Heritage Days Festival Schedule 2023

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th
OPEN  10 AM – 6 PM

Wills Creek Muster at Emmanuel

Church, Cemetery, Masonic Temple Tours and Strawberry Shortcake
Hercules  11 AM
Thomas Jefferson  12 PM
Abigail Adams  1 PM
Colonial Crafts and
Re-enactor Demonstrations

Main Stage

Arion Band 10 AM-11:15 AM 
Durable Slate Workshop 11:30 AM
Cumberland History Jeopardy
Megan Jean’s Secret Family
Album Drop Concert 
2-3:45 PM  
Washington Troop Review 4 PM  
Cumberland History Jeopardy

Prospect Square

Traditional Heritage Days Festival Arts and Crafts, Non-Profit Booth and Food Vendors  ALL DAY
High School Flash Mob Fun
Roving Historical Selfies
Washington Troop Review  4 PM

Gordon Roberts House

House Tours  11 AM, 1 PM & 3 PM
Ongoing “Backstage History Meet and Greets” 
with George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, 
Abigail Adams, Daniel Morgan and 
Wayne’s 1794 Sub Legion 11 AM – 3:30 PM
Washington Troop Review 4 PM
Re-enactor Dinner (private) 4:30 PM

Walking Tours

Rose Hill Cemetery 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM starting at Emmanuel
Fayette Street Cemeteries 12 PM and 3 PM
starting at SS Peter and Paul Cemetery
CHCO Tour
Jane Gates House on Greene Street
Master Gardener Talk

Smallwood Street

AACA Antique Car Show 10 AM – 2 PM
SS Peter & Paul Shrine Tours 11 AM – 5 PM
St. Paul Lutheran Church Tours 10 AM – 4 PM

Riverside Park

DAR Washington Cabin Tours

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th
OPEN  11 AM – 5 PM

Wills Creek Muster at Emmanuel

Emmanuel Episcopal Church
18th Century Church Service
9 AM
Maryland Forces Demonstrations 11 AM
Emmanuel Church Tours
Charlotte Browne,
Ft. Cumberland Nurse
1 PM
General Daniel Morgan 2 PM

Main Stage

Ellen McDaniel-Weissler
English Country Dancing Instruction
11 AM 
Michael Biggs w/ Ken Nolan 12 PM
Briana Merkel & Gary Antol  1 PM
Potomac Concert Band  2 PM
Cumberland History Jeopardy

Prospect Square

Traditional Heritage Days Festival Arts and Crafts, Non-Profit Booth and Food Vendors  ALL DAY

Gordon Roberts House

House Tours  11 AM, 1 PM & 3 PM 

Walking Tours

Rose Hill Cemetery 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM starting at Emmanuel
Fayette Street Cemeteries 12 PM and 3 PM
starting at SS Peter and Paul Cemetery
CHCO Tour
Jane Gates House on Greene Street
Self-Guided Garden Tour

Smallwood Street

Classy Chassis Car Show 12 – 2 PM
SS Peter & Paul Shrine Tours 1 PM – 4 PM

Riverside Park

DAR Washington Cabin Tours

TICKETED EVENTS

Thursday, September 7th

Woman’s Civic Club Gala  5:45 PM

Friday, September 8th

Museum Whiskey Rebellion  6:00 PM

Saturday, September 10th

Re-enactor Dinner (private) 4:30 PM

Schedules subject to change.