Feast of the Hunters’ Moon 2026
Hosted by Tippecanoe County Historical AssociationSavor the history, traditions, and culture of the French and Native Americans who inhabited the area around Fort Ouiatenon in the mid-1700s.
Event Details
The past is yours to savor at the Feast of the Hunters’ Moon. At this historic reenactment you can recapture 18th-century life at Fort Ouiatenon—the first fortified European outpost in what is now Indiana.
The Feast of the Hunters’ Moon is a re-creation of the annual fall gathering of the French and Native Americans that took place Fort Ouiatenon, a fur-trading outpost in the mid-1700s. It is held annually in early autumn on the banks of the Wabash River, four miles southwest of West Lafayette, Indiana.
Thousands of participants reenact this event and create a feast for the senses, including smells of smoke, sounds of rifles, tastes of authentic period food, and more.
Continuous free programming is held on five stages. French and Native American music and dance, fife and drum corps performances, military drills and demonstrations, fashion shows, and games and contests can be enjoyed at the 59th celebration of this event. Special hands-on activities include the children’s trade blanket, costume try-on, candle-dipping, storytelling, bead bracelet making, cross-cut sawing, and axe throwing.
Hours are Saturday, October 24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT, and Sunday, October 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. Information on tickets, shuttle buses and programming is available at www.feastofthehuntersmoon.org.
For more information, contact feast@tippecanoehistory.org.
This program received support from an Indiana Humanities Mini-Grant.