gmail.com, message via Facebook, www.facebook.com/GibsonburgOhHistSoc. Reenactors, food and craft vendors. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

May 18-19, 2024 - 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. Set up Friday. Camp fee $10. Trail walks Saturday and Sunday with $15 entry fee each day.

May 18-19, 2024 - Across the Centuries timeline, Fort Loudoun Historic Site, 1720 N. Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania 17224. 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.

(New event)May 23-27, 2024 - Celtic Heritage Festival, Johnston Farm, 9845 N. Hardin Road, Piqua, Ohio. Contact Carrie Sturwold, csturwold14@gmail.com. Pre-registration deadline is May 1. Camp fee is $30 May 1 or earlier and $35 at the gate. Trader fee is $75, or $80 at the gate. Trade blankets welcome. Camps and clothing must remain pre-1840 period correct at all times. Five bands will play Saturday between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Highland games will be Sunday afternoon.

May 23-27, 2024 - Blue Ridge Rifles Memorial Day Rendezvous and Shoot, Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. Contact BRRifles@gmail.com. Gate opens at noon Thursday and closes at 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 pets, for $5 per person ages 18 and older, or $20 per vehicle.

May 24-26, 2024 - 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 24-27, 2024 - Sons of Liberty Spring Rendezvous, Canters Cave 4-H Camp, 1362 Caves Road, Jackson, Ohio. Contact Norman Garringer, 740-773-3891, normanga@roadrunner.com. 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 25-26, 2024 - First Siege 1813, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events. Juried event: War of 1812. Registration required.

May 25-26, 2024 - 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. 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.

(New event) May 25-26, 2024 - Factoryville Sportsmen's Club Rendezvous, 124 Gun Club Lane, Factoryville, Pennsylvania 18419. Contact Rick Valent, 570-878-9655, fscshooting.org/contact. Registration fee $5, plus each shooting station individually priced. Novelty and long-distance shoots, stone wall woods walk. Modern and primitive camping available. Public days 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.

(Rendezvous canceled; festival, outdoor drama and pow-wow still happening) May 25-27, 2024 - Mad River Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, in conjunction with Logan Hills Festival, Hall-Fawcett Park, 4595 CR 153, Zanesfield, Ohio. Contact Marc Boyer, 937-407-0267, mboyer0267@gmail.com, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/groups/208368153244 Includes Taloga Outdoor Drama, which depicts local history. Festival also includes Logan Hills Native Woodland Gathering pow wow.

May 25-27, 2024 - Garland Ridge Runners Muzzleloader Club Rendezvous, Garland, Pennsylvania. Contact Nate Williams, 814-489-3683, garlandridgerunners@verizon.net. Camp fee $15, except members camp free. Modern and primitive camps. Provide your own drinking water. Traders welcome. Shoots. No pets. Kitchen open Saturday, Sunday and Monday for lunch and supper.

May 31-June 2, 2024 - Living History Days, Crawford Park District, Lowe Volk Park, 2401 SR 598, Crestline, Ohio. Contact Julie Rossington, Rossingtonjulie65@gmail.com, 419-569-4454. 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 2, 2024 - Spring Beaver Rendezvous 50th anniversary, Killumbuck Longrifles, 11035 TR 54, Killbuck, Ohio. Contact Angie Frantz, 330-294-7211, or Kathi Frantz, 330-858-4628, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/groups/626077024206299. Camp fee of $25 includes one person for all competitions and medallion. Trail walk, paper shoots, hawk & knife, archery, Highland games (kilts not required).  Competition fee is $10 for each additional camper/medallion ages 16 and older and $5 for ages 15 and younger. Merchant camp fee waived with prize donation. Provide your own drinking water. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Visitors not in primitive dress must leave by 5 p.m. Ice available.

May 31-June 7, 2024 - 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. 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.

