American Independence Festival

American Independence Festival

American Independence Festival July 10, 17 & 24
Tickets available at the door or online.

Adults: $5
Children 4-18: $3
Member Adults: Free
Member Children: Free
Active Military and Veterans: Free
Festival 3-Day Pass Adult: $10
Festival 3-Day Pass Child: $6

Join us for the second Saturday of our modified Independence Festival.

Today’s Festival Highlights:

Artisans:

  • Laurel Jamieson- Spinning and Weaving
  • Adam Hodges-LeClaire- Tailoring
  • Walter Hanson- Ranger in Colonial Times
  • R.P. Hale- Dulcimer
  • Denise and Paul Pouliot- Abenaki Culture

Reenactor Groups:

  • The 4th (King’s Own) Regiment of the Foot
  • 85th Régiment de Saintonge

Other Festival Highlights:

  • Welcome and Land Acknowledgment at 10:15 am
  • John Taylor Gilman Declaration Reading Reenactment at 2 pm
  • From Sheep to Socks in Colonial America hands at 11 & 2:30

Ongoing programs:

  • Folsom Tavern tours
  • Hands-on family activities
  • Beer garden (12-4 p.m.)

Evening Event: Historic Enemies and Rivals: European Armies in North America

Enjoy living history as two reenactor units of the British and French army perform military drills and engage in some friendly rivalry. This evening program is free of charge.

Men in British military uniforms from the 18th century stand in the Folsom Tavern doorway, ready to storm the building.
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