Fort Ticonderoga is now in Winter Quarters, Offering A New Season of Exciting In-person and Virtual Programs April-November!
Explore the event calendar for a list of immersive REAL TIME REVOLUTION® events, engaging seminars, and virtual programs.
Fort Ticonderoga and Mount Defiance will be open for general admission Tuesday-Sunday May 2-October 25, 2026!
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Living History Event: Veterans Day Weekend
November 8, 2025 • Fort TiconderogaJoin Fort Ticonderoga for a one-day REAL TIME REVOLUTION® living history event on Saturday, November 8th to salute veterans service in the defense of the United States, beginning with the first citizen-soldiers of 1775. Visitors will step into Fort Ticonderoga as it appeared 250 years ago, capturing a moment of triumph and trepidation for the […]
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Winter Workshop Series: British Blanket Coats
November 15, 2025 - November 16, 2025 • Fort TiconderogaIn this two-day workshop, begin your own British Army blanket coat, the warm outer coats that featured prominently in the 1775-76 campaigns, from Quebec to Ticonderoga. Discover how tailors within British regiments efficiently cut three-point blankets into overcoats styled on Canadian & Native American capotes. Workshop includes lunch, a cut-out kit for your hand-woven blanket […]
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Premium Experience Ticonderoga’s Treasures Knox Edition
December 5, 2025 • HybridJoin us on the 250th anniversary of Henry Knox’s arrival at Ticonderoga for a special behind-the-scenes experience. At 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 5, we invite you to the Ticonderoga’s Treasure Knox Edition, where you’ll explore archival documents, rare books, prints, and artifacts from 1775 that illuminate Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery. This program […]
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Signature Reenactment Event: Noble Train Begins
December 6, 2025 • Fort TiconderogaThe arrival of Henry Knox, and the proofing and selection of cannon will all be recreated in this day-long event. Special for the 250th Anniversary, this event will reach further in Ticonderoga’s role, recreating the whole first leg of the Noble Train, bringing cannon to Lake George, where they embarked for Boston.
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® The Noble Train to Lake George
December 7, 2025 • Montcalm StreetBeginning at 11:00 am in the town of Ticonderoga, at the corner of Montcalm Street and Champlain Avenue, follow along as we bring cannons to the shore of Lake George. Join Fort Ticonderoga as we assemble the largest number of period vehicles since 1775, pulled by oxen and horses, to recreate the first leg of […]
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Virtual Author Series featuring Albert Louis Zambone
January 11, 2026 • VirtualThe Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. In Daniel Morgan: A Revolutionary Life, the first biography of this iconic figure in forty years, historian Albert Louis Zambone presents Morgan as the quintessential American everyman, who rose through his own dogged determination from poverty and obscurity to become one of […]
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Living History Event: Supplying Our Army in Canada
January 17, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaTiconderoga was a vital link in the supply chain keeping an American Army alive at the gates of Quebec City in January 1776. In this one-day living history event, explore the many needs of an army in winter from shot to shoes. See how soldiers and teamsters kept sleds running over the ice of Lake […]
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Virtual Material Matters: It’s in the Details
January 24, 2026 • ZoomThe Fifteenth Annual “Material Matters: It’s in the Details” conference takes place virtually on January 24, 2026. We invite you to join us online for this conference on material culture spanning 1609-1815. This conference is only available online through Fort Ticonderoga’s Center for Digital History, streaming through Zoom Webinars. A laptop, tablet, or smartphone is […]
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Fort Fever Series featuring Miranda Peters
January 28, 2026 •The Fort Fever Series is a virtual series presented by Fort Ticonderoga staff. Join Fort Ticonderoga’s Vice President of Collections & Digital Production Miranda Peters for an exclusive inside look at the exciting work happening to document, preserve, and share the museum’s remarkable collections. Participants will enjoy the first opportunity to see staff working on […]
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Winter Workshop Series: “This is Fair Liberty” Cartridge Box
January 31, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaIn this one-day workshop, build your own reproduction of Fort Ticonderoga’s cartridge box, boldly embossed with an American soldier and “This is Fair Liberty,” on the exterior flap. Discover the finer details of constructing a genteel cartridge box, with saddler Stuart Lilie as your guide. Workshop includes lunch, a cut-out kit for your cartridge box […]
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Living History Event: The Precarious Garrison of Ticonderoga
February 7, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaIn this one-day living history event, explore how the small garrison of New York troops survived through the depths of the winter. See their continued work to maintain Fort Ticonderoga with its role in command of the Northern Department. Consider the choices made by American soldiers, asked to reenlist at Ticonderoga even as winter’s cold […]
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Virtual Author Series featuring Robert F. Smith
February 8, 2026 •The Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Colonial and Revolutionary War history. In Manufacturing Independence: Industrial Innovation in the American Revolution, author Robert F. Smith relates that the colonies were able to provide their military with the arms it needed to fight, survive, and outlast the enemy—supplying weapons for the victory at […]
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Winter Workshop Series: Silk Bonnets
February 21, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaIn this one-day workshop, join Artificer Tailor, Samantha Crumb, to build your own women’s silk bonnet. Apply skills to silk taffeta and paperboard to create the pleasing curves and sun protection of these fashionable 1770s hats. Workshop includes lunch, a cut-out kit for a bonnet, and sewing materials.
