2023 Events
Continuing to add. If you know of any long-term events that aren't listed here, please email them to me at Vicki@RendezvousOhio.com ... 

March 11-18, 2023 - Southwestern Regional Rendezvous, Dead Horse Creek, Aquilla, Texas. Facebook page,  www.facebook.com/southwesternrendezvous. Contact Matt Hamilton, 931-261-0705, Hilandrim@yahoo.com. Camp fees if registered before Feb. 11 are $25 ages 13 and older, $5 ages 12 and younger, $20 for mug, $10 per medallion, $70 for trader and $45 for blanket trader. Trader fees include one adult. Add $10 to adult and trader fees after that date. Early setup March 8-10. Long term and short term camp, modern camp. Public days March 11-12 and 18. Competitions include shoots, archery, hawk & knife, cooking contest, Highland games, kids' games, seminars.

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March 23-26, 2023 - Old Virginia Primitive Rendezvous, Surry, Virginia. Contact Steve Sneed, ssneed1840@gmail.com; Paul Boone, longhunter2112@protonmail.com or Julie Garrett, ovprscribe@gmail.com. Visit www.ovpr.org for info and registration form. Camp fee $35 per person for advanced registration; $40 after March 1. Children ages 17 and younger are free. Early setup starts the weekend before the event with additional fee $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 evenings at the Spider Web Inn.

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April 9-17, 2022 - Paiute Mountain Rendezvous, between Tehachapi and Bakersfield, California. Contact Ann Galbraith, 909-228-8312, or for registration Jerry Zaslow, jerry.zaslow@gmail.com. Camp fees: Adults, $25; juniors ages 10-16, $10; pee wees ages 7-9, $5; and kids ages 6 and younger, free. At the gate, adults add $10. Rocky Mountain College seminars, rifle, archery, hawk & knife, children's activities. Traders welcome. 

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April 27-30, 2023 - Fort Frederick 18th Century Market Fair, Fort Frederick State Park, Big Pool, Maryland. Contact Friends of Fort Frederick, https://friendsoffortfrederick.info/index.html, Facebook page. Participant registration begins Wednesday. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.

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May 2-7, 2023 - 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. Pre-1840 fur trade era. Camp fees are $35 for adults ages 17 and older; $27 for juniors; children free. No additional sutler fee. Adult day shooter is $35 and youth day shooter is $27. Associate membership available for $10 per adult, which allows for early setup after noon April 29. Registered sutlers may set up after noon April 30. Early setup for campers is 8 a.m.-8 p.m. May 1. Period attire is required beginning at 8 a.m. May 2. Check website for further setup information: www.lancastercountylongrifles.com/pre-registration-.html. Camp ends at noon May 7. Modern camp available and nearby campground. Competitions include rifle, pistol, smoothbore shoots as well as archery, hawk & knife, woods walk, children's games, Highland games, seminars. Public day May 6 with fee of $5 per vehicle.

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May 2-7, 2023 - Bloody Lake Rendezvous, Black Hawk Memorial Park, Woodford, Wisconsin. Contact Mike Jorgenson, mike.jorgenson47@yahoo.com. Encampment open for unloading 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Camp is closed to vehicles 8 p.m. Friday-3 p.m. Sunday. No pre-registration; first-come, first-served. Camp fee $25 per lodge or tin tipi, plus $10 per person ages 16 and older. Commercial traders $35 per business. Pets on leash OK for reenactors, but not for public. School day 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday. Children's games Saturday morning. Open to public 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. $2 admission.

 

May 17-29, 2023 - Jackson Hole Mountain Man Rendezvous, Teton County Fairgrounds, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Contact Booshway J.R. Stotts, 801-719-9330, jrfan38@gmail.com, or Segunda Rick Burnside, 307-349-8543, ricky.burnside71@gmail.com. Trader fee $100. First weekend antler sale. Second weekend Old West Days.

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May 18-21, 2023 - NRLHF Corps of Discovery, Covered Bridge Field, 170 Covered Bridge Road, McDonald, Pennsylvania 15057. Contact Don Ricetti, 724-622-0599, www.nrlhfcorpsofdiscovery.com. Pre-registration ends April 27. Pre-registration fees are $25 per adult for NMLRA members; $30 for non-members. Children ages 17 and younger are free. Registration refunds must be requested in writing at least 21 days before the event begins. No refunds after the event. No pets; NRLHF follows ADA regulations. A learning rendezvous, seminars, workshops, educational sessions. Free public admission 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. Setup Wednesday. For more details on fees and rules, visit www.nrlhf.org.

