2025 Military Expo
Mar 14th - Mar 15th
March 14 – 15, 2025
All active military personnel and veterans and their guests will receive free admission to Discovery Park on Friday, March 14 and Saturday, March 15.
This two-day event features a variety of programs and interactive activities that will interest the entire family. Enjoy a weekend that explores the past, present and future of the military.
Discovery Park’s 2025 military expo will include presentations, demonstrations of military equipment and reenactments.
Friday, March 14 has been planned with students in mind and will provide both military and history-related content perfect for school groups. For student group information, email our education department at education@discoveryparkofamerica.com or call 731-885-5455.
The 2025 Military Expo, sponsored by Union City Coca-Cola and Dixie Gun Works, is free with membership or park admission.
Guests will experience:
- Reenactors sharing stories from military history
- Military vehicles and equipment on display
- Experts on a variety of topics relevant to the past, present and future of the military
- Gallery talks with Discovery Park educators
Schedule of Events
Programs are subject to change.
Friday, March 14, 2025
All day (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) Experience reenactors, Military equipment on display, vendors and equipment from the past, present and future, spread throughout the museum and heritage park.
10-11 a.m. | Entry-Level Lobby
Performance by the 52nd Regimental String Band as you enter the Discovery Center.
11 a.m. | Entry-Level Military Gallery
Guided gallery tour of our entry-level Military Gallery.
12:45 p.m. | Lower-Level Military Gallery
Performance by the Inman Middle School Band
1 p.m. | Lower-Level Military Gallery
“Ask a Historian” program featuring Sgt. Cadwell
1:30 p.m. | Lower-Level Military Gallery
Discover the impact of Project 100,000 with Discovery Park’s education team
2 p.m. | Lower-Level Military Gallery
Performance by the 52nd Regimental String Band
Saturday, March 15, 2024
All day (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) All Events have been moved inside due to weather. Experience reenactors, vendors and equipment from the past, present and future, spread throughout the museum.
10:30 a.m. | Lower-Level Military Gallery
Guided gallery tour of Discovery Park’s lower-level Military Gallery.
11 a.m. | Lower-Level Military Gallery
Performance by Mike Holden Jazz Orchestra
12 p.m. | Lower-Level Military Gallery
A live recording of Reelfoot Forward: A West Tennessee Podcast with Doug Wonacott hosted by Scott Williams, Discovery Park CEO
1 p.m. | Lower-Level Military Gallery
An information session featuring never-before-seen artifacts with the education team that have never been on display at Discovery Park.
1:30 p.m. | Entry-Level Military Gallery
Explore 250 years of the US Army with Discovery Park’s education team
Vendors will be setup in Dino Hall, Military Gallery and throughout the park each day from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.:
- 52nd Regimental String Band
- American Legion TN District 9
- Chaplain Ron Powell, LTC. U.S. Army (Retired)
- Civil Air Patrol – Everett-Stewart Composite Squadron TN 195
- Columbia Southern University
- Murray State University/University of Tennessee at Martin ROTC
- Northwest Tennessee Eagle Riders
- Reelfoot Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
- Sons of the Confederate Veterans
- The Living Historians will be stationed near the Great Lawn
- The Veteran’s Museum
- Veteran K9
- Wreaths Across America TNECMT
Reenactment Groups
The Living Historians will be displayed throughout the Heritage Park on Friday, March 14 and inside the lower-level Military Gallery on Saturday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Step back in time and see what everyday camp life was like for the common Civil War soldier. See how they rationed their food, how they prepared for battle, what they did to pass the time and how they cleaned their weapons. Learn about their uniforms and equipment. Watch as they demonstrate drill, maneuvers and firing commands that were used on the battlefields. Witness camp life up close and personal with this interactive, subversive experience.
