List of historical reenactment events

This is a list of historical reenactment events.

Comparison of events

Name Dates Location Period Hosts Based on Style
Battle of Austerlitz reenactment December Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic 19th century Projekt Austerlitz[1] Battle of Austerlitz Battle / Commemoration
Battle of Evesham Festival and Reenactment[2] First weekend in August Evesham, England 13th century Battle of Evesham[2] Battle of Evesham Battle / Commemoration
Battle of Hastings reenactment[3] October[3] Battle, England 11th century English Heritage Battle of Hastings Battle
Battle of Waterloo reenactment June Waterloo, Belgium 19th century Battle of Waterloo Battle
Bristol Renaissance Faire July to September Bristol, Wisconsin, USA Renaissance n/a Renaissance fair
Caldicot September Caldicot, Wales Middle Ages n/a Renaissance fair / battle
Colonial Faire July Oak Glen, San Bernardino County, California 18th Century, American Colonial Riley's Farm [4] Boston Massacre Colonial Life Living History Education / Faire / Reenactment
Cosmeston Cosmeston, Wales Middle Ages Cosmeston Medieval Village n/a Informal skirmishes
Civil War Remembrance Memorial Day weekend Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, USA American Civil War Greenfield Village n/a Living history, tactical demonstrations
D-Day reenactment August Conneaut, Ohio, United States World War II D-Day Ohio, Inc. / Conneaut Township Pre-invasion Encampments in England, Occupied France / Normandy beaches invasion / road and bridge battle scenarios Battles / Commemoration / Living History / Veterans
Dixie Days varies Mechanicsville, Virginia, USA American Civil War Local Sons of Confederate Veterans camps Various battles Combat reenactment
East Anglia Medieval Fayre July, September (planned)[5] Bury St Edmunds, England Middle Ages Early Medieval Alliance n/a Renaissance fair / battle
Living History Festival June Weald & Downland Living Museum 17th Century through to World War II Weald & Downland Living Museum Living History Education / Festival / Reenactment
Pennsic War Late July / early August; lasts 17 days Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Pre-17th century Society for Creative Anachronism n/a Yearly battle between East and Middle SCA kingdoms; classes, shopping
Redesdale Uprising – A Commission of Array September near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA 15th century Lord Grey's Retinue a commission of array Reenactment / living history
Rapska Fjera July 25 - July 27 Rab, Croatia Medieval/ Renaissance n/a n/a Renaissance fair / tournament
Siege of Groenlo reenactment October Groenlo, Netherlands 17th century Siege of Groenlo (1627) Battle / fair
Templecombe Medieval Pageant June 1 & 2 Templecombe, England Middle Ages Phoenix Warlords n/a Renaissance fair / battle
Battle of Tewkesbury reenactment 2nd weekend in July Tewkesbury, England 15th century Battle of Tewkesbury Battle
The Virginia Renaissance Faire Mid-May through mid-June; weekends near Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA 15th century Such stuff as dreams are made on. Reenactment / living history
Zeitreise Fulda Second Weekend of August Schloß Fasanerie Fulda Germany 18th. century Hessen Militaer Hessische Militär und Zivilgeschichte Reenactment of Revolutionary War Battles in America Battle, Fair, Living History, Reenactment
Poland Through the Ages: A Living History Faire Memorial Day Weekend Fountainville, Pennsylvania 10th Century-Present Polish Living History Historical reenactment. Siege of Jasna Gora. Slavic Vikings. Polish Pioneers in America. WWI, WWII ... etc. Living history. Military & civilian life.

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Poland

Russian Federation

  • Battle of Borodino (Borodino Museum, Mozhaysky district, Moscow oblast)
  • Bylinniy bereg (Kimry, Tver oblast).
  • Defense of Moscow (Borodino Museum, Mozhaysky district, Moscow oblast)
  • Doushonovo Festival (Doushonovo Manoeuvres)

South Africa

Spain

United Kingdom

United States

Military

Renaissance fairs

Rendezvous

Colonial/Frontier Fairs and Markets

Other

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Projekt Austerlitz". Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. ^ a b "Battle of Evesham".
  3. ^ a b "Hastings 2006". The Vikings. Archived from the original on 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  4. ^ "Riley's Farm Colonial Faire". Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  5. ^ "East Anglia Medieval Festival". East Anglia Medieval Fayre. Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  6. ^ Whitehall Parade, London Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

See also