Nanticoke River Jamboree is now the “Battle of Vienna 1780”
A partnership event with the Vienna Heritage Society and the Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance
The Battle of Vienna
Saturday, August 29, 2026
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
At Handsell Historic site AND the Vienna Towne Waterfront Park
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Every year at this all-day family-friendly event, you can learn from and be entertained by our outstanding Living History Performers. In 2026 we planned an exciting schedule:
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This years participants include:
Music by Ampersand:
The Chesapeake Independent Blues Living History Interpreters are returning to teach us about Revolutionary time period and attacks that occurred along the Nanticoke River!
Returning to the Jamboree again in 2026
Representatives from the Pocomoke Indian Nation and other tribal groups from the Eastern Shore Longhouse at Handsell. Come meet the men who constructed this amazing native lodge and hear about the methods used to build it. Walk through this full-size native dwelling house–the children MUST see this!
Chicone Village pictured Summer 2015
Noah Lewis at “Ned Hector” Black Revolutionary Soldier tells his story at the Battle of Brandywine. Pennsylvania.
Noah Lewis as Ned Hector.
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Come see the preserved Handsell Kitchen at the Battle of Vienna! Meet Elizabeth Pinder, descendant of Charles Jackson who was born a slave in 1814 near Vienna. Also “Voices of the Indiantown”, a 25 documentary film, with oral histories of descendants of slaves and sharecroppers of the Indiantown area. See the restored Cooking fireplace with interpreters in period dress.
and much much more!
Admission of $10 Adult or $20 for a family (Children under 18 FREE) helps defray our costs and bring this great event to Dorchester County!
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Event Sponsored by
Nanticoke River Jamboree 
Looking forward to this event. I nearly cried when I went to training session on Saturday and actually saw longhouse laid out and markers in the ground. It has been a long time coming. I really want to help as much as I can to make this happen. The Nanticoke story needs to be told. Handsell is a unique place where three stories can be told side by side.
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