Winchester Civil War Weekend 2026
Schedule
Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 08:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Winchester, Virginia | Winchester, VA
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Come join us for Winchester Civil War Weekend 2026 on May 8th and 9th! Check out the full itinerary below! Friday, May 8th
3:00PM-6:30PM - Winchester Civil War Weekend 2026 Kickoff Programs at The Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum
3:00PM - ‘At Home With Shot & Shell: Rifles of the Civil War in the Valley’ by Cody Boyce
3:30PM - ‘The Civil War Service of Hunter McGuire’ by Nico Dipalla
4:00 PM - ‘The Stonewall Brigade in the Battles of Winchester’ by Michael Gionfriddo
4:30PM - ‘Sheridan Scouts in the Valley’ by Jim Goecker
5:00PM - ‘Overview on the First Battle of Winchester’ by Peter Dalton
5:30PM - Domestic Subversion: Women in the Shenandoah Valley During Civil War’ by Trish Ridgeway
- Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum: 20 N. Loudoun St, Winchester VA
7:00PM -9:00PM - Battlefields & Bourbon Podcast Live with Jack Owens & Elijah Filbert
- Village Square Restaurant: 103 N. Loudoun St, Winchester, VA
Saturday May 9th
7:00AM - 7:30AM- Sunrise tour of the Stonewall Cemetery led by Kate Schindler & Jim Coots
- Meets at Mt. Hebron Cemetery Entrance: 305 E. Boscawen St, Winchester, VA
9:00AM - 9:30AM - Tour of Star Fort led by Michael Gionfriddo
-Star Fort: 503 Fortress Dr, Winchester, VA
10AM - 11AM - ‘The Civil War Service of Lt. Col. Lewis T. Moore’
-Stonewall Jackson’s Headquarters Museum: 415 N. Braddock St, Winchester, VA
11:30AM - 12:45PM - Kernstown Battlefield Programs:
‘Civil War Artillery, Ordnance & Fuses’ led by Larry Turner
‘Civil War Era Medicine, Surgeries & Herbal Remedies’ led by Susi Weston
- Kernstown Battlefield: 610 Battle Park Drive, Winchester, VA
1:30PM - 2:30PM - Guided Tours of Fort Collier & Stine House
- Fort Collier Civil War Center: 922 Martinsburg Pike, Winchester, VA
3:00PM-4:30PM - Downtown Winchester tour led by Mike Robinson
-Meets in front of The Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum: 20 N. Loudoun St, Winchester, VA
5PM - 6PM - Tabletop wargaming night led by Peter Dalton
-Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum: 20 N. Loudoun St, Winchester VA
7PM - 8PM - Shenandoah Valley Civil War Trivia Night
-Broken Window Brewing: 14 W Bocsawen St, Winchester VA
All Day May 9th - Artillery Demonstrations at the Third Winchester Battlefield Park
- Third Winchester Battlefield Park: 541 Redbud Rd, Winchester VA
Registration and Admission Varies Per Event
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