The Adirondacks Museum & Historic Sites EVENTS

Join Fort Ticonderoga's professional staff and tradesmen as you make your own 18th-century clothing and accoutrement during hands-on trades workshops. Each workshop includes a coat kit, sewing materials, and lunch. Pre-registration is required by calling 518-585-6190 and participation is limited. Event Details

Fitted with Great Exactness: The Life and Importance of Clothing to The British Soldier in The Are of The American Revolution. Putting a British soldier into his red coat and other clothes was not as simple as the issuance of... Event Details

This thrilling event vividly recreates the capture of Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775, putting visitors in the middle of the country's first military victory. Explore the real-life events from the perspectives of both the British Garrison and the Green... Event Details

How did the redcoats get their guns? How heavy was a "Brown-Bess" and is that even the right term? Get the answers to these and more questions with Fort Ticonderoga Curator Matthew Keagle in this one-of-a-kind hands-on program. After you... Event Details

How did the redcoats get their guns? How heavy was a "Brown-Bess" and is that even the right term? Get the answers to these and more questions with Fort Ticonderoga Curator Matthew Keagle in this one-of-a-kind hands-on program. After you... Event Details

Explore Fort Ticonderoga's world-class collection of 18th-century artillery from a whole new perspective and be the first to enter Fort Ticonderoga with this special early bird program. Event Details

Experience the flash of musketry and roar of cannon fire by night in this unique 90-minute tour and demonstration of 18th-century guns, big and small! Event Details

Join Fort Ticonderoga's Fifes and Drums to lay wreaths and remember the men who fell in the climactic 1758 Battle of Carillon. Feel the power of the site and remember the day-long battle where the British had suffered casualties of... Event Details

Learn the history of the building and re-building of Fort Ticonderoga on a guided tour beneath the walls fort with Curator Matthew Keagle. Event Details

How did the redcoats get their guns? How heavy was a "Brown-Bess" and is that even the right term? Get the answers to these and more questions with Fort Ticonderoga Curator Matthew Keagle in this one-of-a-kind hands-on program. After you... Event Details

Explore Fort Ticonderoga's world-class collection of 18th-century artillery from a whole new perspective and be the first to enter Fort Ticonderoga with this special early bird program. Event Details

Join Fort Ticonderoga for this two-day battle reenactment and witness the epic 1777 siege of American held Ticonderoga. As General Burgoyne tightened the hold on Ticonderoga, see how American soldiers and artillerymen held the line in the name of Liberty.... Event Details

Learn the history of the building and re-building of Fort Ticonderoga on a guided tour beneath the walls fort with Curator Matthew Keagle. Event Details

Experience the rousing sounds of the Fifes & Drums which hoisted the spirits of an American Army in 1776! Event Details

Go beyond the battles to get the untold, adults-only story of life at Ticonderoga. Between the battles and wars, the men and women stationed at Ticonderoga between 1755-1781 endured scandals, hijinks, and above all…DRAMA! Event Details

How did the redcoats get their guns? How heavy was a "Brown-Bess" and is that even the right term? Get the answers to these and more questions with Fort Ticonderoga Curator Matthew Keagle in this one-of-a-kind hands-on program. After you... Event Details

Explore Fort Ticonderoga's world-class collection of 18th-century artillery from a whole new perspective and be the first to enter Fort Ticonderoga with this special early bird program. Event Details

How did the redcoats get their guns? How heavy was a "Brown-Bess" and is that even the right term? Get the answers to these and more questions with Fort Ticonderoga Curator Matthew Keagle in this one-of-a-kind hands-on program. After you... Event Details

Experience the flash of musketry and roar of cannon fire by night in this unique 90-minute tour and demonstration of 18th-century guns, big and small! Event Details

Spend a day at Fort Ticonderoga and take part in a series of programs designed for homeschool families! While interacting with soldiers, students can ask about life at the 18th-century fort. Step aboard the 1920s replica tour boat, Carillon, for... Event Details

Fort Ticonderoga hosts Girl Scout Day on Saturday, October 10, 2020, from 9:30 am-5:00 pm. Scouts will participate in interactive and immersive programs, visit museum exhibitions, and explore the historic site, including the King's Garden, Carillon Battlefield Hiking Trail, and... Event Details

Although coined the "United States" when the Declaration of Independence was written, the states were anything but united by the end of that year. Feuds persisted between states from private soldiers all the way up to the gentlemen officers. Event Details