Parade will start on Huey Street / Public Works Building
Parade route will continue Huey Street, right on Gamble
Continue past Wildwood City Hall to Barwick Street
Right on Barwick Street to (the street formerly known as) Palmer Drive
Parade route will end at Palmer Drive/Back Gate of Public Works Building.
Join park staff, volunteers, period reenactors and guests as we commemorate the 186th Anniversary of Dade’s Battle of 1835. Speakers will recall the history and sacrifices made on all sides in the Second Seminole War, which began with the December 28, 1835 clash that occurred at what is now Dade Battlefield Historic State Park, a National Historic Landmark. The ceremony will culminate with a wreath laying at the breastworks in front of the park’s Visitor Center. Please note that this is NOT the reenactment of Dade’s Battle, which will take place in the park Jan 1-2, 2022. Free entry for ceremony.
Commemorating the most widespread armed conflict in history and celebrating both military and popular civilian culture during the war years.
The weekend will include Allied and Axis uniformed reenactors, authentic camps and equipment, mechanized military vehicles, explore home front activities, enjoy 1940’s-Style Music and entertainment, living historians, food vendors. Cost is $5/person; children age 6 and under and all WWII & Korea Vets free.