Fort Union Days Special Event June 15-16

NPS News:
 
WATROUS  Fort Union National Monument announces its annual Fort Union Days free public event 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 15 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday June 16.
 
This year, programs and activities will include the Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers, New Mexican folkloric dancing by Los Zapateados Dancers, cannon firing demonstrations, musket firing programs and a 19th-century military encampment.
 
There also will be interactive children’s activities, including a mock soldiers’ drill with wooden muskets. Snacks and light food will be available for sale, and picnicking is always welcome.
 
Schedule of events (subject to change):
 
Saturday
 
9:30 a.m.  Flag Raising ceremony
10 a.m. Guided fort tour
11 a.m.  Artillery firing program, Artillery Company of New Mexico
12 p.m.  Infantry demonstration, Third New Mexico Volunteers
12:30 p.m.  Kids’ Infantry drill
1 p.m.  Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers
2 p.m.  New Mexican folkloric dancing, Los Zapateados Dancers
3 p.m.  Artillery firing demonstration, Artillery Company of New Mexico
 
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Living History camp open to the public
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Kids’ Tent with children’s activities
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Food Sales Table
 
Sunday
 
9:30 a.m.  Flag Raising ceremony
10 a.m.  Guided fort tour
11 a.m.  Infantry demonstration, Third New Mexico Volunteers
11:30 a.m.  Kids’ Infantry drill
1 p.m.  Artillery firing demonstration, Artillery Company of New Mexico
2 p.m. ― Guided fort tour
2:15 p.m.  Flag Lowering Ceremony
 
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Living History camp open to the public
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Kids’ Tent with children’s activities
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Food Sales Table
 
To visit the monument, take exit 366 of I-25 at Watrous onto State Highway 161, 8 miles west. For more information, contact Fort Union National Monument at 505.425.8025. Free a free APP in the Apple App Store and on Google Play. Search for Fort Union National Monument. Visit www.nps.gov/foun, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FortUnionNM.
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