Here's the Reenactor Chronicles June-July-August events list.

Here's the Reenactor Chronicles June-July-August events list. As always, if you know of an event not listed, please email the information to me at Vicki@ReenactorChronicles. com. Thanks!

June 5-7, 2026 - Seneca Muzzleloaders Spring Rendezvous, Sandusky River Coon Hunters grounds, 7575 TR 131, Tiffin, Ohio 44883. Contact Rob Gerding, 419-341-8657, robbob@hush.com, Facebook page. Black powder shoots, archery, hawk and knife. Prize donations needed. Saturday evening potluck. Camp fee $25. Setup Thursday (check for start time) and all day Friday. Pets must be on leashes and camps with pets must be in designated area.

June 5-7, 2026 - Beaver Rendezvous, Killumbuck Longrifles, 11035 TR 54, Killbuck, Ohio. Contact Betsy Stevenson, 330-428-3323, or Angie Frantz, 330-294-7211. Facebook page. Camp fee of $25 includes one person for all competitions and medallion. Fee is $10 for each additional competitor ages 16 and older and $5 for ages 15 and younger. Trail walk, paper shoots, hawk & knife, archery, primitive target raffle, kids' games and crafts.  Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Ice available.

June 5-7, 2026 - Rendezvous Discovery - A Learning Experience, Tonquish Muzzleloaders Skills Conservancy, Western Wayne County Conservation Association, 6700 Napier Road, Plymouth, Michigan 48170. Contact tonquish1776@gmail.com, Facebook page. A Saturday of learning through an interactive primitive camping experience, or participants can attend during the day Saturday. Tonquish members will be camping Friday and Saturday nights. Participants can set up primitive or modern camps in the primitive area. Saturday lunch will be provided and there will be a potluck dinner with hot dogs provided. Participants should provide their own food for other meals. Included are hands-on traditional buckskinner competitions guided by friendly, experienced reenactors, camp skills, demonstrations, trade blankets. Evening includes a campfire, music and storytelling. Modern hook-ups are available nearby. Participation in the encampment experience is $22 and by reservation only. Email for reservation. Afternoon demonstrations are free and open to the public.

June 5-7, 2026 - French Castle 300, Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York, 14174. Contact info@oldfortniagara.org, 716-745-7611, www.oldfortniagara.org, Facebook page. Celebrating the 300th anniversary of the 1726 French Castle. Friday's school day. Saturday's program recreates the arrival of Chaussegros de Lery and his workers and soldiers who began construction of the castle. Building trades demonstrations, military pageantry, musket and artillery firings and rededication ceremonies.

June 6-7, 2026 - Fort de Chartres Rendezvous, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois 62277. Hosted by Les Coureurs des Bois de Fort de Chartres and sponsored by Les Amis du Fort de Chartres. Contact Fort de Chartes, 618-284-7230, ftdchart@htc.net, www.fortdechartres.us, Facebook page. Flintlock shooting competitions, military and militia, dancing, music, food, kids' games of the 18th century. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

June 12-14, 2026 - 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.

June 13-14, 2026 - Feast of the Strawberry Moon, Harbor Island, Grand Haven, Michigan 49417. Contact 616-844-2242, feastofthestrawberrymoon.com, Facebook page. 17th-century event. Native American culture, French exploration, English colonization and American unification of West Michigan. Entertainment, battle reenactments and various scheduled programs. Skilled artisans demonstrating wood carving, furniture making, blacksmithing, spinning and music. Public hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

June 13-14, 2026 - Rally on the Raisin, River Raisin National Battlefield Park, 333 N. Dixie Hwy, Monroe, Michigan 48162. Contact Joseph Dowd to register, joseph_dowd@nps.gov. Military timeline event from the Rev War through present. Public hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

June 13-21, 2026 - NMLRA Spring National Shoot, National Muzzleloading Rifle Association, Walter Cline Range, Friendship, Indiana. Contact 812-667-5131 or 800-745-1493, 

www.nmlra.org/2025-nationalmatches.

