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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.

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Also on the calendar: 32 Revolutionary War and America’s 250th events, listed separately from the Civil War calendar.

162nd Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Cedar Creek

ReenactmentVA

VenueCedar Creek Battlefield, 8340 Valley Pike Middletown, VA 22645

HoursSaturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. · Sunday 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

AdmissionAdults 16+ $20 per day · Youth 7–15 $15 · Seniors, active military, veterans, first responders and students $15 · Children 6 and under free

PromoterCedar Creek Battlefield Foundation

The Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation's 162nd anniversary reenactment on the battlefield at Middletown, with infantry, cavalry, and artillery in action.

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A Walk Through History

Living HistoryVA

VenueLocust Grove Farm, 590 Locust Grove Lane Walkerton, VA 23177

Hours10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Admission$5 Kids 12 and under free

PromoterLocust Grove Farm and Peninsula Artillery · Cecky Ropelewski · 804-239-9409 · ftmattaponi@aol.com

This event beings history to life, walking through woods and interacting with Native Americans and historical reenactors representing the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WW1, WW11 , Korea, and Vietnam Wars. Rounding out the program, there is a forger, hammered dulcimer musicians, The Fossil Man, vintage toys and games, old school supplies, and a tent full of uniforms and vintage dresses for our guests to try on and take pictures of themselves. A "Scavenger Hunt," which is a series of history questions, is given to all guests. A fun and exciting way to learn history.

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Autumn Gettysburg Civil War & Militaria Show

Civil War ShowPA

VenueAllstar Events Complex, 2638 Emmitsburg Road Gettysburg, PA 17325

HoursSaturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. · Sunday 9 a.m.–2 p.m.

Admission$15 per person · Children under 12 free with a paying adult

PromoterThe Autumn Gettysburg Show

The autumn Gettysburg show, with over 400 tables of military artifacts from the Revolutionary War through the Second World War.

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Original Round Top Antiques Fair (Fall)

Collector & Trade ShowTX

VenueBig Red Barn & Continental Tent, Round Top, TX

HoursOpening day 9 a.m.–6 p.m. · daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. · final day 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

PromoterThe Layne Family

The original show of Texas Antiques Week in Round Top, held in the Big Red Barn and Continental Tent — a premier national destination for antiques, Americana, and folk art.

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OVMS Wilmington October Show

Military Antique ShowOH

VenueRoberts Centre, Wilmington, OH

HoursSee website

AdmissionSee website

PromoterOhio Valley Military Society

The Ohio Valley Military Society's autumn Wilmington show at the Roberts Centre.

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Mid-Ohio Insulator Show

Collector & Trade ShowOH

VenueClark County Fairgrounds, 4401 South Charleston Pike Springfield, OH 45505

HoursFriday noon–6 p.m. · Saturday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. · Sunday from 8 a.m.

PromoterCurt Boster · 614-301-5125 · cboster530@att.net

The largest annual insulator show in the country, now in its sixth decade, drawing glass and porcelain insulator collectors nationwide — plus bottles, lightning-rod equipment, and

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New York Custom Knife Show

Collector & Trade ShowNJ

VenueThe Westin Jersey City Newport, Newport Ballroom, 479 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, NJ 07310

HoursFriday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. · Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

AdmissionDay Pass $20 · Collector Pass $35 · VIP Pass $45

PromoterFifty Fifty Productions LLC

Custom knife show gathering leading custom knifemakers and collectors in the New York metro area, with over 100 exhibitor tables where collectors buy directly from the makers.

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Community Free Day Honoring Veterans

Museum ProgramPAFree

VenueThe National Civil War Museum, 1 Lincoln Circle Harrisburg, PA 17103

HoursSaturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

AdmissionFree

PromoterThe National Civil War Museum

A free community day at The National Civil War Museum recognising veterans, with gallery access and special programming.

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Annual Battle of Fort Branch Reenactment

ReenactmentNC

VenueFort Branch Civil War Site, 2883 Fort Branch Rd Oak City, NC

HoursBattle reenactment Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

AdmissionFree · Parking $10 per day or $15 two-day pass

PromoterFort Branch Civil War Site, PO Box 355, Hamilton, NC 27840

Held at the original Confederate earthen fort overlooking the Roanoke River since 1987, with battle reenactments both afternoons, camp life demonstrations, night cannon firing, and period music. Held…

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BGES Tour — The Vicksburg Campaign

Battlefield TourMS

VenueHeadquarters: Hampton Inn, Vicksburg, MS

HoursWednesday 6–7 p.m. orientation · Thursday–Saturday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Admission$825 BGES members · $875 non-members

PromoterBlue and Gray Education Society

Dr. Timothy B. Smith leads this four-day program on the climactic operations around Vicksburg — Chickasaw Bayou, Grant’s Canal, Grand Gulf, Port Gibson, and Raymond — concluding with the assaults and…

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Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Fall Expo

Collector & Trade ShowMD

VenueBaltimore Convention Center, Halls A–C, One West Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21201

HoursAll-day event (or hours vary by day)

PromoterWhitman Expos · info@whitmanexpo.com

The fall edition of the long-running Whitman Baltimore Expo, one of the East Coast’s major coin and currency shows, with over 300 professional booth-holders from across the n

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22nd Annual President's Remembrance Day Dinner & Ball

Other Civil War EventPA

VenueGettysburg, PA

HoursSee website

AdmissionSee website

PromoterJohn Newbold · 717-420-5145

Period attire is required for both…

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Atlanta Antique Gun and International Military Show

Military Antique ShowGA

VenueIAMAW Local 709 Union Hall, 1032 S. Marietta Parkway Marietta, GA

HoursFriday noon–5 p.m. · Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Admission$7 daily · Ages 7–12 $1 · Two-day pass $10

PromoterCarolina Trader Promotions · 704-254-6181 · richard@thecarolinatrader.com

Carolina Trader Promotions' long-running antique gun and international military collectibles show at the IAMAW Union Hall in Marietta.

