Siege at Old Fort Erie
Saturday 8th Aug, 2015 → Sunday 9th Aug, 2015
Witness the siege that turned Fort Erie into Canada’s bloodiest battlefield. On-going events throughout the weekend; evening lantern tours after the Saturday battle re-enactment. Be sure to be there when the Old Fort is blown up!
It's all happening at the 30th Annual Siege Weekend at Old Fort Erie. From 10:00am - 5:00pm both Saturday and Sunday, right across the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie.
Siege Schedule:
Saturday, August 8
10 a.m. Fort opens to the public
11 a.m. Skirmish: "Buck's Surrender"
12 p.m. Uniforms of the War of 1812
1 p.m. British Artillery Display
2 p.m. Tactical Battle! "Chippawa and Lundy's Lane"
3 p.m. Mini Militia on the Terre-Plein
4 p.m. U.S. Artillery Display
5 p.m. Fort closed to the public
8 p.m. Battle! "Drummond's Night Assault on the Fort"
9 p.m. Lantern tours through the fort under attack
Sunday, August 9
10 a.m. Fort opens to the public
10:30 a.m. Memorial service on the South Field
1 p.m. Tactical Battle! "The U.S. Sortie"
2 p.m. Mini Militia on the Terre Plein
2:30 p.m. Artillery Barrage in the Siege Lines
5 p.m. Fort closed to the public
