Schedule of Event

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011

7:00pm LITTLE MISS LOYALIST PAGEANTBeauty pageant for our leading little girls, ages 5-12, in two categories divided into age groups. Leo Boivin Community Centre. $10 entry fee. For more information, please contact organizer Sharon Crozier.
Prescott Loyalist Days

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2011

3:00pm RE-ENACTORS BEGIN ARRIVINGArrival of 1812 Crown Forces North America for grand encampment. Fort Wellington grounds.
6:00pm-10:00pm 1812 BARRACKS DINNERHistorical dinner catered by Our Stone Cottage. Entertainment by Fiddlers Plus. Licensed event. Inside the walls of Fort Wellington. Tickets still available. For more information, please contact organizer Gary Jessup.
7:00pm-10:00pm MUCHMUSIC VIDEO DANCEVideo dance for Grades 6-8, including those children just going into Grade 6 and just having left Grade 8. Leo Boivin Community Centre.
10:00pm FLASH & ROAR FIREWORKSFireworks show above the Fort Wellington waterfront.
Prescott Loyalist Days

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2011

10:00am MILITARY MARCHParade of all units from Fort Wellington through Downtown Prescott and back.
10:00am-4:00pm SEAWAY AUTUMN STUDIO TOUR GROUPArt show featuring the work of more than 25 local artists. By the St. Lawrence River near the Rotary Pavilion.
10:00am-3:00pm HORSE AND BUGGY TOURSClop through downtown Prescott! Tours leaving from Fort Wellington and stopping at the waterfront and at the clock tower on King St. Co-sponsored by the Prescott BIA.
Noon LOYALIST LUNCH BBQPrescott Youth Centre/Prescott Food For All Barbecue. By the St. Lawrence River near the Rotary Pavilion.
1pm OPENING CEREMONIESOfficially welcoming you to Loyalist Days 2011.
1:15pm WAR OF 1812 MILITARY PAGEANT PART IOpening battle re-enactment on the Fort Wellington waterfront. Courtesy of the 1812 Crown Forces North America.
3:00pm GRENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WAGON TOURA guided tour of historic Prescott atop a horse-drawn wagon, courtesy of the Grenville County Historical Society. Re-enactors will recreate moments from Prescott history en route. Cost is $8.
3:00pm CHILDREN'S MOCK BATTLEAll kids are welcome to take part in this mock battle organized by Parks Canada staff. Learn about 1800s battle tactics or just have some fun in a uniform and wooden musket!
3:30pm LITTLE LADIES VICTORIAN TEA PARTYMarking Loyalist Days 2011 with high (iced) tea and the serving of the Loyalist Days cake. Fort Wellington grounds.
4:00pm WAR OF 1812 ARTILLERY CANNONADEArtillery firing display.
4:30pm HIGHLAND DANCINGProfessional Highland Dancing exhibition by the Katharine Robinson School of Highland Dancing, Ottawa.
5:00pm WAR OF 1812 ERA FASHION SHOWShowing off authentic period fashion for men and women, with commentary.
8:00pm EVENING FIRING DISPLAYMusket and artillery barrage in the early evening to show a different look to period battles in the dusk.
9:00pm MOONLIGHT MOVIESee an outdoor movie on a big 40'-tall screen! Watch Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Fort Wellington. Popcorn and refreshments will be served. Admission is just a $5 Loyalist Days button!
Prescott Loyalist Days

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2011

10am HISTORICAL CHURCH SERVICEOfficiated by Rev. David Steele of St. Paul's United Church, and featuring an authentic sermon from the 1812 era.
Noon LOYALIST LUNCH BBQPrescott Youth Centre/Prescott Food For All Barbecue. By the St. Lawrence River near the Rotary Pavilion.
1pm WAR OF 1812 MILITARY PAGEANT PART IIClosing battle re-enactment on the Fort Wellington waterfront. Courtesy of the 1812 Crown Forces North America.
Prescott Loyalist Days