Annual Reenactment of the Battle of Monmouth
June 28-29 2025
Each year the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield co-sponsors, with the DEP, State of New Jersey, an annual reenactment of the battle. The event is usually held on a weekend towards the end of June, in commemoration of the anniversary of the battle being fought on June 28, 1778. Hundreds of troops encamp at the park and recreate scenarios of the battle over the weekend. There are also numerous presentations and lectures, tours of the camps, and sutler area open to the public. A suggested donation of $10.00 per car is requested to help cover the cost of the event. A food vendor will be on site and handicapped parking is available.
Bring your family to the Battlefield Saturday or Sunday, June 28-29 2025, and travel back in time to the 1770s. Two armies will be preparing to do battle. Continental Army soldiers retrained at Valley Forge are itching to show off their new skills, while a British-German-Loyalist Army hopes to crush the rebels and restore good government. Come early for a full day of living history. The army encampments will welcome visitors beginning at 9 AM Watch soldiers clean their muskets while their women prepare what may be their men’s last meal. Some officers may be drilling their men while others plan for the battle and yet others play cards. If someone is accused of cheating, there may be a duel.
The weekend is sponsored by the re-enactment community, the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield, and the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. The Friends of Monmouth Battlefield will be requesting an $10 per vehicle donation to defray the costs of the weekend.
 Young Loyalists launch a bayonet charge (2005, Garry Wheeler Stone) |
 Let the fife & drum stir your blood. (2003, Richard Wilbur) |
 A Continental platoon fires a volley. (2003,Michael F. Smith) |
Schedule of Events for the Commemoration of the 247th Anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth, June 28-29, 2025
Note: schedule subject to change.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
| 9:00 AM | Camps open to the public |
| 10:00 AM | Musket firing demonstration (plaza outside Visitor Center) |
| 11:00 AM | Children’s musket drill (plaza outside Visitor Center) |
| 12:00 PM | Sons of the American Revolution Memorial Service (flagpole outside Visitor Center) |
| 12:15 PM | “Over Here Molly Pitcher” program by historian Stacy Roth (auditorium in Visitor Center) |
| 1:30 PM | Children’s musket drill (plaza outside Visitor Center) |
| 3:00 PM | Battle reenactment (battle area on hillside below Visitor Center) |
| 4:15 PM | Children’s musket drill (plaza outside Visitor Center) |
| 4:30 PM | Colonial period music (outside Visitor Center) |
| 5:00 PM | Camps close to public, Sutlers remain open |
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
| 9:00 AM | Camps open to the public |
| 11:30 AM | Cannon firing demonstration (on the hillside below the Visitor Center) |
| 12:00 PM | “Over Here Molly Pitcher” program by historian Stacy Roth (auditorium in Visitor Center) |
| 1:15 PM | Children’s drill (plaza outside Visitor Center) |
| 2:00 PM | Battle reenactment (battle area on hillside below Visitor Center) |
| 3:15 PM | Children’s musket drill (plaza outside Visitor Center) |
| 3:30 PM | Colonial period music (outside Visitor Center) |
| 4:00 PM | Camps close to public, Sutlers remain open |
Note: Craig House not open during reenactment weekend
$12 per vehicle donation is requested to help defray costs of running the event.
Food vendor is located immediately west of Visitor Center (near Sutlers)
Children’s musket drills will be held over the course of each day as posted.
We give our thanks to the reenactors and living historians who help make these events possible.
Digging up archaeological artifacts on the grounds of Monmouth Battlefield State Park is not permitted.
FOR EMERGENCY DIAL 911 or 877-WARNDEP (877-917-6337)
No alcohol is allowed in the Park. Metal detecting is specifically prohibited.
Funding for this website has been made possible
in part by an operating grant (or special project) from the New Jersey Historical
Commission, a Division of the Department of State, through grant funds administered
by the Monmouth County Historical Commmission.
Funding has been made possible in part by an operating grant