News Release

Fort Union Days 2019

Date: June 6, 2019
Contact: Mike Weinstein, 505-425-8025 ext. 248

Fort Union National Monument announces its annual Fort Union Days Event to be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 15-16, 2019. The event weekend is FREE to the public and runs from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, and 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on Sunday.

This year, programs and activities will include the Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers, New Mexican folkloric dancing by Los Zapateados Dancers, cannon firing demonstrations, musket firing programs, and a 19^th-century military encampment.

There will also be interactive children’s activities, including a mock soldiers’ drill with wooden muskets. Snacks and light food will be available for sale, and picnicking is always welcome.

The schedule of events (subject to change) is as follows:

Saturday
  9:30 am            Flag Raising ceremony
10:00  Guided fort tour
11:00  Artillery firing program
Artillery Company of New Mexico
12:00 pm           Infantry demonstration
 Third New Mexico Volunteers
12:30 Kids’ Infantry drill
1:00 Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers
2:00 New Mexican folkloric dancing
Los Zapateados Dancers
3:00 Artillery firing demonstration
 Artillery Company of New Mexico

9:00-4:00         Living History camp open to the public
10:00-3:00         Kids’ Tent with children’s activities
11:00-4:00         Food Sales Table

Sunday
9:30 am           Flag Raising ceremony
10:00 Guided fort tour
11:00 Infantry demonstration
Third New Mexico Volunteers
11:30  Kids’ Infantry drill
1:00 pm              Artillery firing demonstration
Artillery Company of New Mexico
2:00  Guided fort tour
2:15 Flag Lowering Ceremony

9:00-2:00          Living History camp open to the public
10:00-1:00         Kids’ Tent with children’s activities
11:00-2:00         Food Sales Table