There are often new events listed during the year, so please visit often.

Watch for the updates of our events for the 2011 season.

For more information contact The Friends of Fort George:
tel: 905-468-6621
fax: 905-468-7681
or visit the Contact Us page
or Parks Canada at
tel: 905-468-6614

EVENTS - 2012

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July 1:
Canada Day Celebrations
Canada Day is a community-oriented, family event on July 1, celebrating our national pride and heritage. The year 2012 will be the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 as well as the 25th year of The Friends of Fort George organizing the community event. We once again look forward to welcoming our local residents and visitors to enjoy music and entertainment in Simcoe Park with Frankie Phelan's Dixieland Five Plus Two during the afternoon and an antique auto display by the Rainbow Region of the Antique & Classic Car Club of Canada. Local heritage groups will be invited to setup displays in Simcoe Park to highlight their activities during 2012.

Fort George will be open and free all day and evening. The evening show will feature the Fort George Fife and Drum Corps, 1812 military demonstrations by the 41st Regiment Infantry and Artillery and youngsters in the audience will be recruited to once again join the Kiddie Militia. Closing off the evening with lively music to get you on your feet and dancing and - back by popular demand – are More Bad News and the Horns from Hell. A grand fireworks finale will close the evening at Fort George.

Willow Cakes and Pastries will once again create a 4' x 8' masterpiece cake, decorated with an 1812 theme. The cake will be paraded down Queen Street to Simcoe Park by the 41st Regiment Fife and Drum Corps where it will be served, free to the public, by local dignitaries.
Food services will be available all day. Start the day with a pancake breakfast in Simcoe Park, served up by The Friends of Fort George. A barbeque lunch in Simcoe Park will be served up by the Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club and during the evening, hamburgers and hotdogs will be available at Fort George.

For additional information, contact The Friends of Fort George at 905-468-6621 or giftshop@friendsoffortgeorge.ca

July 14/15:
Naval Re-enactment Weekend at Navy Hall and Fort George

August 18/19:
Fife and Drum Muster and Soldiers' Field Day

August 31:
RCMP Musical Ride

Battle of Queenston Heights Re-enactment

October 12:
Educational Day at Queenston Heights
The Friends of Fort George will be hosting a special educational day at Queenston Heights to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Queenston Heights. We will be offering guided tours of the Battlefield, as well as the opportunity to climb the 235 steps to the top of Brock’s Monument. There will also be special historical demonstrations taking place throughout the day, and period merchants set up for visitors. The cost is $3.50/ student and $4.50/ adult, with one complimentary chaperone fee offered for every 10 students.

Call 905-468-6621 or email giftshop@friendsoffortgeorge.ca to book your tour!

October 13:
The Battle of Queenston Heights Re-enactment
On the morning of October 13, 2012 re-enactors will set out from Fort George and make the historic march to Queenston Heights. Throughout the day at Queenston Heights there will be tours of the battlefield, military demonstrations, music and period merchants. Starting at 3:00 p.m. there will be a re-enactment of the Battle of Queenston Heights featuring the major battle phases including the death of Major General Isaac Brock, the Native skirmishes and the successful attack by Roger Hale Sheaffe. This will be followed by a ceremony at the base of Brock’s Monument which will commemorate those who fought and fell during the War of 1812. At dusk, Brock's body will be taken away on a wagon, followed by a fireworks display.
Food services will be available for the public. Parking and shuttle bus services are being arranged.

Call 905-468-6621 or email giftshop@friendsoffortgeorge.ca for more information.

October 14:
The Funeral and Commemorative Service for Major General Sir Isaac Brock and Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell
Hundreds of re-enactors will be participating in the funeral procession of Major General Sir Isaac Brock, and his fallen Aide de Camp, Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell. The funeral procession will carry the bodies from the Courthouse in Niagara-on-the-Lake towards Fort George National Historic Site, the original resting place of Upper Canada’s Fallen Heroes. A commemoration of the life of Brock and MacDonnell will take place at Brock’s Bastion, Fort George, followed by a Drumhead service, music by the Fort George Fife and Drum Corps, and a musket and cannon salute from inside Fort George, and across the river from Old Fort Niagara. Closing ceremonies will take place inside Fort George, honouring the 200 years of peace and friendship that has existed between Canada and the United States.

For additional information contact 905-468-6621 email giftshop@friendsoffortgeorge.ca
or visit www.1812niagaraonthelake.ca

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This project has been supported by the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program, Department of Canadian Heritage.

Ce projet a été appuyé par le Programme Développement des communautés par le biais des arts et du patrimoine du ministère de Patrimoine canadien.