Schedule of Events 2022

New Year’s Day Hike (weather permitting)
Walking tour of Perrine Hill.

Walking tour of the battlefield (weather permitting)

Walking tour of the battlefield.

Program on “Black and Native American Troops at the Battle of Monmouth.”

Program on “George Washington Minute by Minute at Monmouth”

Walking tour of the battlefield.

Program on “Molly Pitcher at Monmouth.”

Visit the several sites claiming to be Molly Pitcher’s Well.

Walking tour of the battlefield

Driving tour of the battle area east of Freehold.

Bird Walk on the battlefield.

Walking tour of the battlefield

Walking tour, “The Fight at the Point of Woods.”

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR DAYS IN MONMOUTH COUNTY
FOMB Programs June 4 to July 4, 2022

Driving tour covering the British approach route to the battle.

Walking tour of the battlefield (Hedge Row and Parsonage).

Driving tour covering General Lafayette’s march from Cranbury through Hightstown to Robbins’ Tavern (Clarksburg) the two days before the battle. Led by George Dawson. Meet at 1:30 PM at Visitor Center, Monmouth Battlefield State Park, or meet at 2 PM at the Elizabeth Wagner History Center, 6 South Main St, Cranbury, NJ 08512. Tour will finish around 4 PM. (Drive your own vehicle.)

Driving tour to visit the sites of the American encampment in Cranbury on the night before the battle of Monmouth (June 26, 1778) and their encampment at Ponolopon Bridge the night before the battle (June 27). Follow the American march to the battle from Cranbury to Monroe Township to Englishtown. Led by George Dawson and David Martin. Meet at 1:30 PM. At the Visitor Center, Monmouth Battlefield State Park, or Meet at 2 PM at the Elizabeth Wagner History Center, 6 South Main Street, Cranbury, NJ 08512. Tour will finish around 4 PM. (Drive your own vehicle.)

Annual reenactment of the Battle of Monmouth

Annual reenactment of the Battle of Monmouth

244th Anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth.

244th Anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth.

Driving tour of the British route after the battle from Monmouth to Middletown. Meet at the Park Visitor Center at 1:30 PM. Led by George Dawson. Tour will finish around 3:30 PM. (Drive your own car)

Walking tour of the battlefield

Commemoration of Independence Day at the Park
Lecture by David Martin, 12:10 PM at the Visitor Center Auditorium, “From Monmouth to New Brunswick: The Week after the Battle”.
Lecture by George Dawson, 12:30 PM at the Visitor Center Auditorium, “New Brunswick in the Revolution.”
1:00 Revolutionary War Cannon demonstration

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Program on the 14th New Jersey at the Battle of  Monocacy.

Driving tour to the battle of Monmouth Monument on Court Street in Freehold.

Walking tour of the battlefield.

Walking tour of the battlefield.

Program on the role of the New Jersey Troops in the the Battle of Monmouth.

Program on the 14th New Jersey at the Battle of 3rd Winchester, and the death of Major Peter Vredenburg.

Walking tour of the battlefield.

Walking tour of the battlefield.

Walking tour of the battlefield.

Annual meeting, 2 PM, Visitor Center

Program on the 28th New Jersey at the battle of Fredericksburg.

Craig House open Sundays 1-4 PM, April 3 to December 4

*Gift Shop in Visitor Center open Sundays 1-4 PM when Visitor Center is open

The Visitor Center is open daily 9 AM to 4 PM, except for the following holidays
(the Park itself remains open):
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Day
Presidents Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

Note: events at the Park subject to Park being open and Governor’s rules permitting. Events at the park subject to mask wearing, social distancing, and other C0vid-19 safety protocols.

The Park itself is open longer than the Visitor Center, but the hours are seasonal.
Call the Park office for current hours.

The Park’s physical address is 16 Business Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726.