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May 19-26, 2023 - NRLHF Southeastern Primitive Rendezvous, Reavis Farm, 297 Reavis Road, Yadkinville, North Carolina. Contact booshway Faith Arrington, 904-345-9305, faithincarolina@gmail.com, www.southeasternprimitiverendezvous.com. Pre-registration ends 21 days before start of event. Early setup starts May 17. Pre-registration fees are $60 per adult for NMLRA members; $70 for non-members. Children ages 17 and younger are free. Registration at the gate is $85 per person for NMLRA members and $95 for non-members. Non-registered campers pay a $5 per day early setup fee. No trader fee, except camp registration, but traders must mark the form as a trader. Registration refunds must be requested in writing at least 21 days before the event begins. No refunds after the event. No pets; NRLHF follows ADA regulations. For more details on fees and rules, visit www.nrlhf.org.

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June 2-9, 2023 - 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 necessarily. 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.

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June 10-18, 2023 - Spring National Shoot, National Muzzleloading Rifle Association, Walter Cline Range, Friendship, Indiana. Contact 812-667-5131 or 800-745-1493.

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June 11-17, 2023 - Wild Bill's Rendezvous, Creede, Colorado. Contact Jay Weber, 719-252-7129. Shoots, archery, hawk & knife. Elevation 8,900 feet.

 

June 16-24, 2023 - Pacific Primitive Rendezvous, near Winchester, Idaho. Contact Michael “Magic Mike” Dill, 208-791-2785, Tiredirontowing@outlook.com, or Mark “Bushbunny” Lewis, 778-994-1580, Mark@beavermountainworks.com, www.pacificprimitiverendezvous.com, Facebook page. Pre-registration deadline May 19 with $20 late fee after that day. Camp fee $40 per adult; $10 per person ages 13-17; 12 and younger free; $85 family option of two parents/guardians and children ages 17 and younger. Fee of $25 per horse. Merchant fee $45 per tent; $20 for blanket. Camper early setup starts June 16. Arrive in primitive dress.

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June 16-23, 2023 - NRLHF Old Northwest Territory Primitive Rendezvous, Hidden Hollow Camp, 8672 Richman Road, Lodi, Ohio 44254. Booshway is Zeke Flegel. Contact the NRLHF office, 717-312-3016, NRLHF@nrlhf.org. Early setup is June 14-15. Pre-registration deadline May 26. To pay online, register after Jan. 1, 2023. Pre-registration fees are $60 per adult for NMLRA members; $70 for non-members. Children ages 17 and younger are free. Registration at the gate is $85 per person for NMLRA members and $95 for non-members. Non-registered campers pay a $5 per day early setup fee. No trader fee, except camp registration, but traders must mark the form as a trader. Registration refunds must be requested in writing at least 21 days before the event begins. No refunds after the event. No pets; NRLHF follows ADA regulations. For more details on fees and rules, visit www.nrlhf.org.

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June 18-24. 2023 - High Plains Regional Rendezvous, Hughes Draw, Black Hills, South Dakota. Contact Rocky Schmelz, 605-430-5540, rocky.smelz@gmail.com, www.hprr.org. Early setup starts June 14 (no services). Long-term camp closes at 4 p.m. June 18. Check website for gate hours and camp fees. Shoots, seminars, camp activities, hawk & knife competition. Elevation 6,400 feet.

 

July 1-5, 2023 - Four Moons Rising Rendezvous, Gary, South Dakota. Contact Thane Wells, 605-874-2940, twells@itctel.com, www.fourmoons.org. Competitions include shoots, archery, hawk & knife, creekin', fire starting, cards, kids games, cooking.

 

July 7-14, 2023 - Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous, between Montrose and Gunnison, Colorado. Contact Joe Kierst, westmesatinker@gmail.com, 575-425-5433, or Derik Stevens, savagestevens13@hotmail.com, 720-550-9234. Early setup July 5-6. Seminars and workshops, kids games, horse camp, cannon shoot, shooting program, knife and hawk, archery. Elevation 9,200 feet.

