Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events
Oct
7
Sat
Feast of the Hunters’ Moon 2023 @ Fort Ouiatenon Historic Park
Oct 7 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

The Tippecanoe County Historical Association of Lafayette, Indiana, in cooperation with the Tippecanoe County Park and Recreation Department, will be sponsoring the 56th annual Feast of the Hunters’ Moon festival on October 7 & 8. Hours are Saturday 9am to 5pm E.D.T. and Sunday 9am to 4pm E.D.T. The “Feast” is held annually along the banks of the Wabash River. Considered by many to be the “must see” event of the year, the Feast represents the time of homecoming, feasting, dancing and celebrating from the earliest days of historic Fort Ouiatenon (1717-1791), the first fortified European settlement in Indiana.

Over 40 different recreated period foods will put the “feast” in the Feast! Food booths are run by area non-profit organizations as fundraisers for their worthy community projects. Different arenas and stages plus numerous locations on the 30 acres of festival grounds feature outstanding performances by musicians, interpreters, military re-enactors and Native American groups.

Advance ticket information will be posted several months before the event. 

Oct
8
Sun
Feast of the Hunters’ Moon 2023 @ Fort Ouiatenon Historic Park
Oct 8 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

The Tippecanoe County Historical Association of Lafayette, Indiana, in cooperation with the Tippecanoe County Park and Recreation Department, will be sponsoring the 56th annual Feast of the Hunters’ Moon festival on October 7 & 8. Hours are Saturday 9am to 5pm E.D.T. and Sunday 9am to 4pm E.D.T. The “Feast” is held annually along the banks of the Wabash River. Considered by many to be the “must see” event of the year, the Feast represents the time of homecoming, feasting, dancing and celebrating from the earliest days of historic Fort Ouiatenon (1717-1791), the first fortified European settlement in Indiana.

Over 40 different recreated period foods will put the “feast” in the Feast! Food booths are run by area non-profit organizations as fundraisers for their worthy community projects. Different arenas and stages plus numerous locations on the 30 acres of festival grounds feature outstanding performances by musicians, interpreters, military re-enactors and Native American groups.

Advance ticket information will be posted several months before the event. 

Oct
21
Sat
Spring Vale Cemetery Tour @ Spring Vale Cemetery
Oct 21 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

In December 1868, the Spring Vale Cemetery Association was organized, and a 150 acre tract two miles northeast of the city in the Longlois Reserve was purchased. It was laid out into 35 sections, in the rural cemetery style. Come learn more about this cemetery and some of the early Tippecanoe County residents buried here.

NOTE: if it is raining, we will hold the program at the Frank G. Arganbright Genealogy Center, 1001 South, Lafayette, IN

 

Nov
4
Sat
Battle of Tippecanoe Commemoration @ Tippecanoe Battlefield
Nov 4 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
 
Join the Tippecanoe County Historical Association, in partnership with American Legion Post 11, for a day of remembrance of the Battle of Tippecanoe on Saturday, November 4, from 10 AM – 3 PM EST at the Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum & History Store. A color guard and wreath laying ceremony to honor all veterans will be held at 11. Living history interpreters, including John and Nolan Wickett as well as DuBois’ Company of Spies and Guides, will be onsite to discuss aspects of the battle.