Colonial Encampment with the 5th CT Regiment

When: Saturday, May 16, 2026: 10am - 4pm - special timed events throughout the day
Where: Weston History & Culture Center: 104 Weston Rd. Weston, CT ( Parking and entrance accessed from High Acre Rd.)
Series: Do You Want To Be A Time Traveler?

Colonial Encampment with the 5th CT Regiment at the Weston History & Culture Center

Enjoy a day of FREE family fun.

Become a time traveler and experience life at a Revolutionary War encampment with the 5th CT Regiment!
From soldier drills to a kid’s musket march! Blacksmithing, weaving, cooking demonstrations and much more.
Rain or Shine. Parking on site and on the street.

Scheduled events throughout the day include:
• Liberty Tree Dedication at 10:30am
• Kid’s Musket Drill and March at 11am and 3pm
• Soldiers Drill with Musket Firing at 11:30am and 2:30pm
• Revolutionary War Fashion Show at 1pm
• Historic Weaving from 2pm – 4pm
Buy lunch and treats from JR’s Food Truck and Skip’s Ice Cream truck from 11am – 3pm.

All Day Demonstrations and Activities include:
• Revolutionary War Encampment
• Blacksmithing
• Wool Spinning
• Outdoor Cooking
• Woodworking
• Food Preservation
• Soldier’s Life Tent
• Revolutionary War Artifact Table
• Revolutionary War Surgeon
• Revolutionary War Marine
• Axe and Tool Exhibit with the American Axe Preservation Society
• Weston at Work Interactive Exhibit
• Coley House Guided Tours
• Sarah Treadwell: Connecticut Mom & American Patriot Exhibit

This event is part of Weston’s America 250 celebration with funding from the Weston History & Culture Center and the Weston America 250 Advisory Group Sponsors: The Adolph & Ruth Schnurmacher Family Foundation, The Plotkin, Kretz and Weisenfeld Families, Camelot Real Estate, Berchem Moses PC, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty Westport Brokerage, Eversource Energy, Wealthspire, Fairfield County Bank and Aquarion Water Company.