(New weekend) June 19-21,  2026 - Celtic Heritage Festival, Johnston Farm, 9845 N. Hardin Road, Piqua, Ohio. Contact Gerry Bender, gbender56@hotmail.com, 937-541-6167, Facebook page. 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.

June 19-21, 2026 - Fort Loudoun Market Fair, Fort Loudoun Historic Site, 1720 N. Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania 17224, Facebook page. Contact president@fortloudounpa.com for registration information. Also history@fortloudounpa.com, 717-372-5945.

June 19-21, 2026 - Spring Rendezvous, Dogg Clan Muzzleloaders, 323 N. State Line Road, Darlington, Pennsylvania. Contact Papa John, 330-853-4522, or Dan, 727-312-6713, Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/575105146011033. Take your own drinking water. Shoots. Public day Saturday.

June 19-21, 2026 - Ohio Valley Mountain Men Traditional Bow Shoot and Campout, 157 Richmond Lane, Glen Easton, West Virginia. Contact Allen Gellner, 304-650-4657. Daily archery, prize shoot, blanket shoot, coon shoot, long-distance shoot. Camp fee $20 for ages 15 and older. Dealers welcome with no extra fee. Service animals only. Provide your own water.

June 19-26, 2026 - Pacific Primitive Rendezvous, Seneca, Oregon. Contact Kayla Grover, Littleredhorsedvm@gmail.com, or Kirsten Ashcroft, Pryor.kirsten@gmail.com,

www.pacificprimitiverendezvous.com/2026, Facebook page. Pre-registration deadline May 16.

June 20-21, 2026 - Crossbow to Cartridge, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events, Facebook page. Features 15th-17th centuries. Military camps, weapons demonstrations, warriors and camp followers of distant Europe and Early America. Registration required. Public hours 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission range $10-$15.

June 20-21, 2026 - Siege of Ft. Wayne – 1812, Old Fort Wayne, 1201 Spy Run Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Contact 260-437-2836, Facebook page. Juried; reenactor, sutler, demonstrator applications at oldfortwayne.org/get-involved/reenactor-registration. In fall 1812, Native Americans and British allies had captured many American forts. Fort Wayne, situated at the confluence of the Three Rivers, was on the front line in a battle that could have decided the fate of the entire Northwest Territory. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

June 20-21, 2026 - Fort Harrod Settlement & Raid, 100 S. College St., Harrodsburg, Kentucky 40330. Contact Old Fort Harrod State Park, 859-734-3314, davidl.coleman@ky.gov, Facebook page. Juried 1770-1785 event.

(changed week this year) June 24-28, 2026 - 1838 Mountain Man Rendezvous, Riverton, Wyoming. Contact Carrie Gavin, 307-851-2388, or Angie Lehto, 307-851-9054, the1838rendezvous@outlook.com. Register on website, www.1838rendezvous.com. Founded in 1989 to preserve a historical landmark. Early setup starts Monday. Camp fee $35 per camp, $65 per trader and $25 per blanket trader. Primitive, modern and horse camps.

June 26-28, 2026 - Pyrate Fest, Put-in-Bay downtown harbor and DeRivera Park, Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Contact Put-in-Bay Chamber of Commerce, 419-285-2832, Facebook page. Encampment in the park, marketplace and displays, black powder firing demonstrations, activities, performances. Cardboard boat races.

June 26-July 3, 2026 - NRLHF Old Northwest Territory Primitive Rendezvous, Friendship, Indiana. GPS address: 7436 S. CR 575 East, Versailles, Indiana 47042. Contact Chris Peterson, 937-407-4284, c.h.peterson9311@gmail.com, Facebook page or www.nrlhf.org. 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.

June 27-28, 2026 - Encampment at the Confluence, Pontiac Park Defiance, Ohio. Contact Taylor Moyer, 419-906-1660 or message on Facebook, Facebook page. Living history event dedicated to life in the Maumee River Valley circa 1770 through the War of 1812. Living historians, reenactors and demonstrators welcome. Situated on the bank of the Maumee River at the site of Native villages and overlooking the historic grounds of Fort Defiance and Fort Winchester. In collaboration with Riverfest and Art in the Park.

