Fort Ticonderoga is a bucket list destination! Bring the family and enjoy hands-on activities, daily weapon demos, boat tours, world-class museum exhibits, beautiful gardens, friendly animals, and more. Rain or shine, there's something for everyone.
Experience History at Fort Ticonderoga
Spend the day, witness the beauty, and discover the history at Fort Ticonderoga in Ticonderoga, NY! Located near the northern end of Lake George, every day is an event at Fort Ticonderoga, and every year offers new experiences. In fact, the fort is the only site in America that tells a new story each year through dynamic historical interpretation and exhibitions, bringing to life its epic story as the key to the continent in the 18th-century.
Special Programs & Seasonal Fun
From living history to behind-the-scenes programs, battle re-enactments, workshops, seminars, and seasonal activities, there is always something happening at this family-friendly attraction. Some of the highlights include:
Daily Soldiers' Life Programs
Guided Museum Tours
Carillon Boat Tours on Lake Champlain
Musket Firing Demonstrations
Cannon Fire Demonstrations
Hiking Trail
Fifes & Drums Performances
Heritage Breed Animals
Unique Special Tours & Evening Programs
Take a Trip to the Fort in 2023
Fort Ticonderoga and Mount Defiance are open for the 2023 season! This year's season will focus on the year 1760, and visitors will be able to see the unfolding story as British soldiers and American provincials ensure military dominance on Lake Champlain and deep into the heart of French Canada.
Experience the blend of history and natural beauty like nowhere else at Fort Ticonderoga, Tuesday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
Visit the Fort Ti website for more information on special events, tours, battle re-enactments, and more. Your adventure awaits!
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM at Fort Ticonderoga Thompson Research Center, 30 Fort Ti RoadTiconderoga, NY12883
How did the redcoats get their guns? How heavy was a "brown-Bess"? Is that even the right name? Get the answers to these and more questions with the Curator of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum in this one-of-a-kind behind-the-scenes, hands-on program.... Event Details
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM at Fort Ticonderoga Thompson Research Center, 30 Fort Ti RoadTiconderoga, NY12883
How did the redcoats get their guns? How heavy was a "brown-Bess"? Is that even the right name? Get the answers to these and more questions with the Curator of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum in this one-of-a-kind behind-the-scenes, hands-on program.... Event Details
5:30 PM to 6:45 PM at Fort Ticonderoga Thompson Research Center, 102 Fort Ti RoadTiconderoga, NY12883
Learn what the founding fathers were doing when nobody was looking. Between the battles, the men and women stationed at Ticonderoga from 1755 to 1781 endured scandals, hijinks, and above all…drama! Join Fort Ticonderoga's Curator for a different look, and... Event Details
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Fort Ticonderoga, 102 Fort Ti RoadTiconderoga, NY12883
Discover your own Scottish connection by visiting clan tents and vendors and enjoy the sounds of Scottish music performed throughout the day. Discover the stories of Scottish soldiers in the British Army serving at Ticonderoga and North America broadly through... Event Details
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Fort Ticonderoga, 102 Fort Ti RoadTiconderoga, NY12883
Stand on the very ground where the epic Battle of Carillon took place on July 8, 1758. Join the Fifes & Drums of Fort Ticonderoga to lay wreaths and remember those who fell in the climactic 1758 Battle of Carillon. Event Details
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Fort Ticonderoga, 102 Fort Ti RoadTiconderoga, NY12883
Fort Ticonderoga, surrounded by magnificent autumn backdrops of the Adirondacks and Green Mountains will present the Annual Heritage, Harvest, & Horse Festival on September 30, 2023. The full day of autumn fun will be set in the midst of the... Event Details
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