This year, May was a busy month for events. We ended up having three events on three consecutive weekends.
The first one was a Mother's Day Tea, with a theme of "Homefront". A lovely, low key event that sort of eased us into the season.
VEMRA 2018 Events
Here is a list of all the events that we have scheduled for this year. There will be more info for each event in the Events Calendar. The list will be updated as we have more info...
Bunker Bash - Feb. 24-25 - Fort Rodd Hill
Mother's Day Tea - May 13 - Fort Rodd Hill
Annual Military Encampment - May 18-21 - Fort Rodd Hill
Ft. Macaulay Day / Great War Ceasefire - May 26 - Ft. Macaulay
Road to Victory - June 9-10 - Fort Rodd Hill
Canada Day - July 1 - Fort Rodd Hill
Naval Museum Open House - July 14 - CFB Esquimalt
Air Museum Open House - July 28 - BC Air Museum Sidney
AGRIFAIR - Aug. 3-5 - Abbottsford
Fab Forts - Aug. 18 - Fort Rodd Hill
Battle of Britain - September 15 - BC Air Museum
Lantern Tour - Sept. 22 - Fort Rodd Hill
Victoria Gun Show - Oct. 27-28 - Saanich Fairgrounds
Remembrance Day - Nov. 11 - Fort Rodd Hill
Why wear a Poppy Event
Lantern Tour Event
Homefront Event
In previous years, the big June event out at Fort Rodd Hill was a Timeline type event, with several other re-enactment groups participating and many eras represented all the way to medieval and roman. This year, the theme was set as Women on the Homefront. As this would be predominantly representing the 1940s, we decided to combine it with our annual D-Day commemoration for a bigger two-day WW2 themed event.
More May Events
Annual Encampment Event
Heritage Tea Event
Vimy Commemorative Events
Upcoming 2017 VEMRA Events
Just a quick post to list the upcoming events for 2017. There will be more information for each event in the Events Calendar.
Bunker Bash--> Feb. 25 & 26 -- Fort Rodd Hill
Vimy--> April 8 & 9 -- Fort Rodd Hill and Bay Street Armoury
Heritage Tea -> April 22-- Fort Rodd Hill
May Encampment--> May 19 - 22 -- Fort Rodd Hill
Macaulay Walkabout --> May 27 -- Macaulay Point Park
Women on the Homefront/ D-Day--> June 17 & 18 -- Fort Rodd Hill
Canada Day --> July 1 & 2 -- Fort Rodd Hill
Naval Museum Open House --> July 8 -- CFB Esquimalt Naval Museum
BC Air Museum Open House --> July 29 -- BC Air Museum, Sidney
Agrifair Event --> Aug 4 - 6-- Abbotsford
Fab Forts --> Aug 19-- Fort Rodd Hill
Battle of Britain --> Sept 17-- BC Air Museum, Sidney
Lantern Tour --> Sept 23 -- Fort Rodd Hill
Annual Gun Show --> Oct 28 & 29 -- Saanichton Fairgrounds
The list will be updated as we have more info...