Heritage Days Celebration

We will be celebrating the 250 year anniversary of of the battle of Fort Freeland in 2029 with special events! Stay tuned!

The first event held at the historic battlefield was to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Freeland in July of 1979. It was not a big event, so the Heritage Society thought it would be a good idea to offer more demonstrations. It took three years to get the larger event organized, but in October of 1982, the first Heritage Days was established. Although in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic caused the event to be canceled. In 2021, the Warrior Run School District started construction of a new elementary school and the smaller-scaled event was held at the Historic Warrior Run Church.

Enjoy two full days of colonial foods, reenactment of the 1779 battle of Fort Freeland, Southern Woodland Indian Loyal Confederacy encampment, 3rd Battalion of the Pennsylvania Regiment encampment, tour the Historic Warrior Run Church & cemetery, demonstrations, period costumed crafters, tradesmen, tour the Hower-Slote house, and lectures that will help visitors of all ages better understand the lives of the early settlers in the Warrior Run area at the Hower-Slote farm, behind the Warrior Run High School complex. Free parking and food available!

There is something for everyone during the Annual Heritage Days Celebration that is always the first full weekend of October!