April-May events

April 5-6, 2025 - Association of Ohio Long Rifle Collectors 50th Anniversary Show, Lafayette Hotel, 101 Front St., Marietta, Ohio. Contact Mark Herman, papamh44@gmail.com, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1883927131852802. Ohio-made rifles and related items, Kentucky rifles, accoutrements of the 18th and 19th centuries. Leatherworking and engraving demonstrations. Tables are $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Public admission $5 for ages 12 and older. Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday.

April 5-6, 2025 - 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 10-13, 2025 - 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 $45 for members/$55 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 10-17, 2025 - NRLHF Southeastern Primitive Rendezvous, 561 AL-165, Fort Mitchell, Alabama 36856. Contact Jim Turley, 808-377-0535, hjamesturley@gmail.com, www.nrlhf.org, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/groups/450477138929462. 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.

April 19-20, 2025 - Michigan Antique Arms Collectors Inc., Madison Place Events Center, 876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights, Michigan 48071. 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.

April 23-27, 2025 - Amarugia Spring Rendezvous, London Mills, Illinois 61544. Contact Larry Schatz, 309-370-1174, larryws@frontiernet.net, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/172138582973120. Pre-1830 event on private property. Period dress Friday-Sunday. Bow shoot, hawk & knife.

April 25-26, 2025 - 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 513-520-2882, grassyrun@gmail.com, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/GRHAC. Registration address is Grassy Run, P.O. Box 562, Williamsburg, Ohio 45176. Friday school day. Saturday public day. Blacksmiths, ropemakers, woodworkers, music, sutlers. Hands-on activities for children in the Lock, Stock and Barrel educational area.

April 25-27, 2025 - Spring Thaw Rendezvous, Ball & Arrow Primitive Weapons Club, 5190 Days Lane, New Philadelphia, Ohio. Contact Duane Winkler, 330-343-4880 or winky4@roadrunner.com, www.facebook.com/bnaprimitiveweaponsclub. Camp fee $25, which includes first trip through the woodswalk, hawk & knife and archery trail for one shooter. Re-entry is available. Additional shooters in each camp are $15 each for adults and $10 for ages 12-15. The fee for walk-in shooters is $15. Primitive dress is required. New this year will be an archers “smoker” round, which has an additional entry fee and no re-entry. Public day is 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Provide your own drinking water.

April 25-27, 2025 - Stump Bluff Militia Spring Rendezvous, 1124 Reece Hurt Road, Edmondton, Kentucky 42129. Contact Ronnie Gentry, 270-670-6104, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/stumpbluffmilitia. 1790-1840 event. Early setup April 23-24. Camp fee $15 per person; free for ages 17 and younger. Shoot fee $15, plus $25 blanket prize. Smoothbore, rifle, hawk & knife. Saturday evening potluck; meat provided. Open to public until 7 p.m. No admission fee. Pets must be on leash.

April 25-27, 2025 - Phil Cravener Memorial Spring Campout, 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/schedules.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 26-27, 2025 - Ashville Ohio Reenactment Timeline/Grove of Heroes, 165 Walnut St., Ashville, Ohio 43103. Contact Roger Bechtel, 614-214-0827, vikingfestival@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/AshvilleVikingFestival. 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 26-27, 2025 - Buck Creek Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, Linton, Indiana. Contact Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064856611458 .

April 26-27, 2025 - 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, https://www.facebook.com/events/603037072232679/603037082232678. 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 26-27, 2025 - Spring Rendezvous, Patoka Valley Long Rifles, 1579 E. Logtown Road, Winslow, Indiana 47598. Contact pvlr.info@gmail.com, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/PatokaValleyLongRifles.

April 26-27, 2025 - Redbud Trail Rendezvous, Fulton County Historical Society, 37 E. 375 N, Rochester, Indiana 46975. Contact 574-223-4436, www.fultoncountyhistory.org/redbud-trail-rendezvous, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/red.bud.trail.rendezvous.20. Blanket traders and merchants, craft demonstrations. Also Civil War camp. 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. No pets.

(New location) April 29-May 4, 2025 - Lancaster County Longrifles Rendezvous And Black Powder Shoot,    Northern Lancaster County Game & Fish Protective Association, 180 Forest Road, Denver, Pennsylvania 17517. Contact Hudson Hughes II, 717-343-0548, pabackwoodsman@yahoo.com, or Mallory Bell, 717-566-9983, mallorybell16@gmail.com, www.lancastercountylongrifles.com, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/lancastercountylongrifles?ref=embed_page.

