Marianna Day Reenactments

Themed Image2
 

The Battle of Marianna

On September 27, 1864, Union troops led by Brigadier General Alexander Asboth struck the small Northwest Florida city of Marianna. The result was a bloody event remembered today as the Battle of Marianna. Come and relive history .

 

 
 

The Battle of Marianna & The North Florida Raids

                                                                 & Marianna Day Festival>>>> 

 
                                   September 23, 24, and 25, 2011

Welcome to the Marianna Day Fall Festival & Reenactments. This year we will have the festival uptown and the North Florida Raids at Citizens Lodge Park. More>>>>>. There will be a School Day, a Confederate memorial program at Riverside Cemetery, a reenactment on the original battlefield of Marianna, and two reenactments at Citizens Lodge Park on the Chipola River. We will have live period music by the 97th Regimental String Band, and a Military Ball. Register early and plan to visit us this September.

Sutler Info >>>  ----------  Vendor Info >>>

Marianna Day 2011"Rebel Run"

5K Run/Walk

Citizen’s Lodge Park
4577 Lodge Drive
September 24, 2011
Run/Walk Begins at 08:00 am
Registration Begins at 6:30 am
 

Run/Walk Registration Form>>>>

Festival Poster>>>>

Scheduled Events:

  • Marianna Day Festival - Friday & Saturday (September 23 & 24)
  • School Day 8:30am - 1:00 pm Friday September 23, 2011
  • Military Camps open to the public from 11:00am - 5:00pm on Saturday Sept 24 and from 9:00 - 1:00pm on Sunday Sept 25.
  • Marianna Day Parade at 10:00 am on Saturday Sept 24, 2011
  • Battle of  Marianna Reenactment  at 10:45 on Saturday
  • UDC Memorial at Confederate Monument at 11:30 on Saturday
    Click Here for More on Memorial>>>>>>
  • Two different "North Florida Raids" reenactments at Citizens Lodge Park on the Chipola River. One Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm and the second on Sunday afternoon at 3:00pm.
  • Ladies Tea at 1:00pm (open for public observation)
  • Live Period Music by the 97th Regimental String Band
  • Military Ball with music by the 97th Regimental Band on Saturday at 8:00pm.
  • Medical Demonstration on Saturday and Sunday
  • Blacksmith  Demonstration on Saturday & Sunday
  • Sutler's Row - Confirmed Sutler List Click Here >>>>

$125.00 bounty for the first six artillery guns to register.

Sutler Info >>>  ----------  Vendor Info >>>

Reenactor Registration - Event Rules - Safety Guidelines

Sponsored by Main Street Marianna in conjunction with Theophilus West, M.D. Camp 1346, SCV; William Henry Milton Chapter 1039, UDC; and Loreta Velazquez Chapter 14, OCR

Civil War Reenactment Headquarters