Medieval & Historical festival
LaFayette, GA

Franklin Civil War Reenactment

AnnouncedOct 2 to 4, 2026
Dates
Oct 2 to 4, 2026
Status
Announced
Venue
To be announced
Price
Not announced
Camping
None on site
Last checked
Sep 1, 2026

Franklin Civil War Reenactment comes to LaFayette, GA, Oct 2 to 4, 2026. Froligo tracks ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.

The experience

What's special

The Franklin Civil War Reenactment is an annual Civil War living-history event staged in LaFayette, Georgia by the Atlanta Campaign, Inc. as part of a national reenactment series. Over an early-October weekend, Federal and Confederate commands and civilian reenactors build a period encampment, and the Battle of Franklin is reenacted on both Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2pm, alongside artillery and infantry demonstrations and programming for school groups.

See it before you go

Costumes & what to wear

Costume rules

Registered reenactors (Federal and Confederate commands and civilians) are expected to wear period-correct 1860s attire and carry period arms; spectators are not required to dress in period

Weapons policy

The event notes for spectators: no commercial photography or drones

Joining in

Spectators and school groups can tour camp life, view 40-gun artillery in action and infantry demonstrations, and watch the Battle of Franklin reenactment on Saturday and Sunday at 2pm

Getting there

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Where

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Camping & Accommodation

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Pricing

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Historical context

This is a living-history reenactment of the Battle of Franklin, fought in Tennessee on November 30, 1864, during the American Civil War. Historians identify slavery as the central cause of the American Civil War; its outcomes included the emancipation of nearly four million enslaved people.

American Battlefield Trust - Battle of Franklin ↗

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