April 29-May 4, 2025 - Bloody Lake Rendezvous, Black Hawk Memorial Park, Woodford, Wisconsin. Contact https://www.facebook.com/events/432232396562561/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D Facebook page. Yellowstone Flint and Cap Club, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064196974297. Encampment open for unloading 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Camp is closed to vehicles 8 p.m. Friday-1 p.m. Sunday.

May 1-4, 2025 - Early Ohio on the Portage, Wood County Museum, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, Ohio. Timeline event, 1750-1865. For application, contact Annette Wells, museum@woodcountyhistory.org, https://woodcountyhistory.org, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554139510235. Early setup Thursday. School day Friday. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 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 1-4. 2025 - Spring Rendezvous, Greene County Fish & Game, 1538 Union Road, Xenia, Ohio 45385. Contact Brian Lavery, 937-241-8327. Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1187659264579893. Camp fee $20 per family; $15 per single; $10 for walk-in shooter. No extra fee for traders. Competitions include shoots, archery, hawk & knife, pastry toss.

May 2-4, 2025 - Five Medals, Nappanee, Indiana. Contact Mike Judson, Five Medals Living History, Inc., fivemedals1812@gmail.com for an application, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/events/s/five-medals/555391370829841. Juried event, 1750-1815. Event focused on demonstration and education. Friday school day. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission $5 ages 13 and older.

May 2-4, 2025 - Benack Crossing: A Living History Adventure, Potawatomi Wildlife Park, 16998 SR 331, Tippecanoe, Indiana 46570. Contact Potawatomi Wildlife Park Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/potawatomiwildlifepark. An 18th-century event with tacticals, vendors, interactive demonstrations, immersive battle. Public hours 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday.

May 3-4, 2025 - Across the Centuries timeline, Fort Loudoun Historic Site, 1720 N. Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania 17224, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/events/550307121329700. 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. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday.

May 9-10, 2025 - 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.

(New location) May 10-11, 2025 - Appalachian Festival, New Richmond, Ohio. Contact 513-251-3378, www.appalachianfestival.org. 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. Proceeds go to grants for Appalachian communities.

May 10-11, 2025 - Muster on the St. Mary’s timeline, Old Fort Wayne, 1201 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Contact 260-437-2836, Facebook page, www.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 14-18, 2025 - NRLHF Corps of Discovery, 3 Krepps Covered Bridge, McDonald, Pennsylvania 15057. Contact Don Ricetti, 724-622-0599, segundo98@earthlink.net, www.nrlhf.org, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/groups/111214508979551. 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-Tuesday.

(Timeline is new to this event) May 16-18, 2025 - Settlers Encampment & History Timeline, Auglaize Village & Farm Museum, 12296 Krouse Road Defiance, Ohio. Juried timeline event. 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 16-18, 2025 - 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, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/NFMClub. Set up Friday. Camp fee $10. Trail walks Saturday and Sunday with $15 entry fee each day. Dogs must be on leash.

May 16-18, 2025 - Jennings Creek Council Spring Rendezvous, Camp Clay, 9196 Liberty Union Road, Van Wert, Ohio 45891. Contact Sharon Curl, lscurl4645@yahoo.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 16-18, 2025 - Morgan County Spring Rendezvous, Wolf Creek Range, Lebanon, Indiana. Contact Facebook page, https://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 16-18, 2025 - Spirits of the Pines, 18505 N. County Rd 550 E., Dunkirk, Indiana. Contact Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088634440509. School day Friday. Public admission $5 Saturday and Sunday.

May 16-18, 2025 - 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. Public hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.

May 17, 2025 - Siege of Fort Randolph, Krodel Park Road, Point Pleasant, West Virginia 25550. Contact Fort Randolph Committee, fortrandolph1776@att.net, Facebook page,  https://www.facebook.com/fortrandolph. 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 17-18, 2025 - Voyageur Rendezvous, Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park, 21690 Clay St., Hebron, Indiana 46341. Contact park office, 219-552-0033. Portrays early 18th century when canoe men would travel down the Kankakee River from Canada to trade goods with Natives. Encampments, reenactors, fife and drums, free kids games and activities.