July 3-5, 2026 - French & Indian War Encampment, Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York, 14174. Contact info@oldfortniagara.org, 716-745-7611, www.oldfortniagara.org, Facebook page. Recreation of the historic Siege of 1759 and how the F&I War set the stage for the American Revolution. Battle reenactments, large living history camp.

July 9-12, 2026 - Western PA Primitive Rendezvous, Emlenton, Pennsylvania. Sponsored by Independent Mountain Men of PA. Contact Gene Nagel, 724-586-7220, www.IMMOFPA.com. Gate hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Camp fee $10 per person; free for ages 17 and younger. No addition fee for period traders. Public hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Shoots, junior shoot, archery, hawk & knife, kids' games. Fireworks Saturday night. Meat provided for camp feast Saturday; campers provide side dishes. Breakfast available at clubhouse Friday-Sunday mornings. Service dogs only on leash. Horses and mules welcome if pre-registered. GPS address: 420 Squaw Valley Road, Parker, Pennsylvania.

July 10-11, 2026 - Summer Rendezvous, Jefferson County Longrifles, 1000 Harriger Hollow Road, Brookville, Pennsylvania 15825. Contact JeffersonCountyLongrifles.blogspot.com or Facebook page. Traders welcome. Camp fee. Pets must be on leashes. Shoots, aggregates. Primitive attire required in primitive areas. Hours 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

July 10-18, 2026 - Rocky Mountain National Rendezvous, Soward Ranch, Creede, Colorado. Contact Jay Weber, 719-252-7129, mtnbilly63@hotmail.com, or Michael Briscoe, 719-221-8113, woodman1825@gmail.com, www.RMNR.org, Facebook page. In the second year of its Bicentennial Celebration of rendezvous in the Rocky Mountains. Elevation 8,800 feet. If postmarked by June 10, camp fees are $50 per adult, $15 for ages 15-17 and free for ages 14 and younger. Fees are $10 additional for traders and blanket traders. At the gate, fees are each $10 higher. Early setup July 8-9 with fee of $5 per person per day (ages 15 and older). Seminars and workshops, kids games, horse camp, cannon shoot, shooting program, knife and hawk, archery. Dogs must be leashed. Elevation 8,800 feet. Public days July 10-12. Admission $5.

July 17-19, 2026 - Summer Rendezvous, Old Westmoreland Rifles, 188 McCullough Road, Derry, Pennsylvania 15671. Contact Duane King, 724-850-7305, Keith Elliot, 724-668-2405, Dennis Hoffman, 412-680-1050, www.oldwestmorelandrifles.com/schedules.html. Shoots, archery, hawk & knife. Camp feast Friday evening. Provide your own water. Camp fee $15, registration fee $10. Tear down after noon Sunday.

July 18-19, 2026 - Cass River Colonial Encampment, "Colonial Frankenmuth," River Place, Frankenmuth, Michigan. Contact Brent Kemmer, kemmerc@hotmail.com, 989-366-6531. Fur trade camp contact Merlyn Hodge, lafalcon@tds.net, 248-515-2398. Juried 18th-century event for Rev War, F&I, Voyageurs, Woodland Indians. Advanced registration required. A few new rules. Sponsored by Frankenmuth River Place Shops, Bavarian Inn Lodge and Bavarian Inn Restaurant. Town also known for its Bavarian heritage, Zehnder’s and Bronner’s provides back drop for the 18th-century event. Battles centered around a fortified hill and a wooden bridge. Canoe race, period dance and ladies tea. Large public attendance. Powder ration, modern bath 24/7, showers, Saturday dinner and food for purchase on site. Set up Friday and stay until Monday to shop in town.

July 24-26, 2026 - Gathering at Garst, 205 N. Broadway, Greenville, Ohio. Hosted by Garst Museum and Darke County Park District. Contact 937-548-5250, info@gatheringatgarst.com, www.darkecountyparks.org/gathering.