June 1-2, 2024 - 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. Flintlock shooting competitions, military and militia, dancing, music, food, kids' games of the 18th century. Free public admission with $5 per car parking fee. Donations welcome. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

June 7-9, 2024 - Macktown Gathering, Macktown Living History, 2221 Freeport Road, Rockton, Illinois 61072. Contact Wendy Edgington, 708-337-9640, or Ami Sommerfield, 815-997-3298, macktown1@frontier.com, http://macktownlivinghistory.com.June 7-9, 2024 - 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. 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 8-9, 2024 - Siege of Ft. Wayne – 1812, Old Fort Wayne, 1201 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Contact 260-437-2836. 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 8-9, 2024 - 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 13-16, 2024 - Fort Harrod Settlement & Raid/Harrodsburg 250th Celebration, 100 S. College St., Harrodsburg, Kentucky 40330. Contact Old Fort Harrod State Park, 859-734-3314, davidl.coleman@ky.gov. Juried 1770-1785 event. Celebration starts June 8 with SAR presentation, parade, and pageants and ends with Founder’s Day celebration on June 16. Settlers, natives and traders' camp will take place June 13-16 with a 3 p.m. Saturday raid at the fort. Reenactor canoe trip planned on Kentucky River. Takes place in conjunction with town festival.

June 14-16, 2024 - Spring Rendezvous, Dogg Clan Muzzleloaders, 323 N. State Line Road, Darlington, Pennsylvania. Contact Papa John, 330-853-4522, or Dan, 727-312-6713. Take your own drinking water. Shoots. Public day Saturday.

June 14-16, 2024 - Ohio Valley Mountain Traditional Bow Shoot, 157 Richmond Lane, Glen Easton, West Virginia. Contact Allen Gellner, 304-650-4657. Camp fee $20. Walk-ins $10. Ages 14 and younger free. Dealers welcome. No pets. Provide your own water.

June 14-21, 2024 - NRLHF Old Northwest Territory Primitive Rendezvous, Ashland County Wildlife Conservation League, 1930 CR 1035, Ashland County, Ohio. Contact New Frontiersmen Muzzleloading Club, Sean Stevenson, 330-428-3428, Seans1993@yahoo.com, www.nrlhf-1.org. 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.

June 20-23, 2024 - Summer Rendezvous, Old Westmoreland Rifles, 188 McCullough Road, Derry, Pennsylvania 15671. Contact Duane King, 724-850-7305, Facebook page. Rifle and pistol shooting, archery, hawk & knife poker, fire starting, camp games. Modern and primitive camping. Take your own water. No trader fee.

June 21-23, 2024 - Sheshequin Buckskinners Summer Rendezvous, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Contact Lycoming Creek Sportsmen, Martha Spring, 570-326-4713, fmspring@comcast.net. Setup begins Thursday morning. Camp fee $10 per camp. Shooting fee $20 per adult and $5 per junior. Sutlers welcome. Kitchen serving lunch and dinner. Men's, women's and junior aggregates. Trade gun and pistol aggregate. Hawk & knife, firestarting included in aggregates. Kickball game for young and young-at-heart.  Dogs welcome on a leash.

June 28-30, 2024 - Pyrate Fest, Put-in-Bay downtown harbor and DeRivera Park. Contact Put-in-Bay Chamber of Commerce,  419-285-2832. Encampment in the park, marketplace and displays, black powder firing demonstrations, activities, performances. Cardboard boat races at 6 p.m. in harbor.

June 29-30, 2024 - Encampment at the Confluence, Pontiac Park Defiance, Ohio. Contact Taylor Moyer, 419-906-1660 or message on Facebook. 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.

June 29-30, 2024 - Crossbow to Cartridge, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events. Juried event. Registration required. Exploring technological advancements from

July 5-6, 2024 - Summer Rendezvous, Jefferson County Longrifles, 1000 Harriger Hollow Road, Brookville, Pennsylvania 15825. Contact JeffersonCounty Longrifles.blogspot.com or Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Jefferson-County-Longrifles-250384391644116. Traders welcome. Pets must be on leashes. Shoots, aggregates. Primitive attire required in primitive areas.

July 11-14, 2024 - IMM of PA Primitive Rendezvous, Emlenton, Pennsylvania. Sponsored by Independent Mountain Men. Contact Gene Nagel, 724-586-7220, www.IMMOFPA.com. Gate hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Camp fee $10 per person; free for ages 17 and younger. 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 miles welcome if pre-registered. GPS address: 420 Squaw Valley Road, Parker, Pennsylvania.

