The Feast of the Hunters' Moon is a huge immersive historic reenactment festival that takes place the first weekend of October.

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The Hunters' Moon

The Hunters' Moon falls in October this year.  Every October in Lafayette, Indiana a festival is held that has quite the bold name.  The festival is called the Feast of the Hunters' Moon, and after learning about it, it sounds like a really fun and interesting time.  Plus, doesn't Feast of the Hunters' Moon sound like a cool band name?

The Feast of the Hunters' Moon Festival

The Feast of the Hunters' Moon is a festival that reenacts 18th-century life at Fort Ouiatenon. This festival is complete with cannons, authentic food, French and Native American music and dance, and plenty of hands-on activities from candle dipping, to storytelling, to bead bracelet making.

The Feast of the Hunters' Moon has been celebrated every year for more than five decades, and 2023 marks the 56th annual festival. The festival celebrates the annual gathering of the French and Native Americans at Fort Quiatenon in the 1700s.

Fort Quiatenon was a fur trading outpost and was the first fortified European settlement in what is now Indiana.

Thousands of participants re-enact this event creating a feast for your senses. Smell the wood smoke, hear the report of the rifles, savor authentic food and more.

Continuous, free programming is held on five stages. French and Native American music and dance, fife and drum corps performances, military drills and demonstrations, fashion shows, games and contests can be enjoyed at the 50th celebration of this event. Special hands-on activities include the children’s trade blanket, costume try-on, candle-dipping, story telling, bead bracelet making, cross-cut sawing, and tomahawk throwing.

The Feast of the Hunters' Moon will take place October 7th through 8th, you can learn more about the festival, here.