July 24-26, 2026 - Bonne Fete 325 Detroit, Fort Pontchartrain Hotel Detroit, 2 Washinton Blvd, Detroit, Michigan. Hosted by Rendez-vous Detroit, Facebook page. Weekend celebration to make Détroit’s 325 memorable. Seeking sponsors (Details to follow).

July 24-26, 2026 - Gunmakers Fair at Kempton, Kempton Community Center, Kempton, Pennsylvania. Contact John DeWald, 570-220-6450, PA.horner1754@gmail.com, https://www.gunmakersfair.com, Facebook page. Seminars, gunmakers, artisans, horners, reenactors, vendors of 18th and 19th centuries. Rifle and accoutrements judging and awards. Open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission $5 per person ages 16 and older.

July 24-Aug. 1, 2026 - NRLHF Northeastern Primitive Rendezvous, 2911 Stoney Run Road, Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania 16350. Contact Bonnie Curry, 814-688-4021, bcurry4@verizon.net, www.nrlhf.org, Facebook page. 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.

July 30-Aug. 2, 2026 - Ohio Valley Mountain Men Summer Rendezvous, 157 Richmond Lane, Glen Easton, West Virginia. Contact Allen Gellner, 304-650-4657, Facebook page. Gun trail woods walk, archery trail walk, painted target shoot, hawk & knife, kids games. Camp fee $20. Dealers welcome with no extra fee. Kitchen open Friday and Saturday. Camp feed Saturday night. Ice available. Service animals only. Provide your own water. Public welcome 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

July 31-Aug. 2, 2026 - Fun Camp, Ball & Arrow Primitive Weapons Club Inc., 5190 Days Lane NE, New Philadelphia (Roswell), Ohio 44663. Contact Jamie Maze, 330-663-8190, or Larry Pringle, 330-432-8244, Facebook page. Period dress optional. Primitive and modern camps welcome. Camp fee $15 per camp or $10 per walk-in, plus a $15 blanket prize. Muzzleloader shoots, archery, games. Provide your own drinking water. No pets.

Aug. 1-2, 2026 - Battle of Bushy Run, Bushy Run Battlefield, 1253 Bushy Run Rd, Jeannette, Pennsylvania 15644. Contact 724-527-5584, manager@bushyrunbaKlefield.com, Facebook page. Registration info at https://bushyrunbattlefield.com/battle-of-bushy-run. Force-on-force reenactments, living history camps, lectures, concessions, children's areas, and museum tours.

Aug. 1-2, 2026 - America 250 Celebration, Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York, 14174. Contact info@oldfortniagara.org, 716-745-7611, www.oldfortniagara.org, Facebook page. Revolutionary War encampment, music and an "after-dark" experience.

Aug. 5-9, 2026 - Mackinaw Rendezvous and Trade Fair, Conklin Heritage Park, Mackinaw City, Michigan. Contact Cindy Snider, sniderconst@centurylink.net, 231-537-4851, Facebook page. Educational event about Native Americans, American, French and English people as they lived and traded in the 1700s in the Mackinaw region. Live demos, street battle, merchants, trade blankets, live music and entertainment 18th- and 19th-century auction.

Aug. 7-9, 2026 - Seneca Muzzleloaders Fun-de-Vous, Sandusky River Coon Hunters grounds, 7575 TR 131, Tiffin, Ohio 44883. Contact Rob Gerding, 419-341-8657, robbob@hush.com, Facebook page. Primitive dress is welcome, but shorts and a T-shirt is the usual dress for this event. Otherwise, it's a rendezvous with black powder shoots, archery, hawk and knife and other activities. Prize donations needed. Saturday evening potluck. Camp fee $25. Setup Thursday (check for start time) and all day Friday. Pets must be on leashes and camps with pets must be in designated area.

