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Attend the finale of the Color Our World Summer Reading Program at Yorktown Library. This event will feature a caricature artist (10 am - 12 pm), crafts (10 am - 2 pm), a community talent show (10:30 am - 12:30 pm for younger kids, 1 - 2 pm for older kids and families), face painting […]
Enjoy a series of cannon demonstrations with the Lamb's Artillery. Participants will meet re-enactors, watch live cannon firings and learn about the weapons used during the American Revolution. Demonstrations will […]
Families are invited to attend a magical evening of creativity, snacks and adventure at this family movie event featuring "The Pirate Fairy" (G). A craft project will be provided before the film is shown. Free. 1 - 3:30 pm.
Under the direction of Conductor Chia-Hsuan Lin, listen to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, which helped lead the Allied Forces to victory, and celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. This concert is presented by the Celebrate Yorktown Committee of the Yorktown Foundation with generous support from York County, York County Arts Commission, the Virginia Commission for the Arts and community contributors. Attendees may decorate their picnic area before the concert […]
Yorktown's two-day Wine & Oyster Festival features the finest Virginia wines with the freshest local seafood. Live music, gourmet food trucks and artisan vendors will add to the atmosphere at the scenic waterfront. One-day tickets are $50; two-day tickets are $85. Proceeds benefit local organizations. Oct. 4 - 5. 12 - 6 pm.
Charles Cowlam's career as a convict, spy, detective, congressional candidate, adventurer and con artist spanned the Civil War, reconstruction and Gilded Age. Historian Frank W. Garmon Jr. will discuss Cowlam's […]
Between 1993 and 2019, child poverty rates dropped by half in this country. Dr. Chris Howard, the author of “Who Cares: The Social Safety Net in America” will discuss what […]
Celebrate fall during this special, extended farmers market at scenic Riverwalk Landing. More than 60 different vendors and artists will be selling seasonal favorites like pumpkins, mums, autumn-inspired art, kettle […]
In commemoration of the Declaration of Independence, this program focuses on new perspectives on the ideals and legacies of the American Revolution through the folk art of Oscar de Mejo […]
Local artists will sell patriotic handiwork such as glassware, paintings and woodwork at Yorktown's Victory Market. Fresh and seasonal foods like apples, cookies, meats and oysters will also be available. Other scheduled activities include live music by Corey Pavlovsky, a community quilt project, fun photo opportunities, a family scavenger hunt and Revolutionary Spy Games (9 […]
Celebrate America’s momentous 1781 Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown on October 18 and 19 with artillery firings, exhibits and interpretive programs examining the significance of the American and French alliance. Stories of citizens and soldiers will unfold daily through immersive films, exhibition galleries and interpretive programs in outdoor re-creations of a Continental Army encampment and […]
Historic Yorktown will host a ceremony honoring the British and Loyalist soldiers who fought in the Siege at Yorktown. The event is organized by the National Liaison Representatives of the United Kingdom and Canada. The event will begin at the Nelson House Garden (10 am) followed by a procession to Riverwalk Landing (10:35 am). A […]
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