Parade highlights weekend at Fort Ligonier Days

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Parade highlights weekend at Fort Ligonier Days

Shane Dunlap | Saturday, October 13, 2018 6:00 p.m.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review

A re-enactor sits with a group from Bridgeport, W. Va., and shows off his musket on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 while the Fort Ligonier Days parade makes its way through downtown Ligonier.

Fort Ligonier Days continued Saturday, with the downtown parade serving as a signature event on the second day of the annual three-day festival.

Around 100 units — including traditional floats and 20 marching bands — participated in the community parade along East and West Main streets in Ligonier.

Other units included horse teams, antique cars, Syria Shrine clowns and a Wells Fargo Stagecoach group that presented a Gold Star spouse of a combat wounded veteran with a new vehicle as part of the Military Warriors Support Foundation’s “Transportation 4 Heroes” program.

Pittsburgh television personality Sally Wiggin served as parade marshal.

Events continue through Saturday evening and all day Sunday.

Shane Dunlap is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Shane at .

Details

Remaining schedule

Below is a list of events remaining for Fort Ligonier Days:

Admission: Free

Where: Downtown Ligonier, most activities on or around Main Street, and at Fort Ligonier, 200 S. Market St. (Admission fees charged for Fort Ligonier and Museum Store.)

Details: 724-238-4200 or fortligonierdays.com

Schedule of events

Saturday

9 a.m.: Food, crafts and wine-tastings open

10 a.m.: Ligonier merchant sidewalk sales begin.

11 a.m.: Community parade along East and West Main streets

1:30 p.m.: Acoustic artists Jane West Joe Golden, country band The Stickers

1:30 p.m.: Artillery demonstration and reenactment of the 1758 Battle of Fort Ligonier

6:30 p.m.: 7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience (tribute band)

7:30 p.m.: Forces of Fort Ligonier parade around the Diamond

8:45 p.m.: Fireworks

Sunday

8:30 a.m.: 5K run/walk at Ligonier Valley High School

9:30 a.m.: Kids' Cannon Ball Dash

10 a.m.: Divine services in the Upper Fort

10:30 a.m.: Food, crafts and wine tasting open; merchant sidewalk sales begin

1 p.m.: Ole 97 (Johnny Cash tribute band), Gashouse Annie (acoustic)

1 and 3 p.m.: Artillery demonstration and reenactment of the 1758 Battle of Fort Ligonier

3:30 to 5 p.m.: Neon Swing X-perience

5 p.m.: Official closing ceremony on the Diamond