News Release

Commemoration of the 211th Anniversary of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend Friday and Saturday, March 21-22, 2025

Date: March 11, 2025
Contact: Stacy Speas, [phone]

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park will host the 211th Anniversary of the Battle of the Horseshoe on Friday and Saturday, March 21-22, 2025. This free annual event recreates traditional Muscogee Creek life, frontier life in the year 1814, and emphasizes the importance of the battle in United States history through a variety of special demonstrations and interpretive programs.

Friday evening’s activities will take place at 6:00 PM and will focus on the Muscogee Creek experience during the battle and its aftermath. Luminaries will light the battlefield, offering a moving reminder of the dramatic loss of life during the battle, including over 800 Redstick warriors. Join tribal members and park staff at Tour Stop #2 to hear speakers and view the luminaries as the sun sets. Muscogee Nation speakers will include Principal Chief David Hill , representatives from the Muscogee (Creek) National Council, and other leaders. Other guests include representatives from traditional Muscogee ceremonial grounds and other dignitaries.

Saturday’s activities take place from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. To kick off the event, join the speakers at Tour Stop #2 at 10:00 AM. Muscogee (Creek) Nation leaders, tribal members, and National Park Service will speak on the meaning and legacy of the Battle of the Horseshoe. Immediately following this will be a ceremonial wreath laying at the site of the Barricade.

Throughout the day, living history camps and children’s activities are available behind the Visitor Center. Look for posted schedules on the day of the event. Experience traditional lifeways of the Muscogee Creek by visiting traditional hunting camps and observing demonstrations of cultural skills such as hide tanning, cooking and finger weaving. Children will have the opportunity to participate in an indigenous stickball game.

Experience the life of Andrew Jackson’s frontier army through encampments and demonstrations. A camp depicting American women’s lives on the frontier will provide wool dying demonstrations and teach visitors how to spin the wool.

All demonstrations will be presented multiple times throughout the day and promise to be entertaining as well as educational. A refreshment stand will be available courtesy of the New Site Volunteer Fire Department.

This Program is FREE to the public.

For more information visit Horseshoe Bend’s website at www.nps.gov/hobe, on Facebook see Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, or you may call the park at 256-234-7111. Horseshoe Bend NMP is located 12 miles north of Dadeville on Alabama Highway 49. To learn more about America’s National Parks, please visit https://nps.gov.