Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard (2GHG) Annual Fall Festival

Name: Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard (2GHG) Annual Fall Festival
Start: 2025-09-06T11:00:00-04:00
Location: 4 Trades Lane, Newtown, CT, United States, Connecticut 06470

Schedule

Sat, 06 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

4 Trades Lane, Newtown, CT, United States, Connecticut 06470 | Newtown, CT

All are invited to gather on the beautiful grounds of The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard (2GHG) and enjoy our annual Fall Festival. Admission is free as the event is hosted by The Friends of the Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard.
Mark your calendars and join us as we celebrate our horses and traditions! With over 20 vendors, you and your family can enjoy several free activities such as demonstrations, kids’ games, face painting & temporary tattoos, an interactive history display, reading corner, dog adoption, silent auction, shopping, eating, and more!
And you won’t want to miss the highlight of the day; 2GHG’s cavalry horse military drill demonstration and musical ride. Afterwards you will have your chance to ride! Free cavalry horse rides begin at 2 PM (limited to 60 riders).
Schedule:
• 11 AM Fall Festival Opens
• 11 AM Free Face Painting (ends at 1 PM)
• 11:15 AM National Anthem (with our mounted color guard)
• 11:30 AM Cavalry Horse Meet & Greet
• 1:00 PM Taekwondo Demonstration
• 1:20 PM Mounted Drill (with horse introductions)
• 1:30 PM Musical Ride
• 2:00 PM Free Cavalry Horse Rides
“The goal of the fall festival is to inform members and families of the Newtown and surrounding communities, to meet our 2GHG troopers and horses, and to have a firsthand experience of exactly who 2GHG is and our role in the community and state. It’s a fun day for kids and an educational day for all…” ~ LT Colonel Gordon Johnson, 2GHG.