Horicon Marsh Archaeology Festival

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October 8-9 10am-4pm
Horicon Marsh Archaeology Festival
Sponsored by the Rock River Archaeological Society

Rock River Archaeological Society, a chapter of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society, is a nonprofit organization for those who are interested in archaeology and/or human history.  The Horicon Marsh Archaeological Festival has been named the best Archaeological Festival in Wisconsin.

Featured at the Horicon Marsh Archaeological Festival will be the Fox of the River Voyageur Canoe giving rides on the water of the Marsh, a Buck Skinner encampment with a flute and drum circle, atlatl demonstration and instruction, tomahawk throwing, flint knapping demonstration, home cooked food including a wild rice soup, corn grinding demonstration, leather stamping to make a necklace, bead collecting for children, wagon rides behind antique tractors between the Buck Skinner encampment and the Education Center, artifact display of Native American artifacts, vendors offering handmade items and much, much more.

The Festival is FREE to the public and takes place at the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center, N7725 Hwy. 28, Horicon, WI, 53032.  The hours of the event are Saturday, October 8, 2022, 10 AM to 4 PM;  Sunday, October 9, 2022, 10 AM to 3 PM.

For more information please contact Liz Herzmann at 920-210-9054 or elizabeth.herzmann@wisconsin.gov.
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