Winter Rendezvous at Fort de Chartres

Date: Nov 01, 2025 | Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Winter Rendezvous at Fort de Chartres. This festival weekend features colorful clothing, hand-made crafts, period music and delicious food with re-enactors depicting soldiers, trappers, traders and Native Americans demonstrating frontier life from 1700 to 1820. The event is held over two days: Saturday & Sunday, November 1st & 2nd and is FREE and open to the public. See website for more information.

Rendezvous Dates & Times:

Saturday, November 1st | 10am-5pm
Sunday, November 2nd | 10am-3pm

For More Information:

Fort de Chartres | 618-284-7230 | Website | Facebook

Fort de Chartres State Historic Site can be visited year-round. The grounds are open from sunrise to sunset. The Museum and display buildings are typically open Wednesday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm. Admission is FREE, but donations are appreciated. The Fort also holds several events throughout the year, including the Fort de Chartres Rendezvous held in June, the Fort de Chartres French & Indian War Encampment in October, and the Fort de Chartres Winter Rendezvous & Woodswalk in November.

Please check the website listed on each event to get the most up-to-date information.

Directions: The Fort is about an hour from downtown St. Louis. Take I-64 East into Illinois to I-255 and exit going South. Take Exit#6 for IL-3 toward Columbia. Take IL-3 to Ruma and then turn west on IL-155. Follow IL-155 through Prairie du Rocher to the site. Fort de Chartres will be on the left.

Address:


1350 Illinois Route 155,
Prairie du Rocher, IL
62277




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