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Contact: Phil Officer, 912-282-2739
History Comes to Life at Fort Frederica Festival
288th Anniversary of the Founding of Frederica
St. Simons Island, GA: The National Park Service at Fort Frederica National Monument is pleased to announce the details of the 2024 Fort Frederica Colonial Days Festival which occurs on March 23, 2024. This annual event commemorates the founding of Frederica in 1736 and provides a wonderful opportunity for Frederica’s visitors to actively participate in the history of the site and of colonial Georgia. Admission is free. The festival begins at 10 AM and concludes at 3:00 PM.
Activities throughout the day will immerse visitors into the history of Frederica and the struggle for empire between Great Britain and Spain in the 18th Century. Volunteers from throughout the region will help the National Park Service bring this history to life. Soldiers from Ft. Frederica’s volunteer regiment will portray the 42nd Regiment of Foot and explain their role in determining the future of the Colony of Georgia with musket and cannon firing demonstrations. The Highland Independent Company of Darien will bring to life the history of the Scottish Highlanders stationed in Georgia in the 1730’s and 1740’s.
Living Historians will also be demonstrating the daily life of the colonists who lived here at Fort Frederica with demonstrations of skills and trades such as boat and candle making. Also be sure to get a glimpse of colonial family life by taking part in some colonial children’s games and colonial cricket!
For further information about this event or volunteer opportunities at Fort Frederica National Monument please contact the park Visitor Center at 912-638-3639. Fort Frederica National Monument 6515 Frederica Road St. Simons Island, GA 31522 912- 638-3639 www.nps.gov/fofr National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA ™ The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. For more information about Fort Frederica National Monument, visit (www.nps.gov/fofr) or follow the park on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/FortFredericaNPS/). This event is supported by the Friends of Fort Frederica National Monument, visit (Friends of Fort Frederica (fortfredericafriends.org) for more information on this 501(c)3 organization.
Last updated: March 12, 2024