Join Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Event Manager, Brooke Sauter, and learn how to sew clothes for the Feast! Brooke teaches both hand and machine sewing, and all skill levels are invited. Participants will work to learn new skills, make new Feast friends, and walk away with new garments for the 2024 Feast (Oct. 5-6).
Meet some of the inhabitants of the Military Post of Ouiatenon. French Soldiers and their support network of Female Auxiliaries, Civilian Militiamen and Traders. See displays of a typical French soldier’s gear and weapons and hear about what a day in the life was like for someone tasked to guard the trading post of Ouiatenon. View demonstrations of 18th century military tactics and musket fire and participate in a “French Colonial Muster and Drill” at 11 am and 2:30 pm.
Presented by Living History Interpreters.
Join Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Event Manager, Brooke Sauter, and learn how to sew clothes for the Feast! Brooke teaches both hand and machine sewing, and all skill levels are invited. Participants will work to learn new skills, make new Feast friends, and walk away with new garments for the 2024 Feast (Oct. 5-6).
Join Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Event Manager, Brooke Sauter, and learn how to sew clothes for the Feast! Brooke teaches both hand and machine sewing, and all skill levels are invited. Participants will work to learn new skills, make new Feast friends, and walk away with new garments for the 2024 Feast (Oct. 5-6).
The past is yours to savor at the Feast of the Hunters’ Moon. At this historic reenactment you can recapture 18th century life at Fort Ouiatenon—the first fortified European outpost in what is now Indiana.
The Feast of the Hunters’ Moon is a re-creation of the annual fall gathering of the French and Native Americans which took place Fort Ouiatenon, a fur-trading outpost in the mid – 1700s. It is held annually in early autumn on the banks of the Wabash River, four miles southwest of West Lafayette, Indiana.
Thousands of participants re-enact this event creating a feast for your senses. Smell the wood smoke, hear the report of the rifles, savor authentic food and more.
Continuous, free programming is held on five stages. French and Native American music and dance, fife and drum corps performances, military drills and demonstrations, fashion shows, games and contests can be enjoyed at the 50th celebration of this event. Special hands-on activities include the children’s trade blanket, costume try-on, candle-dipping, story telling, bead bracelet making, cross-cut sawing, and axe throwing.
The past is yours to savor at the Feast of the Hunters’ Moon. At this historic reenactment you can recapture 18th century life at Fort Ouiatenon—the first fortified European outpost in what is now Indiana.
The Feast of the Hunters’ Moon is a re-creation of the annual fall gathering of the French and Native Americans which took place Fort Ouiatenon, a fur-trading outpost in the mid – 1700s. It is held annually in early autumn on the banks of the Wabash River, four miles southwest of West Lafayette, Indiana.
Thousands of participants re-enact this event creating a feast for your senses. Smell the wood smoke, hear the report of the rifles, savor authentic food and more.
Continuous, free programming is held on five stages. French and Native American music and dance, fife and drum corps performances, military drills and demonstrations, fashion shows, games and contests can be enjoyed at the 50th celebration of this event. Special hands-on activities include the children’s trade blanket, costume try-on, candle-dipping, story telling, bead bracelet making, cross-cut sawing, and axe throwing.