Historical reenactments in the United States
Every historical reenactment (or re-enactment) event in the United States listed on The Muster, from living-history weekends to full-scale battles.
15 events listed, covering early modern, 19th-century, American Civil War, First World War and Second World War history.
October 2026
Battle of Camp Wildcat Reenactment
Confederate troops from Tennessee attack the Union base camp at Camp Wildcat in a reenactment staged on the battlefield itself, at the foot of Wildcat Mountain in northern Laurel County.
Battle of Cedar Creek 162nd Anniversary Reenactment
Over a thousand reenactors recreate the last major battle of the Shenandoah Valley on the original ground where Sheridan and Early fought in October 1864.
November 2026
Carolinas Revolutionary War Weekend (Battle of Camden Reenactment)
The largest force-on-force Revolutionary War reenactment in the United States, and a Kershaw County tradition of more than half a century.
February 2027
The Alamo — Commemoration (191st anniversary)
For thirteen days the Alamo marks the 1836 siege day by day, matching the calendar of the original investment from 23 February to the fall of the mission on 6 March.
April 2027
Battle of Lexington, Dawn Muster
Early Modern
June 2027
Reading World War II Weekend
Held each June at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum's own airfield in Reading, Pennsylvania, World War II Weekend — subtitled 'A Gathering of Warbirds' — pairs a large static and flying display of WW2-era aircraft with hundreds of living-history reenactors portraying Allied and Axis forces, period ente…
July 2027
Gettysburg Anniversary Reenactment
Several thousand · American Civil War
September 2027
Rockford World War II Days
Midway Village Museum's 148-acre campus in Rockford, Illinois becomes a WW2-era European village each September for what its organisers bill as the largest World War II re-enactment in the Midwest.
Eisenhower Farm World War II Weekend
The National Park Service's free annual living-history weekend at the Eisenhower National Historic Site, the former president's farm adjoining the Gettysburg battlefield.
October 2027
Perryville Battlefield Commemoration
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.
Battle for the Airfield
The American Heritage Museum, built around the Jacques Littlefield tank and vehicle collection in Hudson, Massachusetts, stages a two-day WW2 battle reenactment each October billed as one of the premier events of its type in the country.
World War I Days and Battles — Old Falls Village
Weekend living-history event at Old Falls Village Park in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, run by Friends of Old Falls Village: WWI battles, weapon demonstrations, interactive encampments, talks on military history and period fashion, a suffrage march, vintage vehicles and live music.
Dates to be announced
These events are known to recur, but there is nothing yet to place them in the year — no announced dates, and no previous edition on record to expect the next one from. They are listed here so they are not lost.
Battle of Monmouth Reenactment
Hundreds of troops encamp at Monmouth Battlefield State Park to recreate the battle of 28 June 1778, one of the longest of the Revolutionary War and the day the Continental Army, retrained over the winter at Valley Forge, held the field against the main British army.
Bentonville Battlefield Anniversary Commemoration
Each March the state historic site marks the anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, fought 19 to 21 March 1865 and the largest land battle ever fought in North Carolina, with a free day of living history: camps to walk through, historic weapons demonstrations, talks on the Carolinas Campaign a…
GWA Spring Combat / Eastern Front Tactical
First World War