The War of 1812 Bicentennial were a series of events to commemorate the War of 1812 in Canada and the United States during the war's bicentenary, 2012–2015. Included here is a list of planned commemorations and organizations. Canada The Canadian Government marked the bicentennial as a national event. Canadian Heritage Provincial commemorations Ontario Niagara 1812 Legacy Council Ontario Historical Society New Brunswick New Brunswick Provincial Committee for Commemorations of War of 1812 United States The U.S. government has had no formal organization or committee to coordinate commemorations of the War of 1812; the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act failed to pass Congress in 2006. U.S. military commemorations U.S. Navy Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the Star-Spangled Banner Naval History and Heritage Command Preserve the Pensions! (A project to digitize all of the War of 1812 pension files by the end of the war's bicentennial) Illinois Illinois War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Illinois War of 1812 Society Indiana Vincennes War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Iowa Planned commemorations at the old Fort Madison site. Kentucky Kentucky War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Louisiana Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans (January 8, 2015) Maryland Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Maryland's Star Spangled 200 Celebration Michigan The Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 New York In 2011, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill to establish a formal War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission. Previous versions of the bill were vetoed repeatedly by Gov. David Paterson in 2009 and 2010. North Carolina North Carolina War of 1812 Bicentennial Ohio Ohio War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Virginia James Madison Center War of 1812 Bicentennial Virginia Bicentennial of the War of 1812 Commission Washington, D.C. Washington DC War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission "Building Heritage Bridges" References External links Online PBS film and shorts on the War of 1812 from WNED War of 1812 United States historical anniversaries Bicentennial anniversaries Canadian historical anniversaries 2010s in Canada 2010s in the United States