Fort de Chartres Colonial Market Faire
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Sat, Apr 05 – Sun, Apr 06, 2025 • 10:00am - 3:00pm
1350 IL Route 155, Prairie du Rocher, IL 62277
Fort de Chartres Colonial Market Faire, a Juried Living History Event 1750-1790: Saturday and Sunday, April 5th - 6th, 2025. This event is free and open to the public
The event is open and free to general public. For more information contact the site at (618) 284-7230 or email lesamisdufortdechartres@gmail.com. The Colonial Trade Faire is a juried living history event for participants depicting the Illinois Country ca. 1750-1790. Visitors to Fort de Chartres State Historic Site on April 5 & 6 are welcomed to experience a part of the Village of Fort de Chartres, in ‘Le Pays des Illinois’ (The Land of Illinois) 1750 – 1790. The weekend promises a bustling community of shops and craftspeople, along with demonstrations and a shooting competition. The public can stroll down sutler’s row to shop and visit merchants and blanket traders selling their reproduction period goods. The annual Colonial Trade Faire is sponsored by Les Amis du Fort de Chartres. This event is free and open to the public