The Rochambeau Festival returns to Yorktown Heights on June 6 and 7, bringing two days of Revolutionary War reenactments, colonial craft demonstrations, and living history programming to Rochambeau Park — the same ground where French forces camped in 1781 and 1782 on their march toward Yorktown.
Now in its fourth year, the festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the Yorktown Grange Fair Grounds, 99 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights. Admission is free; organizers request a $15 fee per carload for parking.
What to expect: Live musket fire and tactical demonstrations · Period-accurate political debates at a recreation of Hunt’s Tavern · Colonial craft demos, games, and heritage booths · Guided bus tours of Yorktown’s Revolutionary encampment sites · Live music, performances, and food
The festival honors French General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, whose alliance with General George Washington was critical to securing American independence from Britain. The Yorktown Grange Fair Grounds sit on land formally dedicated to Rochambeau, where his forces encamped during the war.
On Saturday evening, the festival hosts an 18th Century Colonial Dinner at 6 p.m. — a seated event with colonial-style food, period beverages, and live performances alongside reenactors. Tickets are $58.90 per person and seating is limited. Purchase dinner tickets here via SimpleTix.
The festival is produced by the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route — New York (W3R-NY), the Yorktown Heritage Preservation Commission, and the Yorktown Grange. More information is available at iloveny.com.
