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The complete national calendar of Civil War shows, militaria shows, battlefield tours, reenactments, living history programs, seminars, auctions, and commemorations. Filter by date, type, state, or city. Revolutionary War and America 250 programs are listed on their own era page.
Also on the calendar: 49 Revolutionary War and America’s 250th events, listed separately from the Civil War calendar.
Dates: Aug. 13–15
The North-South Skirmish Association's annual artillery skirmish at Fort Shenandoah, firing original and reproduction Civil War ordnance.
Dates: Aug. 14–15
The Contemporary Longrifle Association’s annual 350-table sales show, where contemporary artisans sell handmade longrifles, powder horns, knives, and early-American accoutrem
Dates: Aug. 19–23
Historian Kevin Pawlak leads this four-day Civil War Field University program on Lee’s 1862 Maryland Campaign, from Leesburg through Harpers Ferry and South Mountain to Antietam, concluding with…
Dates: Aug. 20
Ranger Dr. Tedi Light traces Beaufort's free people of colour through the archival record, the war, and Reconstruction.
Dates: Aug. 20
A program on the United States Colored Troops raised around Washington and the battle flags they carried.
Dates: Aug. 22
A drop-in family program on regimental and signal flags, with a hands-on flag-design activity.
Dates: Aug. 22
Garry Adelman examines the detail buried in Civil War photographs in the museum's Lessons in History series.
Dates: Aug. 22–23
Michigan's largest Civil War living history event, held at Cascades Falls Park since the 1980s, with hundreds of reenactors, period camps, and full-scale battle…
Dates: Aug. 22
A storytelling programme including a noon first-person portrayal of Revolutionary War soldier William Jasper.
Dates: Aug. 25–29
The American Numismatic Association’s flagship annual convention, bringing nearly 500 dealer tables, major auction houses, and mints from around the world to Pittsburgh.
Dates: Aug. 26–30
Historian Hal Litchford leads this four-day program on the collapse of Hood’s Tennessee Campaign — Lyon’s Kentucky Raid, both days of the Battle of Nashville, and the Confederate retreat to the…
Dates: Aug. 29
A program on Civil War hats, uniforms, rank and identity, with reproduction clothing to try on.
Dates: Aug. 29–30
Carolina Trader Promotions' antique gun and military antiques show in the Scott Building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds.
Dates: Sept. 5
Artillery and rifle demonstrations on the ground where Lee's assaults broke on 1 July 1862.
Dates: Sept. 5
Four twenty-minute firing demonstrations with a historic 6-pounder field gun, closing Shiloh's demonstration season.
Dates: Sept. 5–6
Labor Day weekend living history event with hundreds of reenactors, Union and Confederate camps, the civilian town of "Reedsburg," and two battles daily in Huntington Central…
Dates: Sept. 15–17
Morphy Auctions' three-day Firearms & Militaria sale at its Denver, Pennsylvania gallery, regularly including Civil War arms and militaria.
Dates: Sept. 17–20
The Ohio Valley Military Society's MAX Show at the York Expo Center, a four-day militaria and antique arms gathering.
Dates: Sept. 18
The National Civil War Museum's annual fundraising gala, with caterers, trivia, reenactors, a silent auction, and a cannon-firing raffle.
Dates: Sept. 18–20
Annual encampment and living history weekend with Union and Confederate camps, demonstrations, and battle scenarios by one of the Pacific Northwest's longest-running reenacting…
Dates: Sept. 18–20
One of the Midwest’s largest antiques events, drawing more than 2,000 vendors and 20,000+ shoppers across a dozen buildings and the full outdoor fairgrounds. Held twice yearl
Dates: Sept. 19
Zurko's Midwest Promotions' one-day Chicago-area show of Civil War artifacts, collector arms, cavalry swords, autographs, and currency.
Dates: Sept. 19
A day of focused living-history programming at Pamplin Historical Park on faith and religion in the armies and on the home front.
Dates: Sept. 26
Antique arms and military history show of about 50 tables hosted by the New England Antique Arms Society. Pre-1898 antique arms are the focus; no modern…