Aug. 8-9, 2026 - A Walk Through History, Independence Dam State Park, 27722 CR 424, Defiance, Ohio. Contact Parks Manager Donald Gurzynski, ODNR Division of Parks & Watercraft, Donald.Gurzynski@dnr.ohio.gov, 419-266-4617. Registration required. Free educational timeline event in celebration of America 250 Ohio supported by Friends of Independence Dam. Multiple groups and individual reenactors are committed, but the event is seeking period vendors, Native Americans, 1812 Militia/Military and other groups.

Aug. 8-9, 2026 - 18th-Century Colonial Trade Fair at the Mill, Wolf Creek Grist Mill Museum, 3175 SR 3 South, Loudonville, Ohio 44842. Contact mark@wolfcreekmill.org, 419-541-0161, www.wolfcreekmill.org, Facebook page. Juried event. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Aug. 14-15, 2026 - Contemporary Longrifles Association Show & Meeting, Central Bank Center, 430 W. Vine St., Lexington, Kentucky 40507. Contact 540-886-6189, cla@longrifle.com, www.longrifle.com. Open to members-only Aug. 13. Memberships available. Thursday setup. Open 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Aug. 14-16, 2026 - Fort Fest and Fort Jennings 1812, Fort Jennings Park, Fort Jennings, Ohio. Contact Jason Ricker, 419-604-9516, or Amy Ricker, 419-604-9127, amy.ricker@gmail.com, Facebook page. Honors veterans and first responders from 1812 to present. Military reenactments, vehicles and displays. Living history camp, twilight demonstrations, skirmishes and demos.

Aug. 14-16, 2026 - Galesburg Heritage Days, Lake Storey Park, Galesburg, Illinois. Contact Dave and Lisa Bernhart, 309-335-7743 or 309-342-6159, thebernharts@yahoo.com or galesburgheritagedays@gmail.com, Facebook page and www.galesburgheritagedays.org. Early setup starts at 8 a.m. Thursday. Pre-1840 Early American Colonial/Frontier Rendezvous and Civil War Battle Encampment/Reenactment at two separate, but close, venues at the park. Event includes almost 1,000 visual storytellers, reenactors, merchants and sutlers. Free public admission. Rendezvous fee $25 per camp and $50 per trader.

Aug. 15-16, 2026 - Festival of Living History, Muskingum Park, 401 Front St, Marietta, Ohio. Contact Rick Dostal, rrdostal@gmail.com, 740-885-8151. Registration required. An America 250 celebration to share our heritage with others. Reenactors will share with visitors their persona, trade, skills, talents, etc. Rendezvous games, activities and demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday for visitors. Community dinner on Saturday evening for campers and visitors. Campfire fun Friday and Saturday evenings. Set up Thursday and Friday. No camp fee.

Aug. 22-23, 2026 - American Revolution: The 60 Years' War for Ohio, Fort Meigs, 29100 W. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio. Contact 419-874-4121, www.fortmeigs.org/events, Facebook page. Features military & battle demonstrations, an interactive ambush, hands-on activities for kids, fife and drum concerts, colonial farming, historic tavern, bread & baking, coffee in the colonies, textile production, 18th-century duel. Registration required. Public hours 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission range $10-$15.

Aug. 22-23, 2026 - Battle for Billie Creek, 65 S. Billie Creek Road, Rockville, Indiana 47872. Contact Jason Buckreis, jrbuckreis@outlook.com (reenactors) or Michelle, BillieCreekVillage@yahoo.com (food vendors), Facebook page. Mid-18th-century event featuring demonstrations from period civilians, military personnel, traders, crafters and others. Battle demonstration, vendors, crafts, food. Public hours 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission $10 for ages 11 and older, $7 for ages 6-10.

Aug. 29-30, 2026, and Sept. 5-7, 2026 - Great Trail Festival, festival grounds, SR 43, Malvern, Ohio. Contact 330-794-9100, www.greattrailfestival.com, Facebook page. Reenactors, musicians, blanket traders and buckskinning families by invitation and inquiry. Cannon firing, tomahawk contest, battle reenactments, French Quarter and participant dinner. Public hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Memorial Day.