Victorian Days

Victorian Days Annual Victorian Festival in Grand Ledge, MI, USA. In partnership with the Grand Ledge Area Historical Society.

Travel back in time at Victorian Day, an annual historical festival in Grand Ledge, Michigan, featuring demonstrations, and symposia, a High Tea, Grand Victorian Ball, Civil War muster, encampments, and re-enactments, and many other Victorian-themed events. Free events this year include:
★ Civil War Muster & Encampments
★ Civil War Firing Demos & Skirmish
★ Steampunk Makers' Faire & Expo
★ High Te

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★ Victorian & Civil War presentations, featuring topics of education, enlightenment, & entertainment
★ 1860s Rules Base Ball Game
★ "Frozen" Victorian Children's Tea
★ May Pole Dances
★ 2nd Annual Speed Knitting Contest
★ 3rd Annual Doll Outfit Sewing Contest
★ 8th Annual Moustache Contest
★ Quilt Show
★ Museum exhibit at the Grand Ledge Historical Society Museum
★ Period Craft Demonstrations & Booths, including blacksmithing, spinning, knitting, loom weaving, goat milk soap, and more
★ Victorian Country Store
★ Free Plant Exchange
★ Street Music & Food
★ More events to be announced

And for a nominal fee:
★ Grand Princess Riverboat Rides, $8 adults, $3 children

This year, we proudly announce Civil War Sunday on Island Park, from 11am - 5pm, featuring special guests, including the Emerald Peacock Saloon! And on Saturday evening, don't miss our special society event, from 7pm - 11pm:
★ Grand Victorian Ball, tickets on sale soon!

Are you passionate about Victorian crafts? Whether you love teaching others about your craft or wether you sell period g...
02/22/2020

Are you passionate about Victorian crafts?

Whether you love teaching others about your craft or wether you sell period goods, we would love for you to join us as a participant at Victorian Days May 16 &17.

We seek to provide our visitors with a wide array of demonstrations and shopping experiences themed to the spirit of our event. Learn more about how you can participate: https://www.victoriandays.org/participate/merchanthq

PC: Pict Studios

Call for Merchants, Suttlers, & Demonstrators! We have a space with your name on it! As part of the annual Victorian Day...
02/11/2020

Call for Merchants, Suttlers, & Demonstrators!

We have a space with your name on it! As part of the annual Victorian Days festival, we seek to provide our visitors with a wide array of demonstrations and shopping experiences themed to the spirit of our event. Each year, we host merchants and sutlers offering a variety of products to our festival-goers, and we invite you to participate.

Learn more about how you can participate: https://www.victoriandays.org/participate/merchanthq

PC: Pict Studios

Re-Enactors Wanted!Our Civil War Muster and activities are hosted at the beautiful Island Park on the Grand River in dow...
02/09/2020

Re-Enactors Wanted!

Our Civil War Muster and activities are hosted at the beautiful Island Park on the Grand River in downtown Grand Ledge. The event is open to the public Saturday, 16 May and Sunday, 17 May 2020. Among our scheduled activities this year, our host unit, the 102nd US Colored Troops, will coordinate two skirmishes for control of the island.

We provide firewood, clean straw, and on-site access to running water, as well as modern bathrooms. There are no fees to participate, and admission to the Victorian Days Dance at our historic Opera House on Saturday evening is complementary with Muster registration.

To register or learn more, please visit:
https://www.victoriandays.org/participate/reenactorhq

PC: Pict Studios

Step into the romance and charm of days gone by when you attend the 2020 Victorian Days Festival in Historic Grand Ledge...
01/26/2020

Step into the romance and charm of days gone by when you attend the 2020 Victorian Days Festival in Historic Grand Ledge, Michigan. Held May 16-17, this event is free to the public and presents a unique opportunity to experience a thrilling era of history first-hand. The American Civil War, unprecedented innovation and invention, social revolution, the taming the frontier, and so many other changes mark this era as one of the most fascinating epochs in human history. With activities and living history events for all ages set amid the natural beauty of the islands and ledges of the Grand River, there's no better place to be. Save the date & join us this spring! Learn more at victoriandays.org.

Thank you to Pict Studios for joining us this past Saturday.
05/21/2019

Thank you to Pict Studios for joining us this past Saturday.

Photos from Victorian Days

05/19/2019

Missed Victorian Days yesterday? It’s not too late. Today is Civil War Sunday!

Sunday Scheduled

Guided Walking Tour of Encampments 10 – 11:30am

Grand Princess Riverboat Rides boarding on the hour from 11am – 3pm. $10 adults, $3 children under 12, age 3 & under free

Civil War Firing Demo 11:30am

Gentleman’s Duel 12pm

Museum Exhibit 12pm – 4pm

Civil War Era Games 12:30 – 1:30pm

Civil War Firing Demo 1:30pm

Civil War Skirmish 2pm

Cemetery Walk 3pm

Join us in May for Victorian Days and the Doll Outfit Sewing ContestPhoto courtesy of www.wsharing.com
05/01/2019

Join us in May for Victorian Days and the Doll Outfit Sewing Contest

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Join us in May for Victorian Days and the High TeaPhoto courtesy of www.wsharing.com
04/24/2019

Join us in May for Victorian Days and the High Tea

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Join us in May for Victorian Days and the Civil War EncampmentsPhoto courtesy of  www.wsharing.com
04/17/2019

Join us in May for Victorian Days and the Civil War Encampments

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Bridge Street Plaza
Grand Ledge, MI
48837

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