Visitors of all ages are invited to immerse themselves in history at the Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek on June 3 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and June 4 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Battlefield House Museum and Park, 77 King St. W., Stoney Creek. Battle re-enactments take place at 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Admission to the event is free.
Visitors of all ages are invited to immerse themselves in history at the Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek on June 3 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and June 4 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Battlefield House Museum and Park, 77 King St. W., Stoney Creek. Battle re-enactments take place at 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Admission to the event is free.
Bring the whole family for period games, food, music and dancing. Mingle with early 19th-century settlers and soldiers as they go about their daily life and witness historical demonstrations of cooking, dancing, blacksmithing, flintknapping and more. Visit the merchants and military encampment and discover traditional pastimes. Enjoy free guided tours of the encampment, Battlefield House Museum, and 100-foot-tall Battlefield Monument unveiled on June 6, 1913 to commemorate a century of peace between Britain and the United States.
This year features Indigenous programming, including a narrated “Great Peace Game” of Haudenosaunee lacrosse on the battlefield prior to each battle re-enactment on Saturday, June 3. After the game, the young men will be joined by Haudenosaunee singers and dancers who will share Gada:tro (Standing Quiver Dance), and the Smoke Dance with audience participation. The Eagle Flight Singers and Dancers will provide narrated Indigenous performances with audience participation on June 4 at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
There is absolutely no parking on-site during the re-enactment event. Free parking and a free shuttle bus runs on the Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The shuttle bus and the event’s outdoor activities are fully accessible.
FREE parking and FREE shuttle buses run Saturday from 10am to 10:30pm and Sunday from 10am until 5pm from the off-site parking at:
On June 5, 1813, American forces marched from Niagara and set up camp at the Gage family homestead. In the early morning hours of June 6, 700 British troops marched from Burlington Heights — where Dundurn Castle stands today — and defeated 3,000 American soldiers under the cover of darkness. The battle is considered a turning point in the War of 1812 as the Americans, who occupied Fort George at the time, never penetrated as far into the Niagara Peninsula again.
