Soldiers of the Revolution

Sat Aug 1st, 2015 10 am to Sun Aug 2nd, 2015 4 pm
Two full days of family fun and learning.

Life on the New York frontier during the American Revolution. Period camps, musket and artillery demonstrations, military skirmishes.

The daily 2 p.m. battles will occur behind the Visitor Center where prisoners will be seized and marched into the fort, and visitors will be encouraged to follow the procession. At 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily, kids of all ages can enlist as rebels or loyalists and fight a mock battle using wooden muskets. The full schedule is as follows:

 

10 a.m.                       Formation and Colors Ceremony

10:15 a.m.                  Manual Exercise

10:30 a.m.                  Special Tour: Fort Niagara in the American Revolution

11:30 a.m.                  Recruiting for Kids - Enlist as a Rebel or Loyalist

Noon                          Artillery Firing Demonstration

1:00 p.m.                    Music of the American Revolution

1:30 p.m.                    Garrison Review and Firings

2:00 p.m.                    Battle Re-enactment

2:30 p.m.                    Prisoner Ransom

3:00 p.m.                    Recruiting for Kids - Enlist as a Rebel or Loyalist

3:30 p.m.                    18th Century Games

4, 5 & 6 p.m.               Musket Firing Demonstrations

 

The Officers Club, just outside the fort's footprint, will be open during "Soldiers of the Revolution" from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. for tours and access to the World War II display.

General Events Event

Hours of Operation

January 13 through March, Open Wednesday-Sunday  10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

April 1- June 30, Open Daily 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

July and August, Open Daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

September 1 - October 15, Open Daily 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

October 16 - December 31, Open Wednesday through Sunday (Closed Mondays and Tuesdays) 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

The fort will be open daily during Christmas week, December 26 - 31. 

Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. 

 

General Admission

Adults:

$20.00

Children (6 to 12 years) 

$12.00

Children (5 and under):

  FREE

 

 

 

 

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Old Fort Niagara is operated by the Old Fort Niagara Association, an independent, not-for-profit organization established in 1927. We do not rely on tax dollars. Instead, the Fort is funded through a combination of admission fees, museum shop sales, and charitable contributions.

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