March 25th & March 26th 2023: See the latest post under News.
Dan Garza – Historian will be located at the Angel of Goliad statue between the fort and Fannin’s monument. He will be there along with the officers of the Angel of Goliad Society March 25th and March 26th to answer questions about the Angerl of Goliad and to take orders for bricks and canvases.
Goliad Massacre and Living History Program
37th Annual Goliad Massacre and Living History Program –Reenactors and Living Historians from across Texas gather at Presidio La Bahia to recreate the final days of Col. Fannin’s command.
For the 37th Annual Goliad Massacre and Living History, take a stroll through the camps of both the Mexican and Texian armies and visit with reenactors as they go about their daily activities all inside the old stone walls of the Presidio.
And finally, be sure to come back out Sunday to witness a recreation of the final days of Fannin’s men followed by a memorial at the Fannin Monument.
Admission is $5, under 6 are free. Candlelight Tour tickets are $3 per person. All events subject to change. Please monitor our Facebook page for more up to date information or call 361 645-3752.
WHEN March 25th & 26th, 2023
TIMES 9:00AM-5:00PM & 9:00AM-12:00PM
SATURDAY, March 25th, 2023
9:00 AM GATES OPEN
10:00 INFANTRY/CAVALRY & ARTILLERY SKIRMISH
in front of Presidio La Bahia
10:30 LIVING HISTORY
inside the walls of Presidio La Bahia
11:00 PRESENTATION IN CHAPEL COURTYARD;
Wade Dillon – James Walker Fannin
12:00 SHOWING OF VIDEO:
“Presidio La Bahia And Its Place In The History of Texas”
1:00 CAVALRY SKIRMISH
in front of Presidio La Bahia
2:00 LIVING HISTORY
inside the walls of Presidio La Bahia
3:00 BATTLE OF COLETO CREEK
in front of Presidio La Bahia
4:00 LIVING HISTORY
inside the walls of Presidio La Bahia
5:00 GATES CLOSE
6:30-9:00 CANDLELIGHT TOUR—ENTER AT SOUTH GATE
inside the walls of Presidio La Bahia
SUNDAY, March 26th, 20239:00 GATES OPEN
9:30 PRESENTATION IN CHAPEL COURTYARD.
Wade Dillon – James Walker Fannin
10:00 DEATH MARCH FROM CHAPEL TO MASSACRE SITE
Followed by: EXECUTION OF COL. FANNIN & THE OTHER TEXIANS
inside the walls of Presidio La Bahia
11:30 MEMORIAL SERVICE BEGINS, PROCESSES TO THE ANGEL OF GOLIAD PLAZA WITH THE PROCESSION CONTINUING TO THE FANNIN MONUMENT FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEMORIAL SERVICE
Mexican Soldiers Firing Cannon
