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WWII Days

  • September 21, 2019
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Midway Village Museum, Rockford

Rate

Adults (Ages 18+): $14

Veterans and Active Duty Military Personnel: $12

Children (Ages 3-17): $8

Infants (ages 0-2): Free

Midway Village Museum Members are Free


About

World War II Days at Midway Village Museum

6799 Guilford Road

Rockford IL


Visitors to World War II Days engage in elaborate 1940s displays in historical buildings on the museum’s 148-acre campus, which becomes the back drop of a European village during World War II. This military re-enactment is the largest in the Midwest and draws thousands of visitors yearly to the Rockford region and the museum grounds.

Festivities include encampments of Allied and Axis troops in the Midway Village woods and realistic skirmishes integrated in the historic village. World War II Days includes elaborate and realistic battles complete with tanks, artillery, armored vehicles, and exciting pyrotechnic displays. More than 1,000 uniformed re-enactors representing soldiers from the United States, Great Britain, France, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Japan, Italy, and Germany along with 70 to 80 vintage tanks, half tracks and other 1940s military vehicles make this a not-to-miss special event. Other event features:

  • Over 60 authentic military vehicles
  • More than 1,000 re-enactors
  • Battles with pyrotechnics
  • 1940s Style Live Musical Entertainment
  • Skirmishes, Demos & Displays
  • Militaria Sales Vendors from the Midwest
  • General Patton’s Command Center
  • Affordable Local Food Vendors
  • VETANK available for individuals with limited mobility
  • Special Admission for Veterans & Active Duty Personnel (ID Required)
  • Golf Cart Shuttles available for guests with special needs

World War II Days Schedule

Saturday, Sept. 21 . 10 am to 5 pm

10am Event Opens

11am Town Battle

11:30am Woods Battle

11:45am “Smoky the War Dog” – Presentation by Producer and professional public speaker Adrian Brigham

12pm WWII Airplane Model Flying Demonstration

12pm Town Battle

12:15pm General Patton Briefing

12:30pm Everley Sisters Musical Performance

1pm Town Battle

1pm “Liberators of the Holocaust” – Presentation by Author and Concordia University Professor John Ulferts

1:30pm Battle in Main Field

2:15pm Town Battle

2:30pm Woods Battle

3pm Town Battle

3pm “Women’s Ambulance Safety Patrol” – Presentation by Veterans Memorial Hall Researcher Mary Rose Fillip

3:30pm Battle in Main Field

4pm General Patton Briefing

4:30pm Woods Battle

4:30pm Town Battle

5pm Event Closes


Sunday, Sept. 22 . 10 am to 4 pm

10am Event Opens

11:00am Town Battle

11:30am Woods Battle

11:45am “Smoky the War Dog” – Presentation by Producer and professional public speaker Adrian Brigham

12pm WWII Airplane Model Flying Demonstration

12pm Town Battle

12:30pm General Patton Briefing

12:30 pm Everley Sisters Musical Performance

1:00pm Woods Battle

1:00pm Town Battle

1:30pm “Selections from Always Remember - WW2 Through Veterans Eyes” – Presentation by Author and Concordia University Professor John Ulferts

2pm Town Battle

2:30pm Battle in the Main Field

3pm “Women’s Ambulance Safety Patrol” – Presentation by Veterans Memorial Hall Researcher Mary Rose Fillip

4pm Event Closes


$2 per car parking fee for non-members taken upon arrival when you park - cash encouraged.


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