Calendar of events

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Join us as we commemorate 212th Anniversary of the Battle of Fort George.  Re-enactors from all over North America will descend upon Fort George as they re-enact one of the pivotal events in Niagara during the War of 1812.  Battle re-enactments will be happening at 11 am and 3 pm on Saturday and 1 pm on Sunday.  1812 programming including musket firings, cannon firings, music presentations and more will be happening throughout both days inside the imposing walls of Fort George.

For more information or re-enactor registration, please email Parks Canada at niagaraont@pc.gc.ca 

Saturday, July 12 

10:00 am – Fort Opens
11:00 am – “The Battle of Fort George Pt. 1” 
11:40 am – Fife and Drum Demonstration
12:00 pm – Noon Day Gun 
12:30 pm – Author’s Talk and Book Signing with Donald Hickey and Donald Graves
1:00 pm – Musket Demonstration 
1:30 pm – Camp Tour
2:00 pm – Fife and Drum Demonstration
2:30 pm – Feature talk “First Nations and the War of 1812”.
3:00 pm – “The Battle of Fort George Pt. 2”
3:40 pm – Fife and Drum Demonstration
4:00 pm – Musket Demonstration
4:20 pm – Flag Lowering
5:00 pm – Fort Closes

Sunday, July 13

10:00 am – Fort Opens
10:30 am - Flag Raising 
11:00 am – Memorial Service 
11:30 am – Musket Demonstration
12:00 pm – Noon Day Gun 
12:45 pm – Fife and Drum Demonstration
1:00 pm – “U.S. Sneak Attack”
1:30 pm – Feature talk “First Nations and the War of 1812”.
2:00 pm – Musket Demonstration
3:00 pm – Feature Talk: “War on the Niagara
3:30 pm – Fife and Drum Demonstration 
4:00 pm – Musket Demonstration 
4:20 pm - Flag Lowering 
5:00 pm – Site Closes