Upcoming This Year
Oct
9
Saratoga National Historical Park
<p>Looking for a more in-depth, hands-on experience during your visit? Join a Park Volunteer for a caravan-style tour of the Battlefield! Tours will last 2.5-3 hours. Meet in the Visitor Center and follow along in your own vehicle for as long as you like. May be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.</p>
Oct
17
Victory Woods — Surrender Site, Schuylerville, NY (Saratoga National Historical Park)
Annual ceremony marking the October 17, 1777 surrender of British General John Burgoyne and his army — the event that convinced France to enter the war as an American ally. Held at Victory Woods, the actual surrender site, the program includes wreath-laying ceremonies, musket and cannon salutes, remarks by park historians, and guided walks through the historic grounds where nearly 6,000 British and Hessian soldiers laid down their arms.
Oct
Saratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center, Stillwater, NY
A series of public lectures and scholarly talks hosted by Saratoga National Historical Park exploring the military strategy, key personalities, and global consequences of the 1777 Saratoga Campaign. Topics have included Benedict Arnold's battlefield heroics and later treason, the role of Hessian auxiliaries, the Franco-American alliance, and the experiences of women and Native Americans during the campaign. Held at the park visitor center auditorium.
Earlier This Year
Sep
19
– 20
Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, NY
Saratoga National Historical Park's premier annual event commemorating the 1777 Battles of Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights. Features large-scale battle reenactments, artillery demonstrations, period military encampments, musket firings, and ranger-led tours of the battlefield. Participants in Continental and British uniforms recreate key moments of the campaign that became the turning point of the American Revolution.
May
21
Saratoga National Historical Park
<p>Explore the Schuyler House at your own pace, with friendly and knowledgeable satff and volunteers at the ready to share stories or answer questions. </p>
May
21
General Phillip Schuyler House, 4 Broad St., Schuylerville, NY
<p>Discover the Schuyler House, its history, and inhabitants during this 45-minute tour! </p>
Jun
21
Meet on the Visitor Center patio for the presentation.
<p>Learn more about the Battles of Saratoga and Saratoga National Historical Park during these 20-minute presentations. </p>
Jun
21
Meet on the Visitor Center patio for the presentation.
<p>Learn more about the Battles of Saratoga and Saratoga National Historical Park during these 20-minute presentations.</p>
Jul
4
Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, NY
An Independence Day program at the battlefield featuring musket and artillery firing demonstrations by uniformed reenactors, readings of the Declaration of Independence, patriotic music, ranger-led battlefield tours, and family activities. The event connects the ideals of 1776 to the decisive 1777 victory that secured international recognition of American independence.
Jul
7
Visitor Center Lawn
<p>Saratoga National Historical Park joins the Hawai’i Semiquincentennial Commission’s efforts for a nationwide reading of the Declaration of Independence on the date it was first read to the people of Philadelphia 250 years ago. Find out more about the wider effort at <a id="Sharing the Spirit of America Wednesday, July 8 6:00 pm Visitor Center Lawn Saratoga National Historical Park joins the Hawai’i Semiquincentennial Commission’s efforts for a nationwide reading of the Declaration of Independence on the date it was first read to the people of Philadelphia 250 years ago. Find out more about the wider effort at https://america250.org/event/sharing-the-spirit-of-america/.|" href="https://www.nps.gov/sara/planyourvisit/Sharing%20the%20Spirit%20of%20America%20Wednesday,%20July%208%206:00%20
Jul
10
Saratoga National Historical Park
<p>Looking for a more in-depth, hands-on experience during your visit? Join a Park Volunteer for a caravan-style tour of the Battlefield! Tours will last 2.5-3 hours. Meet in the Visitor Center and follow along in your own vehicle for as long as you like. May be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.</p>
Jul
10
Saratoga National Historical Park
<p>Discover (and try out!) toys and games from another time. Learn about daily life from the time of the Battles of Saratoga. This program was made possible by support from the Friends of Saratoga Battlefield.</p>
Jul
11
Saratoga National Historical Park
<p>The American Northern Army encamped at Saratoga Battlefield in 1777 included thousands of Continental soldiers from New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. These soldiers wore a variety of colorful uniforms made of wool or linen, all of which were hand tailored. Their leather shoes were made by hand using a careful, painstaking process. Come to the park to see an 18th-century tailor and cordwainer (not a cobbler!) make these uniform parts using authentic period techniques.</p>
Jul
17
Meet at Visitor Center and travel to tour location
<p>Join the Official Saratoga Battlefield Guide for a free, one hour tour on a topic of his choice related to the Saratoga Campaign. Meet at the Visitor Center. Participants will then travel in their own vehicles to the tour location.</p>
Jul
24
Saratoga National Historical Park
<p>Looking for a more in-depth, hands-on experience during your visit? Join a Park Volunteer for a caravan-style tour of the Battlefield! Tours will last 2.5-3 hours. Meet in the Visitor Center and follow along in your own vehicle for as long as you like. May be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.</p>
Aug
7
Saratoga National Historical Park
<p>Looking for a more in-depth, hands-on experience during your visit? Join a Park Volunteer for a caravan-style tour of the Battlefield! Tours will last 2.5-3 hours. Meet in the Visitor Center and follow along in your own vehicle for as long as you like. May be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.</p>
Aug
21
Saratoga National Historical Park
<p>Looking for a more in-depth, hands-on experience during your visit? Join a Park Volunteer for a caravan-style tour of the Battlefield! Tours will last 2.5-3 hours. Meet in the Visitor Center and follow along in your own vehicle for as long as you like. May be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.</p>
Sep
4
Meet at Visitor Center and travel to tour location
<p>Join the Official Saratoga Battlefield Guide for a free, one hour tour on a topic of his choice related to the Saratoga Campaign. Meet at the Visitor Center. Participants will then travel in their own vehicles to the tour location.</p>
Sep
11
Saratoga National Historical Park
<p>Looking for a more in-depth, hands-on experience during your visit? Join a Park Volunteer for a caravan-style tour of the Battlefield! Tours will last 2.5-3 hours. Meet in the Visitor Center and follow along in your own vehicle for as long as you like. May be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.</p>
Sep
25
Saratoga National Historical Park
<p>Looking for a more in-depth, hands-on experience during your visit? Join a Park Volunteer for a caravan-style tour of the Battlefield! Tours will last 2.5-3 hours. Meet in the Visitor Center and follow along in your own vehicle for as long as you like. May be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.</p>
Sep
Schuyler House (General Philip Schuyler Estate), Schuylerville, NY
Seasonal living history programming at the historic Schuyler House, the country estate of Major General Philip Schuyler that was burned by the British during the 1777 campaign and quickly rebuilt. Rangers and costumed interpreters demonstrate 18th-century domestic life, discuss Schuyler's role in the Northern Campaign, and lead tours of the restored house and grounds. Special programs often coincide with the battle anniversary weekends.