World War II Days

Dates & Times

Saturday, September 28
10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, September 29
9 am to 3 pm

Admission Prices
$10 – Adults Ages 13+ (Member)
$19 - Adults Ages 13+ (Non-Member)
$8 – Children Ages 5-12 (Member)
$12 - Children Ages 5-12 (Non-Member)
$14 - Veterans and Active Duty Personnel (ID Required)
$5 - Woods Skirmish - Adults
$3 - Woods Skirmish - Children
Children (ages 0-4) are Free

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Visitors do not need to purchase tickets in-advance. You may purchase your admission(s) upon arrival to the museum's special event gates. Parking is free for visitors to World War II Days.

Sept. 28 & 29 - Don't Miss The Fun!

WWII Days Tank Battle - Midway Village

World War II Days
Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, Rockford, IL

WWII Troops in Jeep Visitors to World War II Days engage in elaborate 1940s displays in historical buildings on the museum’s 148-acre campus, which becomes the back drop of a European village during World War II. This military re-enactment is known to be the largest in the Midwest and draws thousands of visitors yearly to the Rockford region and the museum grounds.

Festivities include encampments of Allied and Axis troops in the Midway Village woods. World War II Days includes elaborate and realistic battles complete with tanks, artillery, armored vehicles, and exciting pyrotechnic displays.

Uniformed re-enactors representing soldiers from the United States, Great Britain, France, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Japan, Italy, and Germany along with vintage tanks, half-tracks and other 1940s military vehicles make this a not-to-miss special event.

World War II Days Event Schedules

Saturday, September 28th
10 am - 5 pm

10:00 am Open
10:30 am Lecture: D-Day: 24 Hours that Saved the World
11:00 am Woods Skirmish
11:00 am Gen. Patton Briefing
11:30 am Lecture: My Parents' Stories: Holocaust Survivors and Profiles in Women's Resistance During the Holocaust
11:30 am Music by Sweet Reminders
12:00 pm Woods Skirmish
1:00 pm Battle on Main Battlefield
2:30 pm Gen. Patton Briefing
2:30 pm Lecture: The Five Million Forgotten
2:30 pm Aerial Display - Scott & RC Flyers
3:00 pm Woods Skirmish
4:00 pm Battle on Main Battlefield
5:00 pm Close

Sunday, September 29th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

9:00 am Open
9:30 am Lecture: D-Day: 24 Hours that Saved the World
10:00 am Woods Skirmish
10:30 am Lecture: My Parents' Stories: Holocaust Survivors
and Profiles in Women's Resistance During the Holocaust
11:00 am Woods Skirmish
11:30 am Music by Sweet Reminders
12:00 pm Woods Skirmish
12:30 pm Lecture: The Five Million Forgotten
12:30 pm Aerial Display - Scott & RC Flyers
1:00 pm Gen. Patton Briefing
2:00 pm Battle on Main Battlefield
3:00 pm Close

Woods Skirmish Ticket Options

Visitors have the option of purchasing advance tickets to the Woods Skirmishes during ticket checkout by selecting the Woods Skirmish time you wish to attend. Via online ticketing, 125 slots are available for each Woods Skirmish time. Visitors can also choose the option to buy admission to World War II Days without additional Woods Skirmish tickets.

All World War II general admission tickets include Battles on the Main Battlefield at no extra charge (please note that Woods Skirmish tickets are sold separately to limit each Woods Skirmish audience to 250 for safety reasons). In addition, 125 tickets to each Woods Skirmish will be available to purchase on-site until they are gone. Please consider this option if no Woods Skirmish tickets are available at the time of our online booking. On-site Woods Skirmish tickets are available for purchase at a separate tent – see event map for location.

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WWII Troops