EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

10:00 AM     Opening Ceremony & Posting of Colours

                    W. Malcolm Duncan, Drum Major

10:30 AM     The String Connection, Prairie du Rocher's own Traditional Music Group (stage #1)

11:00 AM      The Peacocks Band -Traditional Music (stage #2)

                      French Marines of Fort de Chartres Drill

                      (on the parade ground)

11:30 AM      Great River Fife and Drum Corps

                      Godfrey, Illinois  

                      (On the parade ground)

12:00 NOON  Dr. Theophratus von Gerlach -The Future of 18th Century Medicine (stage #2)

12:30 PM     The Booneslick Strings- Traditional Music (stage #1)

1:00 PM       The Living History Reenactors Fife and Drum Corps (on the parade ground)

1:30 PM       Tippecanoe Ancient Fife and Drum Corps

                   Lafayette, Indiana

                   (On the parade ground)

2:00 PM   18th Century Military Tactical Demonstration with a Native Parley (on the rifle range)

3:00 PM  42nd Royal Highlanders Band of Pipes

                   Fifes & Drums- West Lafayette, Indiana

                   (On the parade ground)

3:30 PM   The Peacocks Band -Traditional Music (stage #2)

4:00 PM   The String Connection, Prairie du Rocher's own Traditional Music Group (stage #1)

4:30 PM   Retreat Ceremony

BOTH DAYS

    The Peacocks Band, the Booneslick Strings, the Prairie du Rocher La Guiannee Society (traditional French New Years Song), and the Lewis and Clark  Fife and Drum Corps will perform periodically at various locations throughout both days. The Primitive Lifeways Area will feature bow building demonstrations, native food ways, and daily life skills. Cannon firing demonstrations occur on the hour. There will be working oxen demonstrations periodically both days located east of the Fort.

Competitions Both Days

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Rifle Aggregate & Smoothbore Competition (rifle range)

10:00 AM to 12:00 NOON

Primitive Archery Competition

12:00 NOON to 2:30 PM

Knife & Hawk Throw Competition

3:00 PM 

Skillet Toss Competition presented by the Ladies of the Fort de Chartres Marines. This competition is open to all female participants and visitors. (kife and hawk throw area)

 SATURDAY, JUNE 6

9:00 AM Officer's Call- All Military Units

(Commandants Quarters int the Guard's House)

8:00PM to 10:00 PM A dance for event participants and visitors will be held inside the Fort. Music provided by Booneslick Strings.

SUNDAY, JUNE 7

8:00 AM

Mass at Stage#1

Protestant Service at Stage #2

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

La Grande Cannon Fusillade (The Big Cannon Shootout)

The Historic Creole House in downtown Prairie du Rocher will be open for tours on Saturday and Sunday, June 6th and 7th, from 10 am to 4 pm.

There will be a "Garden Walk" special event at the Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site from 1pm to 4pm on June 7th. The event will feature the herb garden at this historic site. The Pierre Menard Home is located near Ellis Grove, Il.