Fort Ligonier Days October 10-11-12, 2008 Rain or Shine!

Fort Ligonier Days, a very popular 3-day festival, commemorates the Battle of Fort Ligonier, a key engagement of the French and Indian War, fought on October 12, 1758. 2008 is the 250th anniversary of that event and the founding of Ligonier! On the grounds of the Fort you will find a living history encampment showing frontier life, military tactics, drills, cannon firing, ceremonies, Highlanders, redcoats, French troops, frontier men and women, Indians and music from 1758. Visit Fort Ligonier's official web site for Fort information. A favorite at the fort is the re-enactment of the Battle of Fort Ligonier at 2 & 4 pm Saturday and Sunday. A LARGE community parade winds its way down Main Street around Ligonier's picturesque Diamond at 11:00 AM on Saturday. The parade will include historic units, floats, costumed characters, the shrine units and special guests, including local TV personalities. Last Year's Events (2008 schedule won't be ready until sometime in late August) PLEASE, for safety reasons, do not place any chairs along the parade route before 6pm on Friday. Free outdoor entertainment includes something for everyone -- Civil War era music, Big Band music, South American folk music, bagpipes and drums, footstompin' bluegrass, and Gospel. There is also an old-fashioned band concert on the Diamond to close things out Sunday evening. Dozens of community food booths line the Diamond and other locations throughout town. The variety will satisfy the hungriest of appetites! Sit-down meals are available at several local churches. Approximately 150 craft booths in 3 locations are linked by shuttle bus service. Talented artisans will display and sell their wares including pewter figures, wicker and wood, dolls, dried flowers, paintings & prints, stained glass, jewelry, leather, baskets, pottery, blacksmithing and lots more!! Ligonier merchants move their wares outside for sidewalk sales. Interesting and colorful window displays all over town. Prizes are awarded for the best window displays! Parking Guests are advised to follow the signs to designated parking areas around town. No parking is allowed in town or along Route 30 during the event, so be sure to follow the signs to official parking areas. All official parking areas are handicap accessable. Parking is $5.00 per car in officially designated lots. Free shuttles are available to main festival sites all day. FREE BUS SHUTTLE SERVICE will be provided all three days from Ligonier Valley High School. The shuttle will run from 8 am to 6:30 pm Friday 8 am to 6:30 pm Saturday 11 am to 6:00 pm Sunday CRAFT LOOP SHUTTLE service will run among the craft display areas from 8 am to 6:30 pm Friday 8 am to 6:30 pm Saturday 11 am to 6:00 pm Sunday See map inside program for bus stops. (Note: Craft booths close at 6:00 pm Friday & Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday.) Please Note: Pets are not allowed in the festival areas.

2007 Schedule of Events
2008 schedule won't be available until late August or September
See printer-friendly schedule
Sit-down dinners shown in Green

Friday October 12, 2007 Last year's schedule shown as an example only!
7am - 1pm 9am - 5pm 11am - 6pm	Pancakes and Sauage, Heritage United Methodist Church, on the Diamond Hot dogs & sauerkraut and haluski, Pioneer Presbyterian Church, West Main Street. Ligonier Lodge 331 F & AM Chicken and Biscuits. Located near Ligonier Library
9:00 AM	Community food booths open, Craftsmen's Fair opens at several locations Runa Pacha - Music of the Andes Mountains - Lower West Main Street
10:00 AM	Fort Ligonier Museum & Gift Shop opens Ligonier Merchant's Old Fashioned Sidewalk Sales begin
NOON	OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY on the Bandstand
2:00 PM	Kelli Lynne Band – Pop Country – Bandstand Stage
4:00 PM	Tony Janflone - Mix of blues, jazz, rock and pop - Bandstand Stage
6:00 PM	Craft booths close
7:00 PM	Ligonier Mounties Home Football Game - playing Marion Center at Weller Field
Saturday October 13, 2007 Last year's schedule shown as an example only!
7am - 1pm 11am - sellout noon - 7pm	Pancakes and Sauage, Heritage United Methodist Church, on the Diamond Chicken and Biscuits, Ligonier Lodge 331 F & AM. Located near Ligonier Library Lasagna roll-up dinner, Holy Trinity Catholic Church School cafeteria, near Mellon Park
9:00 AM	Community Food Booths Open - Craftmen's Fair continues Runa Pacha - Music of the Andes Mountains - Lower West Main Street
9:00 AM	Fort Ligonier Museum and Gift Shop opens
10:00 AM	Ligonier Merchants move their bargains outside for sidewalk sales
11:00 AM	COMMUNITY PARADE BEGINS on Main Street
1:00 PM	New Haven Hose Co. Pipe Band – Bandstand Stage The High Flyers – Holy Trinity Jump-Rope Team – Kid's Korner Tom Beckman – Strolling Guitar – Loyalhanna Lot Jeff Bell – Strolling Banjo – Mellon Park
1:30 PM	West Virginia University Band - performs on East Main Street
2:00 PM	The New Tradition (TNT) Polka Band - performs on North Market Street Battle Re-enactment at Fort Ligonier
2:30 PM	Mahajibee Blues Band - Bandstand Stage
3:00 PM	Jeff Bell – Strolling Banjo – Loyalhanna Lot Tom Beckman – Strolling Guitar – Mellon Park
4:00 PM	Battle Re-enactment at Fort Ligonier
4:30 PM	Flood City Brass, Rock Band - Bandstand Stage
6:00 PM	Craft booths close
6:30 - 8:00 PM	Johnny Angel & the Halos - 60s/70s Oldies concert on East Main Street (on reviewing stand)
Sunday October 14, 2007 Last year's schedule shown as an example only!
10:00 AM	Fort Ligonier open to the public
Noon	Craft and Food Booths open Runa Pacha - Music of the Andes Mountains - Lower West Main Street
12:30 PM	Noel McLeary – Contemporary Christian Music – Bandstand Stage
1:00 PM	New Haven Pipe Band Concert – Bandstand Stage The High Flyers – Holy Trinity Jump-Rope Team – Kid's Korner Tom Beckman – Strolling Guitar – Loyalhanna Lot Jeff Bell – Strolling Banjo – Mellon Park
1:45 PM	Girlz in Black Hats – Country Music – Bandstand Stage
2:00 PM	Battle Re-enactment at Fort Ligonier
3:00 PM	Jeff Bell – Strolling Banjo – Loyalhanna Lot Tom Beckman – Strolling Guitar – Mellon Park
4:00 PM	Lou Stein - Jazz - Bandstand Stage Battle Re-enactment at Fort Ligonier
5:00 PM	Craft booths close
5:30 PM	Carillon Concert from Calvary United Methodist Church, Shirley Benner at the keyboard closes Fort Ligonier Days

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Fort Days 2009 Oct. 9-10-11