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45th Central Virginia Military Antique Show

Military Antique ShowVA

VenueMeadow Event Park, 13191 Dawn Boulevard Doswell, VA 23047

HoursSaturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (dealer setup Friday 10 a.m.–6 p.m.)

Admission$10 · Children 12 and under free · Open to the public

PromoterBullet and Shell · Carl Sitherwood · 404-394-5128 · Carl@BulletAndShell.com

The 45th Central Virginia Military Antique Show at Meadow Event Park in Doswell, a one-day Saturday show.

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Annual Gettysburg Remembrance Day Events

Living HistoryPA

VenueGettysburg, PA — multiple locations, Gettysburg, PA

HoursAlbert Woolson GAR Monument ceremony 11 a.m. · Parade 1 p.m. · Civil War Ball 8 p.m.

AdmissionCivil War Ball $25 at the door (proceeds benefit Gettysburg National Military Park)

PromoterLt. Col. David Hann, SVR Provost Marshal · 609-816-2012 · majorsvrprovost@gmail.com

Sponsored by the Sons of Veterans Reserve, Military Department of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Includes the Albert Woolson GAR Monument ceremony, Remembrance Day parade with units…

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Soldier of the South: Fighting Dick Anderson — Lessons in History

LecturePAFree

VenueThe National Civil War Museum, 1 Lincoln Circle Harrisburg, PA 17103

HoursSaturday 11 a.m.–noon

AdmissionFree — regular museum admission applies for gallery access

PromoterThe National Civil War Museum

A Lessons in History talk on Confederate general Richard H. Anderson, followed by a book signing.

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Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show

Gun ShowOK

VenueTulsa Expo Square, Tulsa, OK

HoursSee website

AdmissionSee website

PromoterTulsa Gun Show, Inc.

Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show at Expo Square, a very large collector arms show with a substantial antique arms and militaria component.

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The Lincoln Forum XXXI Annual Symposium

SeminarPA

VenueGettysburg, PA

HoursSee website

Admission$475 registration (membership required)

PromoterThe Lincoln Forum

The 31st annual Lincoln Forum symposium, themed "Lincoln and the Founders," gathers leading Lincoln and Civil War scholars for panels, a battlefield tour, and a book sale with author…

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Ohio Gun Collectors Association Meeting & Show (November)

Gun ShowOH

VenueSpooky Nook at Champion Mill, 601 N. B Street Hamilton, OH 45013

HoursAll-day event (or hours vary by day)

AdmissionMembers and invited guests only — weekend guest passes $15 (attend as a guest of a current member)

PromoterOhio Gun Collectors Association

One of the nation’s premier collector-arms organizations, whose meetings regularly feature 600–700 tables of strictly gun-related material. Not open to the general public — c

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Tennessee Military Collectors Association Fall Show

Military Antique ShowTN

VenueCool Springs Marriott, 700 Cool Springs Blvd Franklin, TN 37067

HoursFriday noon–7 p.m. · Saturday 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Admission$5 · Free parking

PromoterTennessee Military Collectors Association

The Tennessee Military Collectors Association's fall show at the Cool Springs Marriott, covering the Revolutionary War through Desert Storm across three rooms.

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Antietam Memorial Illumination

Living HistoryMDFree

VenueAntietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, MD

HoursDriving tour begins 6 p.m.

AdmissionFree

PromoterAntietam National Battlefield · 301-432-5124

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…

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Antique & Modern Arms Show

Gun ShowPA

VenueAgricultural Hall, Allentown, PA

HoursSee website

AdmissionSee website

PromoterForks of the Delaware Historical Arms Society · 610-438-9006

Forks of the Delaware Historical Arms Society,…

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Battle of Prairie Grove Reenactment

ReenactmentARFree

VenuePrairie Grove Battlefield State Park, 506 E. Douglas St. Prairie Grove, AR

HoursSee website

AdmissionFree

PromoterArkansas State Parks · 479-846-2990 · prairiegrove@arkansas.com

Arkansas's largest Civil War reenactment, held every other year on the ground where the December 7, 1862 battle was fought — battle reenactments both days, camp tours, drill demonstrations, period…

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Middle Tennessee (Franklin) Civil War Show and Sale

Civil War ShowTN

VenueWilliamson County Ag Expo Park, 4215 Long Lane Franklin, TN 37064

HoursSaturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. · Sunday 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

AdmissionAdults $12 · Children under 12 free · Free parking

PromoterMike Kent and Associates · Mike Kent · 770-630-7296 · mike@mkshows.com

Mike Kent and Associates' Middle Tennessee Civil War Show at the Williamson County Ag Expo Park in Franklin.

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