Dates & Times
Saturday, December 13
Starts at 10 am
Admission Prices
$12 - Adults Ages 13+
$10 – Children Ages 5-12
$10 - Senior 62+
Free - Infants/Toddlers 0-4
Free - Museum Members
You may also purchase your admissions on Saturday upon your arrival to the special event. Members please call for reservations or check in when you arrive for the event.
When arriving, proceed to the Rec Path entrance and parking just west of the Main Museum Center entrance off Guilford Road. Look for the signs. You will purchase your admission near the event site on the campus past the Rec Path parking area. Parking is free.
This is a rain or shine event. No refunds.
EVENT CANCELED
Friends and Neighbors of Midway Village Museum,
Due to concerns regarding weather, we are making the difficult decision to cancel the Christmas in the Trenches event the morning of Saturday, December 13th.
Given the location of the event on the battlefield, in the trenches, and our grassy parking areas – we prefer guests, reenactors, and volunteers stay safe given the extreme weather already experienced so far this year.
For guests who pre-registered for the event – we will be reaching out to you to alter or refund your tickets.
If you wish to join us inside the main museum center on Saturday morning (it will be warm inside!), you can meet Babs the Sock Monkey and visit our museum store to browse our unique collection Rockford-themed holiday gifts! All of our exhibits will be open as well, including our new Camp Grant exhibit.
Thank you for your patience and understanding,
Midway Village Museum Staff
Join Us for Christmas in the Trenches on Saturday, December 13.
Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, Rockford, IL
Christmas in the Trenches is a military re-enactment of the 1914 Christmas truce taking
place 110 years ago during World War I. The soldiers in the Western front of the Great
War called unofficial ceasefires during the week of Christmas. Enemies came together to
decorate, exchange gifts, sing carols, and even play football.
The visitors experience is two-fold. Visitors will engage with re-enactors among the ambiance of a decorated replica trench measuring 150-yards on the museum grounds. Visitors will receive a special holiday trench tour, and hear excerpts from World War I letters from soldiers experiencing Christmas in the trenches.
In addition to the tour, visitors will view a narrated re-enactment of a battle and the cease fire, sing carols with the re-enactor soldiers, sip hot chocolate, view artifacts from World War I, and play football as the soldiers did during the truce! The 150-yard trench system is the only replica of its kind with built in bunkers.
Questions? Call 815-397-9112.