Olustee Battle Reenactment
- When: Friday, February 12, 2027, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Location: Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park 5815 Battlefield Trail Road, Sanderson, FL 32087
- Cost: Friday school day is $5 per person. Saturday & Sunday: Purchase a two-day ticket for $20 or $12 per day, per adult and $6 for children ages 6-16. Under 6 Free.
Join us at Olustee to commemorate the 163rd anniversary of the Civil War and host the 50th Annual Reenactment of the Battle of Olustee February 12-14, 2027. Hear the cannons fire, smell the black powder, taste hard tack, watch battlefield surgeons perform their skills, listen for the thundering hoofbeats of the Calvary, the muffled drums, and the pounding of boots, learn about the battle through the voices of reenactors portraying their ancestors. Throughout the weekend, more than 1,000 demonstrators will present living history impressions of military and civilian life at the time of Florida's largest Civil War battle.
The Battle of Olustee was fought on Feb. 20, 1864. Full-scale artillery, mounted cavalry and three African American regiments, took part in the battle that ended with 2,807 casualties and a Confederate victory. The 54th Massachusetts was among the African American troops that fought at Olustee.
The living history weekend features a Civil War-era battle reenactment on Saturday at 1:30 p.m., as well as the reenactment of the Battle of Olustee on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Period music concerts and crafts, lectures, battlefield surgical practices and the lives of both white and black civilians during the war will be portrayed by re-enactors. Military camps and drills by infantry and artillery are scheduled throughout the weekend. Color ceremonies, Cavalry, Authentic camps, exhibits, food and much more.
Friday is filled with educational programs and demonstrations for students of all ages.
On Saturday, demonstrations and programs will begin at 10 a.m. with a Medical Demonstration and at 11 a.m. the Voices of Pride Reenactors will present a series of programs under the Ball Tent, including presentations by Frederick Douglass and The Service of People of Color During in the Civil War.
- Website: battleofolustee.org
- Contact Phone: 386-397-7005
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- Category: Tours/Informational
February 12-14, 2027 | 8 am-5 pm
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