Ducks lead the British into battle against the colonists during a re-enactment of the Revolutionary War in Huntington Beach on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. The weekend event, sponsored by the Huntington Beach Historical Society, features battles, music, and demonstrations. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Abigail Hernandez, 9, learns about a “courting stick,” an 8-foot hollow pole, that was used by young couples to communicate from a prudent distance apart while being supervised during the 1600s to the 1800s. She was at the ..Huntington Beach Historical Society’s American Revolution weekend event on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
British troops stage a battle against the colonists during a re-enactment of the Revolutionary War in Huntington Beach on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. The weekend event features battles, music, and demonstrations, and is sponsored by the Huntington Beach Historical Society. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Brian King and his umbrella cockatoo, Lt. Thor, take part in the Huntington Beach Historical Society’s American Revolution weekend event on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. King is part of the Naval Historical Educational Foundtion. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ginny Evans, 12, works the 33rd Regiment camp kitchen, during the Huntington Beach Historical Society’s American Revolution weekend event on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Colonists advance on British troops during a re-enactment of the Boston campaign of 1775. The Huntington Beach Historical Society sponsored the American Revolution weekend event on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Los Angeles Fifes and Drums group perform during the Huntington Beach Historical Society’s American Revolution weekend event on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Kiki Lieberman, with the Naval Historical Educational Foundation, relaxes on a hammock during the Huntington Beach Historical Society’s American Revolution weekend event on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
British troops move in against the colonists during a re-enactment of the Boston campaign of 1775 during Huntington Beach Historical Society’s American Revolution weekend event on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Ducks lead the British into battle against the colonists during a re-enactment of the Revolutionary War in Huntington Beach on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. The weekend event, sponsored by the Huntington Beach Historical Society, features battles, music, and demonstrations. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Huntington Beach Historical Society is bringing to life the stories of the American Revolution this weekend.
This year’s reenactment marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the war for our independence. The two-day event features battles, music, demonstrations, lectures and more.
Activities continue Sunday, Feb. 9, with a 9 a.m. church service and will also include the reenactment of two battles, the Yorktown Campaign of 1781 at 11 a.m. and the Florida Campaign of 1779 at 2 p.m.
There will be programs on Sunday highlighting the contributions and lives of the Native American population and the role of Spain and France in American independence.
See sword demonstrations and learn about how ladies dressed and how people danced and more. See hbhistory.org/revolution for the full schedule.
If you go
When: Activities start with a 9 a.m. church service on Sunday and the last activity of the day is the 2 p.m. battle
Where: Huntington Beach Central Park, behind the library
