There are often new events listed during the year, so please visit often.

Watch for the updates of our events for the 2011 season.

For more information contact The Friends of Fort George:
tel: 905-468-6621
fax: 905-468-7681
or visit the Contact Us page
or Parks Canada at
tel: 905-468-6614

EVENTS - 2012

View Bicentennial Promotional Videos for 2012

January 1 (past):
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Lieutenant Governor's New Year's Day Levee at Fort George

The 2012 New Year's Day Levee was the first event of the Bicentennial Celebrations in Niagara- on-the-Lake. The Levee took place between 1:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m., in the Officers' Quarters at Fort George. Attendees met the Honourable David Onley, Ontario's Lieutenant Governor, and other local dignitaries. Families explored the buildings at historic Fort George and listened to the Fife and Drum Corps while enjoying refreshments!

Lieutenant Governor David Onley officially welcomed in 2012 @ 3:00 p.m., followed by a cannon salute by Fort George Artillery and a music presentation by the Fort George Fife and Drum Corps.

Event was located at Fort George National Historic Site – 51 Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

July 1:
Canada Day Celebrations

July 14/15:
Naval Re-enactment Weekend at Navy Hall and Fort George

August 18/19:
Fife and Drum Muster and Soldiers' Field Day

August/September:
RCMP Musical Ride (Date to be Determined)

October 12, 13 & 14th:
Battle of Queenston Heights and Burial of Brock

Be a witness to history! The reenactment of the 200th Anniversary of The Battle of Queenston Heights will feature hundreds of reenactors from the United States and Canada, faithfully reenacting this famous battle that helped form the Nation of Canada. For more info, visit:
www.1812niagaraonthelake.ca

          Cover             Event Details      Re-Enactor Info


This project has been supported by the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program, Department of Canadian Heritage.

Ce projet a été appuyé par le Programme Développement des communautés par le biais des arts et du patrimoine du ministère de Patrimoine canadien.