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  • Hannah Lee Corbin, Widow

    Colonial Beach Playhouse 108 Hawthorn Street, Colonial Beach, VA, United States

    An original play at Colonial Beach Playhouse about the Lee Family of Westmoreland County during Revolutionary times. Opens Saturday, June 13 and runs through Sunday, June 28. Performances Friday and...

    $20 – $22

  • Washington’s Call to Command

    George Washington Birthplace National Monument 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach, VA, United States

    Commemorate the moment Washington accepted his call to command at George Washington Birthplace National Monument on Saturday, June 20, and Sunday, June 21. Join us for Washington’s Call to Command...

    Free

  • Hands-On History Day at Historic Christ Church & Museum

    Historic Christ Church 420 Christ Church Road, Weems, VA, United States

    Step back in time with this exciting program in colonial Virginia history. Make a brick by hand, write with a quill pen, make a grave rubbing, play colonial games, create...

    Free

  • Foundation Celebration

    Westmoreland State Park 145 Cliff Road, Montross

    Westmoreland Park is turning 90! In addition to America celebrating its 250th anniversary this summer, Westmoreland is celebrating 90 years of being a Virginia state park. We would like to...

    Standard Parking fees apply

  • Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence

    Historic Christ Church 420 Christ Church Road, Weems, VA, United States

    Patriotic celebration and reading of the Declaration of Independence inside Historic Christ Church. With the Cobbs Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Richard Henry Lee...

    Free

  • Ampersand: Music of the New Nation

    Ampersand brings “Music of the New Nation” to the Memorial House Museum at the George Washington Birthplace Monument. Ampersand’s special Revolutionary War-era program, “Music of the New Nation” focuses on the experience...

    Free

  • “A Perfect Frenzy”

    Historic Christ Church 420 Christ Church Road, Weems, VA, United States

    Author Andrew Lawler speaks on his 2025 book A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution. Wine and cheese reception with...

    $50

  • Stratford Hall’s 2026 First Africans Day

    Stratford Hall 483 Great House Road, Stratford, VA, United States

    You’re invited to First Africans Day, a powerful collaboration of reflection, celebration, and remembrance at Stratford Hall. Together, we honor the lives, stories, and contributions of the enslaved Africans and...

    Free