• Youngstown Garden Club Decorations - 2016 To celebrate what is now the Christmas / holiday season, and leading up to the annual Twelfth Night Ball, the Youngstown, NY Garden Club & their friends decorate the French Castle with beautiful displays of period decorations throughout one of the oldest stone structures on the Great Lakes, to harken you back in time. These displays are viewed during the season daily from mid-December of each year, but are highlighted during two consecutive Saturday events called, 'Castle by Candlelight'. Unique to this event are the "feu de joie" (firing of joy) musket and cannon firings at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. each night the event is on in December, which recreates an 18th century military ceremony that celebrated great victory. In addition, visitors meet historical characters -- soldiers, Native Americans, fur traders, skilled artisans and camp followers -- and do hands-on activities like writing with a quill pen, playing an 18th century game, and making crafts. The festive atmosphere includes music of fifes and drums, Celtic favorites and tavern songs. Cooks will prepare and discuss traditional holiday fare, while period characters entertain visitors with tales of winter in the 18th century. A Recollect priest will recite the Christmas story in Latin in the fort's chapel. Homemade soup, hot cocoa and cookies is also for sale onsite at the Trading Post (while supplies last), while musicians provide live holiday music for customers. Follow the Fort's facebook page at: www.facebook.com/oldfortniagara for when each years events are, or check this website. 10 images
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Hours of Operation

January through March, Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. (Closed Monday-Thursday) 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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