History Alive: A Journey Through Time

Overview

When a couple of excellent dudes by the name of Bill S. Preston, Esquire and Ted "Theodore" Logan needed to pass their final history report, they did what anyone would do if they had the chance. You've seen the movie. You know their story. That's right — they jumped in a time-travelling phone booth.

Sadly, most of us don't live in a late '80s comedy film, so we have to dive back into the past by other means, such as books and re-enactments. And if the former isn't for you, then the latter just might be, even if you haven't ever tried it out yet.

At History Alive: A Journey Through Time, 400 re-enactors and historians will portray and display 2000 years of history via everything from dance workshops and archery displays to cooking demonstrations and restaged battles. Whatever period you're keen to brush up on, be it Roman, Viking, Medieval, Napoleonic, Colonial and World War activities, you'll find it at Fort Lytton National Park — because a history festival has to take place at a historic site.