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Fort Fever Series featuring Kate Tardiff
February 25, 2026 •The Fort Fever Series is a virtual series presented by Fort Ticonderoga staff. Join Fort Ticonderoga Archivist Kate Tardiff for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the museum’s Ticonderoga Soldiers Project. The Soldiers Project is our effort to document the thousands of soldiers and civilians who were present at Fort Ticonderoga in the 18th century, compiling […]
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Winter Workshop Series: Leather Breeches
March 7, 2026 - March 8, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaIn this two-day workshop begin your own pair of buckskin breeches. See details gleaned from a number of surviving examples and learn techniques to make these ubiquitous men’s legwear. Workshop includes lunch, a cut-out kit for your trousers, and sewing materials.
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Virtual Author Series featuring Michael P. Gabriel
March 8, 2026 • ZoomThe Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. Incorporating recent scholarship and new archival discoveries, this is an updated biography of one of the forgotten heroes of the Revolutionary War, Richard Montgomery. An Irish-born former British officer who saw extensive service in North America during the Seven Years’ War, […]
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The 32nd Annual Ticonderoga Ball in NYC
March 20, 2026 • 38 E 37th St New York NY 10016This elegant black tie affair supports Fort Ticonderoga’s mission of education and preservation. Enjoy cocktails, dinner, a live auction, and dancing with the Lester Lanin Orchestra at New York City’s historic Union League Club. Our online Exclusive Experiences Auction will be open to all, offering one-of-a-kind trips, tours, and adventures. For more information call 518-585-2821 […]
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Fort Fever Series featuring Cameron Green
March 25, 2026 •The Fort Ticonderoga Fort Fever Series features presentations by Fort Ticonderoga staff. Join Fort Ticonderoga’s Director of Interpretation Cameron Green and examine the Gunboat New York, one of Benedict Arnold’s vessels on Lake Champlain in 1776. A survivor of the Battle of Valcour Island, discover this ship’s unique role in the defense of liberty from […]
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Living History Event: Proceed to Canada
March 28, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaIn this one-day living history event experience Ticonderoga as a supply hub for the Northern Department of the Continental Army, keeping soldiers alive in Canada. Watch as we recreate trains of supply sleds and columns of Continental reinforcements, headed for Canada. Through vignettes, weapons demonstrations, and historic trades demonstrations, discover the challenges of keeping the […]
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Living History Event: Emissaries to Canada
April 11, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaJoin Fort Ticonderoga for this one-day living history event to examine the tenuous American in Canada in April 1776. Meet the special committee from the Continental Congress, including Benjamin Franklin and Charles Carrol, that passed through Ticonderoga as they assess the situation in Canada. Learn more about their diplomatic work to allay fears among French […]
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Virtual Author Series featuring Mark R. Anderson
April 12, 2026 • ZoomThe Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. In May 1776, more than two hundred Indian warriors descended the St. Lawrence River to attack Continental forces at the Cedars, west of Montreal, in the war’s first substantial Indian battles. Over three days’ fighting, the Native Americans and their British […]
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Fourteenth Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium
April 18, 2026 • HybridThe King’s Garden at Fort Ticonderoga presents the Fourteenth Annual Garden & Landscape Symposium on Saturday, April 18, 2026. This program features practical strategies for expanding and improving your garden and landscape. We invite you to join us, whether you are an experienced gardener or you are just getting started, for helpful insights from garden […]
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Fort Fever Series featuring Dr. Matthew Keagle
April 22, 2026 •The Fort Fever Series is a virtual series presented by Fort Ticonderoga staff. Join Dr. Matthew Keagle, Curator, to preview the 2026 special exhibition highlighting “Revolutionary Possibilities.” American Independence was not a foregone conclusion. Recovering the contingency of the American Revolution helps to underscore its profound significance. The future hung in the balance, affected by […]
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Annual History Conference for Educators
May 15, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaThis annual daylong conference immerses teachers in primary sources, material culture, and pedagogical techniques to help connect students to history. Presentations are by classroom teachers, museum staff, archivists, and academics. With the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, each session of this conference explores one of five themes: Power of Place Revolutionary Possibilities Shaping Nations, Forging […]
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Thirtieth Annual War College of the Seven Years’ War
May 15, 2026 - May 17, 2026 • HybridFort Ticonderoga presents the Thirtieth Annual War College of the Seven Years’ War over three days, Friday-Sunday, May 15-17, 2026. Since its beginning in 1996, the War College has become a top venue for historians on subjects related to the Seven Years’ War in North America and beyond, drawing speakers and participants from across North […]
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Living History Event: Memorial Day Weekend
May 23, 2026 - May 24, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaJoin Fort Ticonderoga on Memorial Day weekend, to remember the service of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States who gave their all on the very grounds where so many American soldiers fought and sacrificed. Join the Fifes & Drums of Fort Ticonderoga for a special commemorative ceremony on Sunday. […]
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Living History Event: Scots Day
June 13, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaDiscover the heroic stories of Scottish soldiers in the British Army serving at Ticonderoga and North America though the campaigns of the 18th century. Thrill at musket demonstrations that highlight the equipment, clothing, and tactics of the red-coated Scottish soldier, during the defining military campaigns that shaped North America. Merchants selling kilts, crafts, and other […]
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Virtual Author Series featuring John U. Rees
June 14, 2026 • ZoomThe Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. Using a masterful combination of artistry and accuracy, Don Troiani has dedicated his career to transforming our understanding of the military soldier. Don now turns his talents to capturing the under-recognized African-American soldiers as they fought in the French and Indian […]
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Signature Reenactment Event: Return of an Army
July 3, 2026 - July 5, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaThis event will portray the retreat of the Northern Continental Army to Ticonderoga as the Declaration of Independence was signed to Philadelphia. The maritime arrival and encampment of the Continental Army will show the nadir of this army, from which their labor would lead to a key victory in 1776.
