2013 Schedule
All events listed in this section have been officially sanctioned by the 33rd Regiment of Foot, Inc.
If any member wishes to add an event to our official schedule, please contact us at 33rd-foot@att.net Remember - our insurance is not in effect if we have not sanctioned the event!
Saturday 19 January, Sunday 20 JanuaryChildren's overnight at the Skirball Cultural Center We are interpreting military and civilian life as a loose tie-in with the Skirball's Creating the United States exhibit. This terrific exhibit features original documents and artifacts from the founding of the nation through the 1960's.
Date TBASchool Talk for the Shelyn School We return to the school that Started It All! Please volunteer to speak at the Shelyn School in Rowland Heights. This is the school where we gave our first school talk over twenty years ago. We get to fire our muskets at this one!
Saturday - Monday, 25 - 27 May, Memorial Day WeekendColonial Fair West This is an all Colonial period weekend featuring camping, shooting, and scouting at a private site two hours East of Los Angeles. We will be firing both ball and blank ammunition. There are competitions, prizes, and blanket trading, as well as the good company of the 18th Century history commuity in Southern California.
Saturday - Sunday, 15 - 16 June235th Anniversary of The Battle of Monmouth - Freehold New Jersey This is the first British Brigade, Continental Line, BAR event of the year. We have sanctioned this event so that our Back East members may participate under our insurance. Of course West Coast members are welcome to go as well! If you plan to go you must be registered! To register send an email so we can put you on the official event registration form.
Saturday - Sunday, 15 - 16 JuneThe Northern California Pirate Festival The web site is not up for 2013 but their Facebook page confirms that the event will be these dates. Those of us who are not going to Monmouth might relish this opportunity to represent duly constituted authority in service with the Governor of the Bahamas in 1718 (this is a bit of a stretch). This is a sanctioned event - we get to fire our muskets!
Friday, Saturday, Sunday - 28, 29, 30 June 2013Under the Redcoat has returned after a one year hiatus. The 33rd will be there! Please let us know if you are planning to go!
Saturday, Sunday - 13, 14 July 2013Old Fort MacArthur Days is a time-line event situated on the grounds of Fort MacArthur in San Pedro. We had a great time in 2012, and are looking forward to 2013.
Friday, 18 October - Sunday - 20 October 2013Battle of the Hook.Gloucester, Virginia A National Event Sponsored by the Continental Line, British Brigade, and Brigade of the American Revolution. It has been sanctioned as an official 33rd Inc. event. It is a little early for most of us to commit to it but this is going to be one of the most amazing battle events of the year and we should give it serious consideration.
October, Date TBA1Marching through History Exposition This event was cancelled last year, and the web site has not updated for 2013. We have provisioanally sacntioend it in case it comes back.
All the events listed in this section are posted for informational purposes. The members may request the Executive Board to sanction them as 33rd Foot events. If there are any other events that the members wish to have sanctioned, please write.
13 - 21 April, 2013Hart Canyon Rendezvous This is a fun venue, and a great chance for us to mingle with other black powder shooters in the Southern California area. We shoot ball ammunition! The modest entry/camping fee permits us to join in the shooting competition. It's a great chance for us to put our period living skills into action! We are welcome to camp all week.
Saturday, Sunday, 20 - 21 July, 2013.English Heritage Festival of History at Kelmarsh Hall in Northhamptonshire We were encouraged to go to this event by our cousins in the Napoelonic era 33rd Foot Society. Kelmarsh is a timeline event like Marching Thru History Exhibition, except it is gigantic! And in England!! It would be fantastic if we could go.
Late Summer - dates TBA (usually Labor Day Weekend)Big Horn Mountain Men Rendezvous Like the Hart Canyon Rendezvous, this is a fun venue, and a great chance for us to mingle with other black powder shooters in the Southern California area. We are welcome to camp all week.