July 13-14, 2024 - Revolution on The Tuscarawas, Fort Laurens Museum, ​11067 Fort Laurens Road, Bolivar, Ohio 44697. Contact 330-874-2059 or 330-874-3011, fortlaurens@gmail.com. Rev War reenactment with 18th-century demonstrations such as music, artillery, cooking, medicine, British and American soldiers and others. Public admission is $10 for adults and free for children ages 12 and younger. Proceeds go toward preservation and education. Public hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

July 13-14, 2024 - Brigade Napoleon, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events. Juried event. Registration required. Exploring the conflict that engulfed the rest of the world during the War of 1812.

July 15-21, 2024 - Tom Run Rendezvous, Tomlinson Run State Park, New Manchester, West Virginia. Contact Monti Pearson, 304-564-5497. Camp fee $10. Trader fee $15 or prize. Hawk & knife, trail walk ($1 fee), fire starting ($1 fee). Public welcome.(New event) July 19-21, 2024 - Rendezvous on the River, Canal Fulton Canoe Livery & Campground, 219 W. Cherry St., Canal Fulton, Ohio 44614. Contact 330-854-4008, 330-347-4412. Pre-registration required, space is limited. Camp fee $35 per person, $20 per child ages 10 and younger. Free mini-golf. Six-mile canoe trip Saturday on Tuscarawas River. Potluck Saturday evening with bluegrass music.

July 20-21, 2024 - 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, Voyaguers, 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 22-27, 2024 - Pioneer Life Week, Carter Caves State Resort Park 344 Caveland Dr., Olive Hill, Kentucky 41164. Contact 606-286-7009, https://parks.ky.gov/events/ pioneer-life-week-3809. A week dedicated to the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and settlement of lands around the Ohio River. Pioneer camp open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Saturday. Programs throughout the week include tomahawk throwing, black powder rifle demonstrations, spinning and weaving demonstrations, primitive fire making, pioneer clothing interpretation and other living history skill demonstrations.

July 26-28, 2024 - Gathering at Garst, 205 N. Broadway, Greenville, Ohio. Hosted by Garst Museum and Darke County Park District. Contact 937-548-5250, info@gatheringatgarst.com, www.gatheringatgarst.com, Facebook page www.facebook.com/gatheringatgarst.

July 26-28, 2024 - 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, https://gunmakersfair.wixsite.com/gunfair, www.facebook.com/GunmakersFairKempton. Seminars, gunmakers, artisans, horners, reenactors, vendors of 18th and 19th centuries. Rifle and accoutrements judging and awards. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission $5 per person ages 16 and older.

July 30-Aug. 4, 2024 - Mackinaw Rendezvous and Trade Fair, Mackinaw City, Michigan. Contact sniderconst@centurylink.net, mackinawcity.com/ rendezvous-in-mackinaw--18th-century-trade-fair-114.

Aug. 1-4, 2024 - 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, fire starting, kids games. Camp fee $20. Dealers welcome with no extra fee. Camp feed Saturday night. Ice available. Service pets only. Public welcome 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

Aug. 2-4, 2024 - Gnadenhutten Pioneer Days, 352 S. Cherry St., Gnadenhutten, Ohio. Contact Ed Ackman, 330-831-6135. Event in conjunction with community celebration. Set up after 5 p.m. July 31. Camp fee $5. Traders welcome. Blanket traders encouraged. Saturday evening camp feed with meat provided. Hawk & knife demonstrations. Sunday morning church service.

Aug. 3-4, 2024 - 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. 8-10, 2024 - Contemporary Longrifles Association Show & Meeting, Central Bank Center, 430 W. Vine St., Lexington, Kentucky 40507. Contact 540-886-6189, cla@longrifle.com, www.longrifle.com. 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. 9-11, 2024 - Seneca Muzzleloaders Summer Rendezvous, Sandusky River Coon Hunters grounds, 7575 TR 131, Tiffin, Ohio 44883. Contact Rob Gerding, 419-341-8657, robbob@hush.com. Black powder shoot, archery, hawk and knife. Camp fee $25. Setup after 2 p.m. Thursday and all day Friday. No pets.

Aug. 10-11, 2024 - 18th-Century Colonial Trade Fair at the Mill, Wolf Creek Grist Mill Museum, 3175 SR 3 South, Loudonville, Ohio 44842. Contact Trevor Ross, 419-606-0274, tross1757@gmail.com, mark@wolfcreekmill.org, www.wolfcreekmill.org, Facebook page. Juried event seeking demonstrators and traders. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission $3/adults and $1 off for wearing period dress.

