38th Rendezvous Schedule
Sceduled Events

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

10:00 AM     Opening Ceremony & Posting of Colours

                    W. Malcolm Duncan, Drum Major

10:30 AM     The Peacocks Band (stage)

                      French Marines of Fort de Chartres Drill

                      (on the parade ground)

11:00 AM      Booneslick Strings Traditional Music (stage)

                      Sheep Dog Demonstration

                      (in front of the Fort)

11:30 AM      Great River Fife and Drum Corps

                      Godfrey, Illinois  

                      (On the parade ground)

12:00 NOON   Lewis and Clark Fife & Drum Corps

                      (On the parade ground)

12:30 PM     Traveler's Dream French Colonial Music

                      (stage)

1:00 PM        "Meet the Natives"

                      Native American Fashion Show (stage)

1:30 PM      Les Grenouilles Dansante

                     Prairie du Rocher Dancers

                    (near stage)

1:45 PM      La Guiannee- Traditional French New Year's

                    Song (stage)

                   String Connection -Prairie du

                   Rocher's own Traditonal Music (stage)

2:00 PM   Tippecanoe Ancient Fife and Drum Corps

                   Lafayette, Indiana

                   (On the parade ground)

2:30 PM   42nd Royal Highlanders Band of Pipes

                   Fifes & Drums- West Lafayette, Indiana

                   (On the parade ground)

3:00 PM   The Campfollowers Band (stage)

                   The Peacocks Band (behind museum)

3:30 PM   String Connection -Prairie du

                   Rocher'sown Traditonal Music (stage)

4:00 PM   Traveler's Dream

                   French Colonial Music (stage)

4:30 PM   Retreat Ceremony

 

                  

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BOTH DAYS

    The Peacocks Band, the Booneslick Strings, and the Campfollowers Band will perform period music at various locations. The Primitive Lifeways Area will feature archery demonstrations and competition. Cannon firing demonstrations occur on the hour. There will be working oxen and sheep dog demonstrations periodically both days located east of the Fort.

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SCHEDULED EVENTS ON SATURDAY

OR SUNDAY ONLY

SATURDAY, JUNE 7

10:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Rifle Aggregate & Smoothbore Competition

10:00 AM to 12:00 NOON

Primitive Archery Competition

12:00 NOON to 3:00 PM

Knife & Hawk Throw Competition

8:00 PM to 10:00 PM

A dance for event participants and visitors will be inside the Fort

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 8

8:00 AM

Mass at Fort de Chartres Chapel

10:00 AM to 12:00 NOON

Primitive Archery Competition

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

La Grande Cannon Fusillade (The Big Cannon Shootout)

12:00 NOON to 3:00 PM

Knife & Hawk Throw Competition

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

18th Century Military Tactical Demonstration

with Native Parley

(rifle range)

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