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Hands-On: Fire a Flintlock Musket
Fire live rounds at a target from two different reproduction 18th-century flintlock firearms used during the Revolutionary War.
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Tour: Custis Square Archaeology
Take a guided tour and talk with archaeologists about the current archaeological investigations at John Custis IV’s four-acre home and early 18th-century gardens.
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Carriage Ride
Enjoy a leisurely ride through the Historic Area by horse-drawn carriage. Surround yourself with the sights and sounds of our unique city.
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Film: Williamsburg – The Story of a Patriot
See the 1957 film, in its vibrant 70mm format, that tells the story of a Virginia planter deciding to join the patriot cause.
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Presentation: Musket Demonstration
Military Programs staff will demonstrate the loading and firing of the musket. Experience the sounds and smells a soldier experienced during the Revolution.
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Special Event: Conservation in Action
Arms conservator Isabelle will be on hand to discuss her work on the Magazine Project and the conservation of firearms.
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Map & Program Guide
Download our printable map and guide to help plan your path around the largest outdoor educational living museum in the country.
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Street Theater: Witnessing History
Discover where you fit within the lives and times that shaped our history by engaging directly with the people of our 18th-century city.
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Presentation: Order in the Court
After a short exploration of the Courthouse and its surroundings, participate in a local court session where lives, liberties, and property are contested.
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Tour: Bray School Community
Join our interpreters as they help you explore and discover the communities connected to the Williamsburg Bray School on this one-hour walking tour.
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Tour: Good Stories about Great Stuff
Enjoy "Good Stories about Great Stuff" as you explore the galleries with a curator, conservator, educator, archaeologist or a historian.
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Performance: Entertainments at the Play House
Join members of the Jug Broke Theatre Company as we celebrate the season and play and talk about the stories behind some of our favorite music of the Revolutionary Era.
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Performance: Visit with Reverend Gowan Pamphlet
Step into the past with Gowan Pamphlet, revolutionary Black Baptist preacher. Through stories and questions, explore the hopes, choices, and challenges he faced.
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Presentation: Two-Spirits in American Indian Life
Join a member of our American Indian Initiative as they explore the lives of two-spirit indigenous people who embody both female and male spirits.
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Tour: Art Museums Overview
Join us on a 20-minute guided tour and enjoy some Museum favorites.
Art Museums Admission
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Presentation: Firing of the Noon Gun
The noon gun signaled a cessation of morning drills and work parties and a start to preparing the midday meal.
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Conversation: Meet a Nation Builder
Find a Nation Builder, a significant figure of 18th-century Williamsburg, around Palace Green for some informal conversation.
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Performance: Visit with Marquis de Lafayette
Step into the past with the Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of two worlds. Through stories and questions, explore the hopes, choices, and challenges he faced.
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Music: Women in Early Music
Explore the lives and elegant accomplishments of the women who turned the domestic skill of music-making into successful careers.
Art Museums Admission
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Street Theater: A Way Forward
Join the people of Williamsburg while they navigate an uncertain time in our Nation’s history and witness the original call that united 13 individual colonies under one banner.
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Tour: Stables Behind-The-Scenes
Get a behind-the-scenes look at our modern stables and learn more about our carriages.
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Performance: Visit with Colonel George Washington
Step into the past with George Washington, Colonel of the Virginia Regiment. Through stories and questions, explore the hopes, choices, and challenges he faced.
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Hands-On: Shoulder Your Firelocks!
Engage in a military drill, learning the tactics and drills of the 18th-century soldier.
CW Admission
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Performance: God is My Rock
Gowan Pamphlet, an enslaved man and popular local preacher, offers his perspective on slavery, religion, and freedom.
Art Museums Admission
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Performance: Visit with James Armistead Lafayette
Step into the past with James Armistead Lafayette, Enslaved Revolutionary Spy.
CW Admission
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Music: Fife & Drum
Watch and listen to the Fifes and Drums as they demonstrate the music and drill of various military ceremonies from an 18th-century soldier's working day.
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Terrace Room W&M Graduation Dinner
Enjoy a Green and Gold limited menu to celebrate your new graduate!
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Evening Program: Haunted Williamsburg
Brave centuries of scares, from 18th-century colonial ghost stories to creepy modern-day encounters!
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Evening Program: Cry Witch
Question witnesses, weigh evidence, and determine the guilt or innocence of "the Virginia Witch." Not appropriate for young children due to subject matter and intense emotion.
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Event: Tales of Hoffmann by Opera in Williamsburg
Opera in Williamsburg presents Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach. Live fully-staged opera with world-class singers and with orchestra, in French with English supertitles.
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Special Event: Successful Campaign
Join the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums Senior Corps, plus a special guest, as they perform 18th-century military field music at the Governor's Palace Stage.
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