08/24/2026
🪶 Pioneer Days Rendezvous 2026 — Thank You
This is what it takes to bring Pioneer Days to life.
Volunteers. Reenactors. Demonstrators. Performers. Artists. Scouts. Vendors. Friends. Neighbors. People willing to give their time, share their talents, haul equipment, cook food, answer questions, welcome visitors, clean up messes, solve problems, and keep going until the job is done.
Over the past weekend, Fort Belmont came alive because of them.
To everyone pictured here—and to the many people who helped behind the scenes but weren’t able to make it into the photo—thank you.
And to every visitor who walked through the gates, asked a question, joined a cricket game, followed a pirate on a treasure hunt, listened to the music, watched the cannon fire, explored the camps, supported our vendors, shared a meal, or simply spent part of your weekend with us: thank you for being part of Pioneer Days Rendezvous.
We are also deeply grateful to our sponsors and supporters—Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, New Fashion Pork, Thrivent, and Culligan of Jackson—for helping make this weekend possible.
Events like Pioneer Days don’t happen because of one person or one organization. They happen because a community decides that history, education, fellowship, and a little bit of fun are worth preserving.
From all of us at Fort Belmont:
Thank you for an incredible Pioneer Days Rendezvous 2026.
We hope you made a memory or two while you were here.
