Bellefonte Civil War Weekend - June 6-8

For three days in early June, the hometown of Pennsylvania’s Civil War governor, Andrew Gregg Curtin, will host reenactors, historians, scholars, musicians, authors, cooks, actors, local amateur experts, and visitors who care about our Nation’s greatest conflict and wish to explore it with others.

The Civil War Weekend in Bellefonte is not one thing, but many. It begins on a Friday with the Colloquium, an exclusive seven-hour event featuring a reception with Civil War-era hors d’oeuvres, lectures by well-known Civil War experts, and a remarkable dinner of mid-19th century dishes. Across town, the Weekend offers several free events including a reenactment of Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address and a tour of the historic Union Cemetery focusing on the Civil War soldiers and leaders buried there.