Battle of Marianna Monument
Located at Confederate
Memorial Park in downtown
Marianna, the monument
pays tribute to the local men
and boys who defended the
city.
Located at Confederate
Memorial Park in downtown
Marianna, the monument
pays tribute to the local men
and boys who defended the
city.
Marianna Day 2011& Reenactments - September 23, 24 & 25
The Battle of Marianna, Florida
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The annual Marianna Day Festival, Parade and Reenactments will take place over the
weekend of September 23, 24 & 25, 2011.
The parade will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 24th, followed immediately by the Battle
of Marianna reenactment along Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) in Downtown Marianna. A memorial
service will take place at Riverside Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. There is no cost to attend any of the
downtown events and there is plenty of parking throughout downtown Marianna.
Following the parade, reenactment and memorial service, there will be music and a family Fall
Festival at Madison Park in downtown Marianna from 12 noon until 10 p.m. The new park area
is located along Madison Street in the block north of Lafayette in downtown Marianna. A
gospel sing and fall festival will also take place in the park on Friday night from 4 until 10 p.m.
In addition to the downtown reenactment, there will be two "North Florida Raid" battles. These
will take place on Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. at Citizens Lodge Park on Caverns Road. The
"North Florida Raid" battles are not reenactments of actual fights and have no real connection
to the Battle of Marianna, but they do include cannons and other Civil War type weaponry and
attract a lot of attention.
Marianna Day is sponsored by Main Street Marianna, the Theophilus West, M.D., Camp 1346
of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the William Henry Milton Chapter 1039 of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and the Loreta Velazquez Chapter 14 of the Order of the
Confederate Rose.
Please click here to visit the reenactment home page.
For many years, Marianna Day was observed with reverence in towns across Florida. Even in
large cities like Miami, it was an important date on the calendar each year and often received
front page newspaper coverage. The tradition faded over the years until the anniversary of the
battle was barely even remembered in Marianna itself.
That loss of memory began to reverse itself a few years ago with the revival of Marianna Day in
the community. The event has grown each year and features a variety of events for visitors of all
ages including memorial services, reenactments, demonstrations, live music and more.
weekend of September 23, 24 & 25, 2011.
The parade will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 24th, followed immediately by the Battle
of Marianna reenactment along Lafayette Street (U.S. 90) in Downtown Marianna. A memorial
service will take place at Riverside Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. There is no cost to attend any of the
downtown events and there is plenty of parking throughout downtown Marianna.
Following the parade, reenactment and memorial service, there will be music and a family Fall
Festival at Madison Park in downtown Marianna from 12 noon until 10 p.m. The new park area
is located along Madison Street in the block north of Lafayette in downtown Marianna. A
gospel sing and fall festival will also take place in the park on Friday night from 4 until 10 p.m.
In addition to the downtown reenactment, there will be two "North Florida Raid" battles. These
will take place on Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. at Citizens Lodge Park on Caverns Road. The
"North Florida Raid" battles are not reenactments of actual fights and have no real connection
to the Battle of Marianna, but they do include cannons and other Civil War type weaponry and
attract a lot of attention.
Marianna Day is sponsored by Main Street Marianna, the Theophilus West, M.D., Camp 1346
of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the William Henry Milton Chapter 1039 of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and the Loreta Velazquez Chapter 14 of the Order of the
Confederate Rose.
Please click here to visit the reenactment home page.
For many years, Marianna Day was observed with reverence in towns across Florida. Even in
large cities like Miami, it was an important date on the calendar each year and often received
front page newspaper coverage. The tradition faded over the years until the anniversary of the
battle was barely even remembered in Marianna itself.
That loss of memory began to reverse itself a few years ago with the revival of Marianna Day in
the community. The event has grown each year and features a variety of events for visitors of all
ages including memorial services, reenactments, demonstrations, live music and more.
