REAL TIME REVOLUTION Living History Event: “For the Good of the King’s Service”

In this exciting two-day REAL TIME REVOLUTION living history event, experience garrison life as it continued before the Revolutionary War reached Fort Ticonderoga! This event takes place 250 years to the day that Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold led forces that captured the fort.

Discover daily life for British soldiers and their families. Unaware of the events of April 19, 1775, they continued peacetime activities like gardening, shoemaking, tailoring and boatbuilding.

Fort Ticonderoga

Real Time Revolution

This Real Time Revolution event will explore family life for the British garrison, examining the many roles and challenges for women and children.

Discover the story and Ticonderoga’s many other epic chapters through new programs, guided tours, live weapon demonstrations, exhibits, gardens, daily boat tours, soldiers’ life programs, the Mount Defiance experience, family activities and more!

Fort Ticonderoga

Welcoming visitors since 1909, Fort Ticonderoga is a major cultural destination, museum, historic site and center for learning. As a multi-day destination and the premier place to learn more about North America’s military heritage, Fort Ticonderoga engages more than 70,000 visitors each year with an economic impact of more than $16 million annually.

Fort Ticonderoga presents vibrant programs, historic interpretation, boat cruises, tours, demonstrations and exhibits. It opens for daily visitation May through October. The fort also opens for special programs during Winter Quarters, November through April.

Fort Ticonderoga is owned by The Fort Ticonderoga Association, a 501c3 non-profit educational organization. It is supported in part through generous donations. The New York State Council on the Arts also makes possible some general operating support.

Another Real Time Revolution Event

Another living history event, a three-day reenactment of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, will take place From May 9-May 11, 2025. For information, click here.

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Image: Fort Ticonderoga By Mwanner – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6967864.