2018 Fort Ligonier Days
Step into history at Fort Ligonier Days on October 12-14, 2018 at historic Fort Ligonier in Ligonier, Pennylvania. Join us to commemorate the 1758 Battle of Fort Ligonier during this amazing annual town-wide three-day festival. As many as 100,000 people are expected to travel to see history re-enacted during Fort Ligonier Days. Artillery is fired at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, followed by re-enactments at 2 and 4 each day. Fort Ligonier Days commemorates the Battle of Fort Ligonier, fought on Oct. 12, 1758.
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Fort Ligonier Days
The festivities feature re-enactments to commemorate the Battle of Fort Ligonier, a key engagement of the French and Indian War. Other Fort Ligonier Days highlights include a parade, musical entertainment, crafts and food booths.
On the Fort Ligonier grounds, visitors will find a living history encampment, showing frontier life, military tactics, drills, cannon firing, ceremonies, Highlanders, redcoats, French troops, frontier men and women, Indians and music from the 1770s.
Admission
Regular admission fees at Fort Ligonier apply throughout Fort Ligonier Days. Admission tickets are valid throughout the day (for the day the ticket was purchased), so avoid afternoon lines and buy your tickets early! $10/adults; $6/children ages 6-16; free for children 5 and under, veterans and active military.
Fort Ligonier Days Schedule (subject to change)
Friday
9:00 AM Fort Ligonier and Museum Store Open
2:00 PM Troops begin arriving to set up camp for living history demonstrations and prepare for the weekend’s artillery demonstrations and battle re-enactments.
5:00 PM Fort Ligonier closes
Saturday
9:00 AM Fort Ligonier and Museum Store Open
Encampment and living history demonstrations throughout the day. Meet officers and soldiers and learn about 18th century life in a frontier fort.
1:30 & 3:30 PM Artillery demonstration
2:00 & 4:00 PM Re-enactment of the 1758 Battle of Fort Ligonier
5:00 PM Fort Ligonier closes
Sunday
9:30 AM Fort Ligonier and Museum Store Opens
Encampment and living history demonstrations throughout the day. Meet officers and soldiers and learn about 18th century life in a frontier fort.
10:00 AM Divine Services in the Upper Fort area.
1:00 & 3:00 PM Artillery demonstration
1:30 & 3:30 PM Re-enactment of the 1758 Battle of Fort Ligonier
4:30 PM Fort Ligonier close
The Parade
Don’t miss the elaborate and entertaining parade that proceeds down Main Street around Ligonier’s picturesque Diamond at 11:00 AM on Saturday. The parade will include historic units, floats, costumed characters, the shrine units and special guests, including local TV personalities, high school and college bands. This is a spectacular part of Fort Ligonier Days!
Entertainment
Free outdoor entertainment includes something for everyone — Celtic, Country Rock, Brass, Oldies, tribute bands, and big names from the ’50s and ’60s! Twenty-eight community food booths line the Diamond and other locations throughout town. The variety will satisfy the hungriest of appetites! Sit-down meals are available at several local churches.
Crafts
Over 180 craft booths in 5 locations are linked by shuttle bus service. The five official craft lots are: Fairfield lot, Loyalhanna lot, Mellon Park lot, Municipal lot, and Train Station lot. Talented artisans will display and sell handmade items including wood furniture, candles, dried flowers, paintings & prints, stained glass, jewelry, leather, baskets, pottery, metal-work, artisnanal food products, and much more!! On Thursday before the event and during Fort Ligonier Days, local merchants move their wares outside for sidewalk sales.
Food
Over 25 food booths located around the Diamond will be serving all varieties of food to get your mouth watering!.
Kids Korner
Steer the kids toward the Ligonier Valley YMCA, West Church Street, the location of the Kids Korner activities.
Fort Ligonier Days 5K
Meet Sunday morning for the Fort Ligonier 5K. There’s even a Kid’s Fun Mile Run for youngsters under 12. Plan now to make this a part of your weekend!
Location
Historic Fort Ligonier
200 South Market Street
Ligonier, PA 15658
Mark your calendar today so you don’t miss the next Fort Ligonier Days on the second full weekend of October at historic Fort Ligonier in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
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