Living History
Antietam Memorial Illumination
- Dates
- December 5, 2026 (Saturday)
- Hours
- Driving tour begins 6 p.m.
- Location
- Antietam National BattlefieldSharpsburg, MD
- Admission
- Free
- Organizer
- Antietam National Battlefield
- Contact
- 301-432-5124
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About this event
The largest memorial illumination in North America — 23,000 luminaries, one for each casualty of the September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam, line a five-mile driving tour through the battlefield.
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