 

Aug. 2-6, 2023 - Mackinaw Rendezvous and Trade Fair, Conklin Heritage Park and Mackinaw Crossings, Mackinaw City, Michigan 49755. Contact Cindy Snider, 231-420-8297, sniderconst@gmail.com, Facebook page: www.facebook.com/mackinawrendezvous. Portrays 1700-1840. Separate historic camps for French and the Indian War through War of 1812. Native, French, English and American military, militia, fur trade and civilian life as it would have existed in the Mackinac region. Traders, skirmish throughout town, cannon and musket firing demonstration, hawk & knife, archery and other competitions. Public hours open at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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Aug. 2-13, 2023 - West Yellowstone Mountain Man Rendezvous, West Yellowstone, Montana. Contact Teaspoon, 801-719-9330, jrfan38@gmail.com. Camp fee $50. Trader fees range from $125 for 10 days to $8 daily fee. Hawk & knife, archery with $5 fee per day. Frying pan toss, herbal plant walk.

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Aug. 30-Sept. 4, 2023 - Greene County Fish & Game Labor Day Rendezvous, 1538 Union Road, Xenia, Ohio 45385. Contact James Moody, 937-805-9313. Camp fee. No extra fee for traders. Competitions include shoots, archery, hawk & knife, pastry toss.

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Aug. 31-Sept. 4, 2023 - 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.

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(New event) Sept. 22-30, 2023 - Blue River Longrifles Primitive Rendezvous, 11680N Blue River Road, Morristown, Indiana 46161. Contact Dale Plummer,  317-498-6604, or Mike Dunham, 317-861-4918 or cell 317-695-5644. Contact for pre-registration form. Pre-registration requested, but not required. Camp fee $50 per person ages 15 and older. Fee includes all competitions. No trader fees or blanket trader fees. Competitions include rifle, archery, hawk & knife. Kids games. Public days Sept. 23-24. Admission $2 per person/children 14 and younger free.

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Sept. 22-30, 2023 - NRLHF Eastern Primitive Rendezvous, 2911 Stoney Run Road, Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania 16350. Contact Vennie Hotchkiss, 814-706-9169, vennie16350@gmail.com,
www.easternprimitiverendezvous.com. Early setup is Sept. 20-21. Public days 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 23-24. School day Sept. 26. Pre-registration deadline Sept. 1. Pre-registration fees are $60 per adult for NMLRA members; $70 for non-members. Children ages 17 and younger are free. Registration at the gate is $85 per person for NMLRA members and $95 for non-members. Non-registered campers pay a $5 per day early setup fee. No trader fee, except camp registration, but traders must mark the form as a trader. Registration refunds must be requested in writing at least 21 days before the event begins. No refunds after the event. No pets; NRLHF follows ADA regulations. For more details on fees and rules, visit www.nrlhf.org.

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Oct. 20-27, 2023 - Old North State Primitive Rendezvous, "The Gathering," Reavis Farm, 297 Reavis Road, Yadkinville, North Carolina. Contact Greg Bagshaw, 336-918-7411, www.onspr.com. No registration at the gate. Registration ends Oct. 1 using mail-in form to be printed from the website. Fee is $40 for adults ages 18 and older; ages 17 and younger are free. Fee is non-refundable, and anyone who is unable to attend will have their medallion and membership card mailed to them. Depicting 1640-1840 Colonial and Mountain Man Era. Early setup starts Wednesday. Check the flyer on the website for gate hours and more information.

 

Nov. 4-13, 2023 - Fairfield Plantation Rendezvous, Natchez, Mississippi 39120. Contact Finley Hootsell, 601-445-8939, fhootsell@yahoo.com, or Matt Avance, 601-445-5482, tennesseevalleymuzzleloading@gmail.com. Call for setup information. Camp fee $35 per lodge. Competition fee $20 per person. Rifle woods walk, fire starting, hawk & knife, archery woods walk, aggregate. Sutler fee $35 plus a prize donation. Camp feed. Raffle. Pets must be on leash.

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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 (2023 link) or contact Sherri Cox, 321-536-2438, registrar@alafiariverrendezvous.org. For information, contact booshways Frank and Liz Fulghum, booshway@alafiariverrendezvous.org. 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.

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