You’re invited to the Fort de Chartres Colonial Market Faire! Saturday and Sunday, April 5th - 6th NEW THIS YEAR - Billiard Hall & 18th Century Game Room - Bouillion Saturday evening - (It's pronounced "BOO yaw", and it's an 18th century style Nouvelle Francais house party) Dinner, Music, & Merriment Into the Wee Hours […]
There are 3 events held at this fort each year. This is a large, reconstructed stone fort that was the seat of French power in the Illinois Country (1723-1763). It was recently listed as a National Park. https://www.nps.gov/places/fort-de-chartres.htm https://www.fortdechartres.us/ https://dnrhistoric.illinois.gov/experience/sites/site.fort-de-chartres.html Fort de Chartres Colonial Market and Trade Fair (Juried event) held every year on the […]
You’re invited to the Fort de Chartres Colonial Market Faire! Saturday and Sunday, April 6 @ 10:00 AM - April 7 @ 3:00 PM CDT Stay for the Eclipse on Monday, April 8th. 1350 State Rte 155 Prairie Du Rocher, IL 62277 Vendors and Blanket Traders Shooting competition starts at 10 am on Saturday Ladies’ Tea at 1 […]
The Rendezvous features 1700s military units, traditional craft demonstrations, period music and dancing, black powder shooting events and cannon firings – all from the time when France controlled what is now Illinois. Visitors can try their hand at throwing a tomahawk, buy hand-made crafts, learn about French kitchen gardens, and watch swordsmen duel, taste delicious […]
