Become a time traveler and experience life at a Revolutionary War encampment with the 5th CT Regiment on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Drop in anytime between 10am – 4pm at the Weston History & Culture Center, 104 Weston Rd. in Weston, CT to experience history! Rain or Shine. Parking on site and on the street.

Enjoy a day of FREE family fun. From soldier drills to a kid’s musket march! Blacksmithing, weaving, cooking demonstrations and much more. Buy lunch and treats from JR’s Food Truck and Skip’s Ice Cream truck from 11am – 3pm.

Scheduled events throughout the day include:

Kid’s Musket Drill and March at 11am and 3pm
Soldiers Drill with Musket Firing at 11:30am and 2:30pm
Revolutionary War Fashion Show at 1pm
Historic Weaving from 2pm – 4pm

All Day Demonstrations and Activities include:

Revolutionary War Encampment

Blacksmithing
Wool Spinning
Outdoor Cooking
Woodworking
Food Preservation
Soldier’s Life Tent
Revolutionary War Artifact Table
Revolutionary War Surgeon
Revolutionary War Marine
Axe and Tool Exhibit with the American Axe Preservation Society
Weston at Work Interactive Exhibit
Coley House Guided Tours
Sarah Treadwell: Connecticut Mom & American Patriot Exhibit

This event is part of Weston’s America 250 celebration with funding from the Weston History & Culture Center and the Weston America 250 Advisory Group Sponsors: The Adolph & Ruth Schnurmacher Family Foundation, The Plotkin, Kretz and Weisenfeld Families, Camelot Real Estate, Berchem Moses PC, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty Westport Brokerage, Eversource Energy, Wealthspire, Fairfield County Bank and Aquarion Water Company.

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