San Jacinto Day Festival & Battle Reenactment

The largest battle reenactment in the state is the centerpiece of the admission-free San Jacinto Day Festival, to be held on Saturday, April 21, 2018, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on the grounds surrounding the San Jacinto Monument. The reenactment recreates the events leading up to Texas winning its independence from Mexico 182 years ago at the decisive Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836.

Reenactors from across the state become figures in Texas history, for the day. Visitors can wander freely among the Mexican and Texian camps to learn what the soldiers and their families were doing prior to the battle in 1836. At 3 p.m., the official (and historically accurate!) reenactment of the Battle of San Jacinto begins.

Sponsored by the San Jacinto Museum of History Association, the festival is a full day of entertainment with family activities, cultural exhibits, a petting zoo, music, food vendors, medicine wagon show, games and more - all set amidst living history.

All festival activities, including parking information, are updated regularly on the San Jacinto Museum of History website at www.sanjacinto-museum.org and on facebook.com/sjbattlereenactment.

Come out and celebrate Texas history!