Previous 2018 Events
January 6, 2018 Race for the Grasshopper, 1 mile fun run 8:30, 5K 9:00.
January 13-14, 2018 Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, January 13, 2018
10:00 am Wreath-laying by SAR, DAR, and CAR chapters at the 1932 US Monument in front of the Visitor Center, followed by procession to the 1856 Washington Light Infantry Monument.
10:15 am Interactive cannon drill for children 5 - 95 yrs
11:00 am Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.
11:15 am 18th century cavalry demonstration, 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.
11:30 am Eric Williams: “18th Century Medicine,” Program Tent
11:45 am 18th century weapons firing demonstration, Firing Range.
12:00 pm Robert Jones, US Army Command and General Staff School: Staff Ride for Civilians (Special walk showing how the military studies the battle) Meet behind the Visitor Center.
12:30 pm Ken Johnston portrays “Daniel Morgan” Program Tent.
12:45 pm 18th century weapons firing demonstration, Firing Range.
1:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.
1:15 pm 18th century cavalry demonstration, 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.
1:30 pm Sons of Liberty, 18th century music concert. Program Tent.
1:45 pm 18th century weapons firing demonstration, Firing Range.
2:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.
2:30 pm Order in the Ranks: courts martial program. Program Tent
2:45 pm 18th century weapons firing demonstration, Firing Range.
3:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.
3:15 pm 18th century cavalry demonstration, 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.
3:30 pm Joe Epley,
A Passel of Trouble, Program Tent. Followed by book signing in the Visitor Center
3:45 pm 18th century weapons firing demonstration, Firing Range.
4:30 pm Mike Cecere:
A Good and Valuable Officer, Program Tent. Followed by book signing in the Visitor Center.
5:30 pm Sons of Liberty, 18th century music concert. Museum.
5:45 - 7:15 pm Lantern walks on the battlefield.
Reservations required. (Call 864-461-2828 after January 2.) (Dress warmly and bring a flashlight.) Walks leave at 5:45, 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, 6:45, and 7:00. Meet behind the Visitor Center at your ticketed time.
Sunday, January 14, 2018
10:30 am Divine Service (18th century church service), Program Tent.
11:00 am Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.
11:15 am 18th century cavalry demonstration, 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.
11:45 am 18th century weapons firing demonstration, Firing Range.
12:30 pm Ranger talk: “Remembering the Cowpens” Program Tent.
12:45 pm 18th century weapons firing demonstration, Firing Range.
1:00 pm Arrival of Morgan’s March participants, led by fife and drum corps. Program Tent.
1:30 pm “Freedom Fighter: The Story of Scipio,” a dramatic first- person performance that explores the life of a black pioneer and guide during the American Revolution. Program Tent.
1:45 pm 18th century weapons firing demonstration, Firing Range.
2:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.
2:15 pm 18th century cavalry demonstration, 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.
2:30 pm Dr. Lawrence Babits: “Continental Logistics in the Southern Campaign” Program Tent. Followed by signing of
A Devil of a Whipping in the Visitor Center.
2:45 pm 18th century weapons firing demonstration, Firing Range.
3:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.
3:30 pm Sons of Liberty, 18th music century concert. Program Tent.
5:00 pm Visitor Center and park close.
Both Days
Park movie on the hour in the Visitor Center.
All activities are FREE!
Featured authors will be available to sign books in the Visitor Center for an hour following their respective talks.
For your safety and that of the horses, park regulations prohibit visitors from getting within 6 feet of the horses.
Children’s Activities Hands-on activities for families in the Children’s Tent, behind the Visitor Center. Changes to the following schedule will be posted on the chalkboard outside the Children’s Tent.
Saturday: 11:00 - 4:00
Sunday: 12:00 - 3:00
Saturday
11:00 Quill pen writing
12:00 Sachets
1:00 Wax seals
2:00 Toss toys
3:00 Flag design
Sunday
12:00 Quill pen writing
1:00 Wax seals
2:00 Cartridge rolling
Musket drilling with dummy guns.
