Olustee Reenactment
5815 Battlefield Trail Road
Sanderson FL 32087
Special Event Fee:
Tickets: Friday school day is $5 per person. Under 6 Free
Saturday & Sunday: Purchase a two-day ticket for $20 or $12 per day, per adult and $6 for children. Under 6 Free
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park, Florida's first state park, will commemorate the 162nd anniversary of the Civil War and host the 49th Annual Reenactment of the Battle of Olustee. Hear the cannons fire, smell the black powder, taste hard tack, watch battlefield surgeons perform their skills, listen for the thundering hoofbeats of the Calvary, the muffled drums, and the pounding of boots, learn about the battle through the voices of reenactors portraying their ancestors. Throughout the weekend, more than 1,000 demonstrators will present living history impressions of military and civilian life at the time of Florida's largest Civil War battle.
The living history weekend features a Civil War-era battle reenactment on Saturday, as well as the reenactment of the Battle of Olustee on Sunday. Period music concerts and crafts, lectures, battlefield surgical practices and the lives of both white and black civilians during the war will be portrayed by re-enactors. Military camps and drills by infantry and artillery are scheduled throughout the weekend. Color ceremonies, Cavalry, Authentic camps, exhibits, food and much more.
Friday is filled with educational programs and demonstrations for students of all ages. School groups may call (386) 397-7005 to register for the event.
On Saturday, demonstrations and programs will begin with a Medical Demonstration, and the Voices of Pride Reenactors will present a series of programs under the Ball Tent. Including presentations on Frederick Douglass and The Service of People of Color Served in the Civil War.
The Olustee Battle Civil War Reenactment is sponsored by the Florida Park Service, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Olustee Battlefield Citizen Support Organization and The Baker County Tourist Development Council, and the Blue Grey Army of Florida, Inc.
For more information, visit www.floridastateparks.org/olustee or http://battleofolustee.org.
Food concessions will be available.
Pets are not allowed during the reenactment weekend.
Parking along US 90, at or close to the Battlefield is no longer permissible. ADA parking will still be available at the park. FREE shuttle service will be provided to the park from the Dowling Center, 1.5 miles east of the Battlefield on US 90.