Perryville Battlefield Commemoration
The last edition has finished and the organiser has not yet published dates for the next one. Going by previous years, expect it around early October 2027 — but that is our projection, not an announcement, and nothing is settled until the organiser publishes the dates. Check with the organiser before you travel: parks.ky.gov.
About
Living historians camp on the ground where the Battle of Perryville was fought on 8 October 1862, the largest and bloodiest Civil War engagement in Kentucky and the end of the Confederate bid for the state. The day runs rifle and cannon demonstrations and interpretations of soldier life in 1862, with a memorial service at noon for the fallen. The battlefield is among the least altered in the United States, its vistas close to what the soldiers saw, and the site now covers some 745 acres with nineteen miles of trails and forty-seven interpretive markers.
Historical background on Wikipedia
Programme
The programme for the next edition hasn’t been published yet. It goes up here as soon as the organiser releases it.
Getting there
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, 1825 Battlefield Road (KY 1920), Perryville KY 40468 (859-332-8631). Per the organiser's own site, the park's general visiting hours run 9:00am-4:30pm daily May through October, with the grounds themselves accessible 8:00am-5:00pm; an hour-by-hour schedule and any admission price specific to the 3 October 2026 commemoration had not been published by the organiser as of this run.
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