The American Heritage Festival

We Make History

Proudly Presents

The American Heritage Festival is a grand scale educational presentation of diverse civilian and military aspects of historic American life as portrayed by a large and experienced cast of historical interpreters assembled from around the country.

Included are reenactments, dramatic portrayals of famous men and women, musicians, song, dance, colonists, pioneers, mountain men, and more ranging from Colonial times and the American Revolution, through Pioneer days, the Civil War, the Old West and on into the 20th Century. An 18th century style church service in the fields based on the "Great Awakening" is just one of the many special features. Men, women and children are portrayed in diverse roles with something of interest to all. Historic merchants offer a unique and fascinating shopping experience.

Presented each November by We Make History and held at Schnepf Farms of Queen Creek, Arizona, the American Heritage Festival is the largest multi-era living history event to take place in The Southwest. Don't miss out on this unique, creative, interactive and family friendly educational opportunity for all ages.

Our mission to educate, inspire, honour and respect continues....

Our 6th annual American Heritage Festival will be held

November 14th-16th, 2008

Get directions here. To receive event updates and information.... and that we may better serve you...

School Day for Public, Private & Charter Schools will be November 14th. Teachers, please email us here with your school and grade level. We'll send you updates.

Public Days will be November 15th & 16th. Info may be found here. To receive updates, email us, let us know how you heard about us, where you are located and your area(s) of interest.

If you are a reenactor email us here, tell us about your portrayal and how you heard about us. We'll send you information on how to participate.

2006 Event Photos & Comments along with a link to a large Gallery may be found here!

See photos and read comments from past years! 2006 2005 2004 2003

Visit the WE MAKE HISTORY home page.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Establishing a Tradition of Service

In 2005 the American Heritage Festival had the opportunity to support Samaritan's Purse in their work of offering direct material help to the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

In 2006 we set aside funds to benefit the Queen Creek Schools Education Foundation, an organization devoted to supporting education through scholarships, teacher's grants and creative opportunities for learning. These funds will be used specifically to support American History related education.

2007 - Underwriting Support for Queen Creek Schools.

We can make a difference. We can give. We can support the efforts of those who are working to have a positive impact in our society and culture.

We found the experience of American Heritage this weekend past to be one of great triumph! We thoroughly enjoyed exploring our American History from it's most early infant days all the way through to the Vietnam War. We reward the efforts of your group with our praise and high regard. I was most moved, as I have been before, and it has rekindled a desire for further acquaintance and acceptance to hopefully become part of a group such as yours. We hope to continue with more correspondence and to attend future events! Well done!!! Sincerely, Miss Rebecca P.