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Virtual Author Series featuring Theodore Corbett
July 26, 2026 • ZoomThe Fort Ticonderoga Author Series features presentations by authors of books related to Fort Ticonderoga’s history. While many books have been written on the naval history of the Revolution, this is one of the first to treat it in its entirety as an Atlantic-wide conflict. While its geographical scope is vast, it features overlooked aspects of the […]
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Signature Reenactment Event: “Today We Are a Nation Among the People of the World”
July 28, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaExperience the first reading of the Declaration of Independence to the troops at Ticonderoga exactly as it occurred 250 years ago. Explore the backdrop of the ongoing preparations to halt British invasion on land and on Lake Champlain.
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The Annual King’s Garden Party
August 1, 2026 • Kings GardenDon’t miss the must-attend event of the summer! Spirited best-of-competition, Exclusive Experiences Auction, and Silent Auction action! For more information, call 518-585-2821 or email [email protected]. Details and tickets coming soon!
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Signature Reenactment Event: Fleet & Fortification: The Science of Defense
August 29, 2026 - August 30, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaDuring this two-day event, examine Americans work outfitting armed vessels Lake Champlain and entrenching strategic locations across the Ticonderoga camp. See how officers in the Continental Army applied centuries of military science that informed Americans defense of liberty.
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Homeschool Day
September 4, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaSpend a day at Fort Ticonderoga and take part in a series of programs designed for homeschool families! While interacting with soldiers, students are immersed in life at the 18th-century fort. Step aboard our Carillon tour boat for a 75-minute narrated boat tour on Lake Champlain to gain an in-depth waterway experience. Row a reproduction […]
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Signature Reenactment Event: “Lodging as the Nature of the Campaign will Admit”
September 19, 2026 - September 20, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaWatch soldiers of the Northern Continental Army build huts at Ticonderoga, just as they did 250 years ago atop Liberty Hill. See American ingenuity in action as soldiers use boards posts, and beams to build new shelter as they guard Ticonderoga into the fall. Discover the historians’ detective work, piecing together this unique housing of […]
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Heritage, Harvest, and Horse Festival
October 3, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaFort Ticonderoga, surrounded by magnificent autumn backdrops of the Adirondacks and Green Mountains will present the Annual Heritage, Harvest, & Horse Festival on October 3, 2026. The 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. […]
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Special 250th Conference “Arnold’s Defeat or Ultimate Victory? Perspectives on the 1776 Campaign”
October 9, 2026 - October 11, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaOn the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Valcour Island Fort Ticonderoga will host a distinguished panel of scholars to reflect on the campaign of 1776 on Lake Champlain. The failure of the British to seize Ticonderoga in the fall of 1776 was a critical, vital victory for the Americans in the early years of the […]
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Girl Scout Day
October 17, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaScouts will participate in interactive and immersive programs, 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 scouts and adults in Fort Ticonderoga’s epic history. The visit will include historic trades’ shops, where they will learn about the […]
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Bon Voyage Cruise on Lake Champlain
October 17, 2026 • Carillon Boat Dock located at Fort TiconderogaJoin 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. Enjoy the spectacular fall foliage aboard the Carillon on its final cruise as it charts its course south for the winter. Discover the […]
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Battle Reenactment: Hold the Line for Liberty
October 24, 2026 - October 25, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaThis reenactment will dramatically recreate one of the greatest Continental Army victories of 1776 that occurred at the same time as one of its greatest defeats. The moment soldiers and militiamen at Ticonderoga held the line for liberty—and perhaps secured independence—will come to life.
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Living History Event: Veteran’s Day Weekend
November 7, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaSalute veterans service in the defense of the United States, beginning with the citizen-soldiers of 1776. The Continental Army at Ticonderoga gave hope to this new nation with their victory over the British Army on October 28, 1776, beginning their long watch over the winter to come. In this one-day living history event, witness the […]
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION® Battle Reenactment: Riot!
December 19, 2026 • Fort TiconderogaRegional tensions within the Continental Army explode in this event, as Pennsylvanians turn on their fellow New England soldiers. The riot between, ‘Yankees,’ and, ‘Buckskins,’ will be dramatically recreated, revealing the humanity of soldiers willing to stand up for liberty.
