The 2023 Heritage Fair
The Fort Lupton Heritage Fair brings the past alive, and the 15th Annual Heritage Fair will be bigger and better than ever. This exciting event will take place this year on May 6, 2023 from 10AM till 4PM.
The event is set up as a historical timeline with re-enactor camps spanning the Vikings up through the 1800s. Each group is staffed with individuals that are most enthusiastic about their own special time and place and they’ve gone to great lengths to o ensure that their persona, clothing, gear and equipment are as accurate as possible.
What was it like to live at different times and places in the past. What kind of foods did they eat, how did they make a living and what did they do for fun-and you won’t even need to know Latin to ask.
Demonstrations of historical skills including swordsmanship, blacksmithing, weaving and carpentry, brain-tannin, etc., will take place through-out the day. Special large scale activities will take place at scheduled times at the lower common area and at the historic fort. These special activities will include English Renaissance era Morris Dancers, Revolutionary War military drills and mock combat, and Buffalo Soldier horse drills and mounted combat, and 1890’s baseball. Don’t get too close, or you may become a part of the action.
Demonstrations of historical skills including swordsmanship, blacksmithing, weaving and carpentry, brain-tannin, etc., will take place through-out the day. Special large scale activities will take place at scheduled times at the lower common area and at the historic fort. These special activities will include English Renaissance era Morris Dancers, Revolutionary War military drills and mock combat, and Buffalo Soldier horse drills and mounted combat, and 1890’s baseball. Don’t get too close, or you may become a part of the action.
Up at the Historic Park, tour Lupton's Fort and see the blacksmith shop, wood-wright shop, trade room, kitchen and dining room and other elements of an 1836-1845 trade fort. Visit the fully restored 1850's cabin featuring all the accouterments of a trapper living living along the South Platte River. Visit the 1860’s farmhouse or sit down in the 1870’s one-room schoolhouse.
There will be an admission fee for the fair (check flyer when available). Additionally there may be additional charges for special fundraising activities. Food and drink concessions will be available on site from 11 AM to 3 PM.
Don't miss this unique opportunity and all of the fun, fascination and history of this event. For more information contact the Heritage Fair Coordinator, (cespinoza@spvhs.org)
Find the Heritage Fair on the northwest side of Fort Lupton, 1/4 mile West of Highway 85 off of County Road 14 ½.
There will be an admission fee for the fair (check flyer when available). Additionally there may be additional charges for special fundraising activities. Food and drink concessions will be available on site from 11 AM to 3 PM.
Don't miss this unique opportunity and all of the fun, fascination and history of this event. For more information contact the Heritage Fair Coordinator, (cespinoza@spvhs.org)
Find the Heritage Fair on the northwest side of Fort Lupton, 1/4 mile West of Highway 85 off of County Road 14 ½.