All-Day Colonial Festival/Skirmish Reenactment in Haddonfield on June 4
Saturday, May 28, 2022
The Skirmish Returns to South Jersey After Two-Year Pause, Bringing Outdoor Family-Fun
When: Saturday, June 4, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET
Where: Haddonfield New Jersey (Press check-in table outside of Rising Sun Masonic Lodge, 16 Kings Hwy E).
What: The Skirmish, a family-friendly, day-long colonial festival, and reenactment of a historical "skirmish" between the British and colonials that took place in Haddonfield 244 years ago – in June 1778 – is back after a two-year pause!
9 a.m.: Breakfast with the Troops, First Presbyterian Church
10 a.m.: Redcoats begin “looting and pillaging” Haddonfield
11 a.m. Brief clash between Redcoats and Continentals on Kings Highway
2 p.m.: The Skirmish, featuring redcoats on horseback, muskets, and reenactors on Kings Highway
See full schedule for times/locations of family-friendly fun and educational activities including Pony rides, colonial dancing, battle of the brews, history fair, quilt-making workshop with Betsy Ross, yelling contest, sword fighting, blacksmith demo, musical performances, colonial window displays, silversmith demo, and much more.
Learn more about the Skirmish and Haddofield’s revolutionary history in this press release and on the Skirmish website.