Every day is a special event at Fort Ticonderoga. Join us for exciting programs daily including tours, musket demonstrations, gallery talks, garden programs, family tours, and more!
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Fort Ticonderoga
Join us for exciting programs daily including tours, musket demonstrations, gallery talks, garden programs, family tours, and more!
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September 2019
Daily Programs
Exciting experiences every day! Fort Ticonderoga flawlessly blends history and natural beauty for all ages to enjoy. NEW! Explore the French Army’s defense against the British invasion which climaxed in the 1758 epic Battle of Carillon. PLUS, it’s fun to explore Ticonderoga’s many other chapters via: new immersive programs, guided tours, weapons firing demonstrations, exhibits both new and steadfast, breathtakingly lovely gardens, narrated boat tours, soldiers’ life programs, accessing the summit of Mount Defiance, the Carillon Battlefield hiking trail, and…
Sixteenth Annual Seminar on the American Revolution
Fort Ticonderoga hosts the Sixteenth Annual Fort Ticonderoga Seminar on the American Revolution on September 20-22, 2019, in the Mars Education Center. This seminar focuses on the military, political, and social history of the American War for Independence. Over 120 participants—people with a deep interest in the American Revolution—join us each year for this weekend seminar. Leading authorities and new scholars on the period share their latest research in a series of presentations. The seminar provides participants with an opportunity…
Heroic Corn Maze: A Corn Maze Adventure!
Kids of all ages can explore our six-acre corn maze specially designed for Fort Ticonderoga! Getting lost in this life-size puzzle is part of the fun! Use your knowledge of Fort Ticonderoga’s history to guide you through towering corn stalks. The maze is divided into two phases so you can customize your experience.
October 2019
Heritage, Harvest, and Horse Festival
This full day of autumn fun will be set in the midst of the King’s Garden heirloom apple trees and the beautiful landscape of the mountains and Lake Champlain. Discover the historical importance of horses and other working animals during exciting demonstrations, meet friendly farm animals, stroll through Fort Ticonderoga’s farmers’ market featuring local food, beverages, and crafts, participate in family fun activities and tackle the six-acre Heroic Corn Maze. This fall favorite event, combined with daily Fort Ticonderoga programs…
Girl Scout Day
Fort Ticonderoga hosts Girl Scout Day on Saturday, October 12, 2019, from 9:30am-5:00 pm. Scouts will participate in interactive and immersive programs, visit museum exhibitions, and explore the historic site, including the King’s Garden, Carillon Battlefield Hiking Trail, and the Heroic Corn Maze! Special guided tours and museum exhibitions will immerse the scouts in Fort Ticonderoga’s epic history. The visit will include the historic trades shops, where they will learn about key skills that were essential for keeping an army…
Ninth Annual Material Matters: It’s in the Details Seminar
Fort Ticonderoga presents the Ninth Annual Material Matters: It’s in the Details Seminar on October 19 & 20, 2019, in the Mars Education Center. We invite you to join us for this weekend focused on the material culture of the 18th and early 19th centuries. The informal setting promotes interaction between presenters and attendees throughout the weekend. Presenters are experts in their fields. Box lunches Saturday and Sunday are included in the registration fee. Sessions include: The Cowpens Staff Ride:…
Bon Voyage Cruise on Lake Champlain
Join Fort Ticonderoga for its annual Bon Voyage Cruise on Lake Champlain! Savor the fall scenic beauty and enjoy the captivating narration of historic highlights aboard the 60 ft Carillon tour boat during this 3-hour cruise. Enjoy the spectacular fall foliage aboard the Carillon on its final cruise as it charts its course south for the winter. Discover the epic landscape as you travel along the ancient warpath and trade route south from Fort Ticonderoga to Chipman Point, The Narrows,…
Maze by Moonlight
Discover fall fun of historic proportions at Fort Ticonderoga's Maze by Moonlight Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26. Navigate through the six-acres of towering corn stalks at night! Visitors will find clues connected to Fort Ticonderoga's story as they make their way through the maze in a blanket of darkness. Will Fort Ticonderoga's unexplained and ghostly past find you in the maze? Bring your flashlight and find out! The maze, with a NEW 2019 design is divided into two…
Living History Event: Nothing Could Exceed the Spirit and Alertness
Discover the crucial moments of the Revolutionary War that’s not mentioned in textbooks! Join Fort Ticonderoga as we recreate the tense days when the work of 13,000 American soldiers held the line against the entire British Army and fleet on Lake Champlain. Through weapon demonstrations, guided tours, living history vignettes, and ongoing programming, explore the events of October 1776 which were vital to securing the ultimate fate of American independence.
November 2019
Living History Event: Continue in the Service…and Save their Country
In a salute to the service of all American Veterans, Fort Ticonderoga looks back to the Continental Army of 1776 at Ticonderoga in this one-day living history event. Discover the hardships and sacrifices of Revolutionary War soldiers as they held the line for liberty and helped save the Revolution. Highlighted programs, historic trades, weapon demonstrations, and other activities will make this a memorable event for visitors of all ages. In honor of our nation’s military, veterans and active military members…