Special Events

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Exhibits, Tours & Events / Special Events

Exhibits.
Encounters.
Illuminations.

Students stare in wonder at the Gettysburg Cyclorama

Special events, unique opportunities and enlightening experiences await you at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center.

Additional Special Events

 

Film, Cyclorama & Museum Experience

Audience watching the film A New Birth of Freedowm at the Gettyburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center

 

Begin your Gettysburg visit with the Film, Cyclorama & Museum Experience, schedule your battlefield tour with a Licensed Battlefield Guide and explore more of Gettysburg's historic sites.

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Fall Muster

Friday Evening, Oct. 2 (SOLD OUT)
Saturday, Oct. 3*

The annual Friends of Gettysburg fall seminar features a Friday evening program followed by a host of Saturday morning/afternoon options including battlefield walks with Licensed Battlefield Guides and history programs with leading Civil War historians.

*Fall Muster itinerary for Saturday includes 7 programs. Programs 1,2,3,4 and 7 have sold out.

The following programs are still available. 

  • Program 5 
  • Program 6
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First Corps Event

Friday & Saturday, September 11 & 12, 2020
SOLD OUT

A special invitation to First Corps members: Join us on Friday evening for a First Corps reception and buffet at the Museum & Visitor Center.

On Saturday, we'll travel to some rarely-visited portions of the battlefield as we follow Major General John Sedgwick and a divided Union 6th Corps in guarding both flanks of the Union Army.

Evening with the Painting

Oct. 17 | Nov. 20 | Nov. 21 

Join Licensed Battlefield Guide and author/historian Sue on the platform for an exclusive after-hours, close-up look at the Gettysburg Cyclorama painting.

Aug. 22 - Art & The Battlefield  
CANCELED

Step onto the battlefield and up on the platform for this special Evening with the Painting. Guests will tour the battlefield and focus on the artists and stories of the soldiers depicted on the beautiful monuments. The program concludes with an exclusive look at the “Battle of Gettysburg” Cyclorama.

 

Encounters With History

Sept 26  (SOLD OUT) | Oct 24 |
Dec 5 (SOLD OUT)

These monthly Encounters bring you closer to the stories, the people and the events surrounding the battle and its aftermath. From battlefield strategy to civilian life to early preservation efforts, Licensed Battlefield Guides will help you uncover the often hidden history inside Gettysburg.

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Museum Bookstore Events

Canceled for the remainder of 2020.
Check back for the 2021 schedule.

Your favorite Civil War authors sign copies of their classic books and latest works at the Museum & Visitor Center Bookstore.

Book signing events occur throughout the year and are free and open to the public.

Check the schedule for authors, dates and times.