Saturday
11:15
12:15
1:15
2:15
3:15
Sunday
12:15
1:15
2:15
February 9 Book signing: Bert Dunkerly; Eutaw Springs:
The Final Battle of the American Revolution's Southern Campaign, 6:00 pm
March 24 - 25, 2018 A Woman's War
The roles, hardships, and sacrifices faced by colonial women who stayed at home while their men left to serve, and of those who followed their men to battle.
Saturday, March 24
10:30 Rosie the Revolutionary - the role women played in home defense
11:00 Maggie Worsdale portraying Martha Washington
12:30 Dr. Melissa Walker:
Revolutionaries, Too: Women and the Southern Campaign
1:30 Rosie the Revolutionary - the role women played in home defense
2:00 Maggie Worsdale portraying Martha Washington
3:30 Guided battlefield walk
Sunday, March 25
11:30 Guided battlefield walk
1:30 Carin Bloom portraying Catherine "Caty" Greene
2:30 Rosie the Revolutionary - the role women played in home defense
3:30 Guided battlefield walk
Ongoing throughout the weekend
Cooking for Continentals
Colonial beverages and drinking customs
Army rations and field cooking
Mary Patton and gunpowder manufacture
Vinegar distillation and food preservation
Dutch immigrant farmers turned petit sutlers following the army
Laundresses
Children's activities
Saturday
10:00 - 3:00
Sunday
12:00 - 3:00
April 21 Junior Ranger Day From 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, children can do a variety of Junior Ranger programs and earn a badge.
April 29 Park Rx Day - Spring plant walk, 1:00 pm.
May 19 Guided Bird Walk. Meet JB Hines of the Piedmont Audubon Society behind the visitor center at 9:00 for a guided bird walk as part of the Cherokee County migratory bird count. Binoculars are recommended, but optional.
June 2 Living History Day 1st Maryland, Southern Campaign (American Continental) will give weapons firing demonstrations at 11:15, 1:45, 3:15.
June 16 Living History Day SC Rangers (American Militia) will give weapons firing demonstrations at 10:20, 11:20, 1:20, and 2:20.
July 7 Celebration of Freedom
9:45 Weapons firing demonstration - behind and to the right of the Visitor Center - 20 minutes
10:15 Reading of the Declaration of Independence under the trees behind the Visitor Center - 20 minutes. Tell a ranger at the desk if you would like to read a short section.
10:45 Ranger-guided Battlefield Walk - Meet at the left of the Visitor Center - 1 hour
11:15 Weapons firing demonstration - behind and to the right of the Visitor Center - 20 minutes
11:45 Artillery Talk - Meet under the trees behind the Visitor Center - 30 minutes
12:45 Weapons firing demonstration - behind and to the right of the Visitor Center - 20 minutes
1:30 Ranger-guided Battlefield Walk - Meet at the left of the Visitor Center - 1 hour
2:15 Weapons firing demonstration - behind and to the right of the Visitor Center - 20 minutes
August 25 Living History Day SC Rangers (American Militia) will give weapons firing demonstrations at 10:20, 11:20, 1:20, and 2:20.
September 22 Living History Day SC Rangers (American Militia) living history encampment. Musket and rifle firing demonstrations at 10:20, 11:20, 1:20, and 2:20.
October 6 The Night before Kings Mountain
11:30 - Guided battlefield walk
2:30 - Guided battelfield walk
3:00 - 4:30 - Living Wax Museum presented by Grassy Pond Elementary
4:30 - 5:30 - SCETV Sizzle Reel Preview
5:30 - Sons of Liberty musical performance
6:00 - The Night before Kings Mountain performance by the Overmountain Victory Trail Association
October 13 - 14, A Blast from the Past - Artillery Weekend
Saturday, October 13
10:30 am Cannon Talk
11:30 am Cannon Firing Demonstration
1:30 pm Cannon Firing Demonstration
2:30 pm Cannon talk
3:30 pm Cannon Firing Demonstration
Sunday, October 14
10:30 am Cannon Talk
12:30 pm Cannon firing demo
1:30 pm Cannon talk
2:30 pm Cannon firing demo
3:30 pm Guided Battlefield Walk
October 20 - 21, Military through the Ages Timeline event with reenactors portraying Revolutionary War - World War I soldiers.