May 21-28, 2025 - Original New England Primitive Rendezvous, Fort at Number 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire. Contact originalnepra@gmail.com, George Gagnon, 603-689-5326, Kim Brooks, 860-917-1987, 603-356-5692, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/OriginalNEPRA. Early setup Wednesday for pre-paid contributors 8 a.m.-8 p.m. without dress code or time limit. Rendezvous rules take effect Thursday morning. Early setup Thursday for pre-paid participants 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Registration at the gate starts at 8 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Visitor days 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 24-25. No additional fee for traders or food vendors, but prior registration is required and prize donation is appreciated.

May 22-26, 2025 - Celtic Heritage Festival, Johnston Farm, 9845 N. Hardin Road, Piqua, Ohio. Contact Gerry Bender, gbender56@hotmail.com, 937-541-6167. Pre-registration deadline is May 1. Traders and trade blankets welcome. Camps and clothing must remain pre-1840 period correct at all times. Celtic music. Highland games.

May 22-26, 2025 - Blue Ridge Rifles Memorial Day Rendezvous and Shoot, Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. Contact BRRifles@gmail.com. Gate opens at noon Thursday and camps must be removed from grounds by 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 visitor pets, for $5 per person ages 18 and older, or $20 per vehicle. Camper pets must be on a leash at all times.

May 23-26, 2025 - Sons of Liberty Spring Rendezvous, Canters Cave 4-H Camp, 1362 Caves Road, Jackson, Ohio. Contact Norman Garringer, 740-773-3891, normanga@roadrunner.com, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/287127643589. 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 23-26, 2025 - Mad River Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, in conjunction with Logan Hills Festival, Hall-Fawcett Park, 4595 CR 153, Zanesfield, Ohio. Contact Facebook page, www.facebook.com/groups/208368153244. Includes annual Taloga Outdoor Drama, which depicts local history. Set up Thursday and Friday. Early setup available. Camp fee. Vendor fee. Lizard pull, archery, hawk & knife. Festival also includes Logan Hills Native Woodland Gathering pow wow.

May 23-26, 2025 - Appalachian Rangers Rendezvous, 1999 Lamberts Run Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301. Contact Ron Shuster, 304-624-8891, ronshuster925@gmail.com, Facebook page,  https://www.facebook.com/groups/282678921703/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=10161898124881704. Pre-registration requested by May 12. Camp fee $15 per person ages 16 and older; $18 at the gate. Ages 15 and younger free. No sutler fees; prize donations welcome. Early setup Thursday. Rendezvous rules in place at 8 a.m. Friday. Walk-in shooters $15 and blanket prize, and must be dressed in primitive garb. Woodswalk blanket shoot, hawk & knife, archery. Dessert contest before the Saturday pitch-in meal. Women's and kids games. Open to visitors 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. No pets.

May 23-25, 2025 - 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 24-25, 2025 - First Siege 1813, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/fortmeigs. Juried event: War of 1812. Registration required.

May 24-25, 2025 - 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, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/spiritofvincennesrendezvous. 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.

May 29-June 6, 2025 - 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, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/272967108526/posts/10161036786963527/?comment_id=10161037087763527&reply_comment_id=10161037185503527&notif_id=1735758165632862&notif_t=group_comment_mention. 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.

May 30-June 1, 2025 - Spring Beaver Rendezvous, Killumbuck Longrifles, 11035 TR 54, Killbuck, Ohio. Contact Angie Frantz, 330-294-7211, or Don Helman, 567-203-2149, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/626077024206299. Camp fee of $25 includes one person for all competitions and medallion. Trail walk, paper shoots, hawk & knife, archery, primitive target raffle. Fee is $10 for each additional competitor ages 16 and older and $5 for ages 15 and younger. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Visitors not in primitive dress must leave by 5 p.m. Ice available.

(Date change) May 31-June 1, 2025 - 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 1, 2025 - Revolution on The Tuscarawas, Fort Laurens Museum, 11067 Fort Laurens Rd NW Bolivar, Ohio 44612. Contact 330-874-2059, fortlaurens@gmail.com, http://www.fortlaurensmuseum.org, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/@fortlaurens. Juried event: Revolutionary War with the Brigade of the American Revolution. Includes 18th-century demonstrations, music, artillery, cooking, medicine, British and American soldiers. Admission $10; free for children ages 12 and younger. Proceeds go toward preservation and educational efforts of Fort Laurens. Open to public 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.