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Reenactor Schedule 

Thursday, April 24
 
  • 5:00p - Registration Open*
  • 7:00p - Registration Close*
Friday, April 25: School Day
  • 7:00a - Village Opens for WWII School Day Participants
  • 8:30a - Great War School Day Participant Call Time
  • 9:00a - ALL POVs Out of Village
  • 9:30a - Great War School Day Open
  • 10:30a - Weapons Demonstration @ Battlefield 
  • 11:15a to Noon- LUNCH BREAK
  • 1:00p - Weapons Demonstration @ Battlefield 
  • 2:00p - Great War School Day Close
  • 3:00p - Registration Open*
  • 4:00p - Private Viewing of new exhibit, You're in the Army             Now: Camp Grant, Rockford's Legacy
  Blanket Sale Open (at sites)
  Registered Reenactors and Sales Vendors ONLY
  • 7:00p - Blanket Sale, Exhibit, & Registration Close*
Saturday, April 26: Public Event 10am-4pm
 
  • 7:00a - Registration Open*
  • 9:00a - Safety & Authenticity: REGISTRATION CLOSE*
  • 9:30a - ALL POVs Out of Village
  • 10:00a - Event Open
  • 11:00a - Field Battle
  • 11:30a - Trench Tours START
  • 11:45a - The 1918 Influenza Pandemic (lecture, Church)
  • 12:00p - 2nd City Celebrates the Music of WWI (Gazebo)
  • 1:00p - Woods Battle
  • 1:30p - Woods Battle
  • 2:00p - Suffragettes & WWI (lecture, Church)
  • 2:30p - Trench Tours END
  • 3:00p - Suffragette Rally & March (Church to Gazebo)
  • 3:30p - Field Battle
  • 4:00p - Event Close in Village, Silent Film House Open
  • 4:30p - Buster Keaton Silent Film Double Feature,                       accompanied by Professor Sprocket's Traveling                 Nickelodeon Band (Museum Center)
Sunday, April 27: Public Event 10am-3pm
 
  • 9:30a - ALL POVs Out of Village
  • 10:00a - Event Open
  • 10:30a - Suffragettes & WWI (lecture, Church)
  • 11:30a - Suffragette Rally & March (Church to Gazebo)
  • 12:00p - Field Battle
  • 12:30p - Trench Tours START
  • 12:45p - The 1918 Influenza Pandemic (lecture, Church)
  • 1:00p - 2nd City Celebrates the Music of WWI (Gazebo)
  • 2:00p - Trench Tours END
  • 2:00p - Woods Battle
  • 2:30p - Woods Battle
  • 3:00p - Event Close
  • 6:00p - Village Gates Lock for Weekend
*Registration outside of listed hours will be subject to availability. 
updated 3/25/2025
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