Aug. 16-18. 2024 - Fort Fest and Fort Jennings 1812, Fort Jennings Park, Fort Jennings, Ohio. Contact Jason Ricker, 419-604-9516, or Amy Ricker, 419-604-9127, amy.ricker@gmail.com, www.fjfortfest.com. Honors veterans and first responders from 1812 to present. Military reenactments, vehicles and displays. Living history camp, Native storytelling, twilight demonstrations, skirmishes, tavern games and demos.

Aug. 17-18, 2024 - 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. 22-25, 2024 - Kekionga Festival Rendezvous, East Jackson Street north of Riverside Center, Decatur, Indiana. Contact Phil Wells, 419-393-4105, Countrywide@artelco.net. No camp fee. Pre-registration due by July 1, but walk-ins welcome. Rifle, archery, hawk & knife, skillet toss, coin toss for kids. Council fire Saturday night.

Aug. 23-25, 2024,  and Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2024 - Great Trails Festival, festival grounds, SR 43, Malvern, Ohio. Contact 330-794-9100, www.greattrailfestival.com. 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.

Aug. 24-25, 2024 - To the Fallen Timbers, Parker Square Park, South River Road, Waterville, Ohio. Contact Julia Wiley, jwiley@rcolaw.com. Pre-registration required; forms at www.fallentimbersbattlefield.org. Honoring the 230th anniversary of the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Juried event for military encampment and Native village portraying 1790s Fallen Timbers campaign era. Set up Friday after noon or earlier with approval. Opening ceremony and lantern tour at the battle field Friday. Park encampment open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.

Aug. 24-25, 2024 - 50th Anniversary of the North West Territory Alliance, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events. Juried event. Participants must be members of the NWTA or be invited by the organization. For inquiries on receiving an invitation, contact recruiting@nwta.com.

Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2024 - 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 and food and crafts on the festival side.

Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2024 - Greene County Fish & Game Labor Day Rendezvous, 1538 Union Road, Xenia, Ohio 45385. Contact Brian Lavery, 937-241-8327, or Hope Lavery, 937-241-8915. Camp fee. No extra fee for traders. Competitions include shoots, archery, hawk & knife, pastry toss.

Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2024 - 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. 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. Ball & Arrow is celebrating its 50th anniversary. No pets.

Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 2024 - The Fair at New Boston, George Rogers Clark Park, 936 S. Tecumseh, Springfield, Ohio. Contact Pam Cottrel, 937-322-4181, rcottrel@woh.rr.com, 937-882-9216. 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. 6-8, 2024 - Jennings Creek Council Fall Rendezvous, Camp Clay, 9196 Liberty Union Road, Van Wert, Ohio 45891. Contact Paul Reams, 419-905-5395, paulreams44@gmail.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. 6-8, 2024 - Traditional Bow Shoot, Ball & Arrow Primitive Weapons Club Inc., 5190 Days Lane NE, New Philadelphia (Roswell), Ohio 44663. Contact Greg VanFossen, 330-260-0946, or Steve Cronk, 330-339-1250. Recurves, self-bows and stick bows only. Woodswalk, 3D targets, night-time coon shoot, novelty shoots. Competition registration 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. Provide your own drinking water. No pets.

Sept. 6-8, 2024 - Pioneer Days, Historic Lyme Village, 5001 SR 4, Bellevue, Ohio. Contact Roger Knight, vrknight@hotmail.com, 419-483-4949. 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. 6-8, 2024 - Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial's Historic Weekend, Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial 93 Delaware Ave., Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Contact 419-707-3205, robert_whitman@nps.gov, www.nps.gov/pevi/planyourvisit/2015-historic-weekend.htm. Commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie and the men on both sides that fought in it. Ceremony, parade, historic weapons demonstrations, trade demonstrations, living history. The Perry Group charters a ferry for a wreath laying at the battle site. Reenactors portray U.S. Army, Navy (Marines), militia, camp followers and trades and hopefully Crown forces and indigenous forces, all from the War of 1812. Friday setup. Camp is open and demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday.

Sept. 6-8, 2024 - 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. 10 a.m. Sunday church service.