News Release

September Events

Date: September 3, 2022
Contact: Garrett Cloer, [phone]

Saratoga National Historical Park is excited to announce three special events in September!

 

• September 10: Family Day and Raptors
  • 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm: Family-friendly crafts, historic toys and games, and tin smith demonstrations
  • 1:00 pm: Silent Wings raptor program presented by the Wildlife Institute of Eastern New York. This program is made possible by support from the Friends of Saratoga Battlefield.
• September 19: We mark the 245^th anniversary of the First Battle of Saratoga at 1:00pm with “One Continual Blaze”: The Battle of Freeman’s Farm, an illustrated program telling the story of the battle and its participants.
• September 24: The Fife & Drums of Fort Ticonderoga will perform at noon. This program is made possible by support from the Friends of Saratoga Battlefield.

All events will take place at the Visitor Center.   

Saratoga National Historical Park preserves, protects, and interprets the sites associated with the battles, siege, and surrender of the British forces at Saratoga. The park encompasses five sites including the Saratoga Battlefield, General Philip Schuyler’s House, Victory Woods, the Saratoga Monument, and Sword Surrender site totaling 3,579 acres. It was here in September and October 1777, during the American War for Independence, American troops battled and defeated the British invasion force. A British Army surrendered, for the first time in history, on October 17, 1777. This crucial victory secured essential foreign recognition and support and boosted the morale of the American forces making it the turning point of the American Revolution.  For more information about Saratoga National Historical Park and program updates, please call the Visitor Center at [phone], visit www.nps.gov/sara, or find the park on Facebook or Twitter @SaratogaNHP.