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Lewis & Clark Heritage Days Schedule of Events

The Lewis and Clark Heritage Days festival will be held May 18 and 19 at Frontier Park in St. Charles.

This weekend marks the 209th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Heritage Days festival. 

  • What: Lewis and Clark Heritage Days
  • When: May 18 and 19
  • Where: Frontier Park in St. Charles
  • Why: Commemorating the 209th Anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition's encampment in Saint Charles.

Festival goers will get to experience the 1804 encampment of Lewis and Clark in St. Charles, and see military encampments, a grand parade, skillet toss and more.

For a complete list of festivals and events in St. Charles, read our 2013 St. Charles Festivals and Events Schedule.

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And if you're headed out to the Heritage Days celebration, be sure to snap a few photos or video and upload them to Patch! 

Otherwise, here's a schedule of events for the Lewis and Clark Heritage Days festival:

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Saturday, May 18

9:30 a.m.

Flag raising Parade Ground 11 a.m. Parade South Main Street Noon Morgan Horse Demonstration Parade Ground 1 p.m Military Tactical Demonstration Parade Ground 2 p.m. John Dengler Memorial Fife & Drum Muster Parade Ground 4 p.m. Artillery / Firearms Demonstration Parade Ground 5 p.m. Retreat & Flag Lowering Parade Ground 7 p.m. Dance - Period colonial Ball J C Stage 8 p.m. Candlelight Camp Tour Discovery Expedition Camp 

Sunday, May 19

10 a.m. Ecumenical Church Service Entertainment Tent 11 a.m. Flag Raising Parade Ground Noon Fife & Drum Corps Massed Bands Frontier Park & South Main Street 12:30 p.m. Morgan Horse Demonstration Parade Ground 1:15  p.m. Artillery / Firearms Demonstration Parade Ground 1:30 p.m. Speereng/Truman Middle School Fiddlers Lewis and Clark Monument 2 p.m. Musket Reliability Match Military Encampment 3 p.m. Tru Dengler Memorial Skillet Throw Military Encampment 3 p.m. Fife & Drum Corps massed Bands Frontier Park and South Main Street 4 p.m. Retreat & Flag Lowering Parade Ground 

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

Period Music Entertainment Tents & Locations in Frontier Park Story Teller Entertainment Tent near Lewis & Clark Statue Children's Games Near KATY Depot Crafts & Food of 1804 Vendor's Area in Frontier Park Camp Demonstrations Military Camp & Discovery Expedition Camp Keelboat and Pirogues Discovery Expedition Camp or Bishop's Landing Visitor Participation Activities Demonstration Area Juggler Near Vendor's Area Mother Goose Near Vendor's Area HIGHLAND REIGN Entertainment Tent near Lewis & Clark Statue

*information for schedules aggregated from the Lewis and Clark Heritage Days website


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