Events for August 12, 2025

Dinosaur Quest

August 12, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Dinosaur Quest

Virginia Living Museum 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd, Newport News

Step Back in Time to the Age of Dinosaurs! Get ready to travel back in time to when dinosaurs ruled the earth! The Virginia Living Museum will transform into a...

All-Ages Storytime

August 12, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am All-Ages Storytime

James City County Library 7770 Croaker Road, Williamsburg

All-Ages Storytime features stories, rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and other activities for children and their caregivers.  Space is limited; pick up a ticket at the Youth Services desk starting 30 minutes...

Bassett Trace Nature Trail Guided Tour

August 12, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Bassett Trace Nature Trail Guided Tour

Bassett Trace Nature Trail 424 Francis St E, Williamsburg

🌿🚶‍♂️ Take a Leisurely Stroll on the Bassett Trace Nature Trail! 🚶‍♀️🌿 Free & Open to the Public at 9:30 am Love nature and the great outdoors? 🌳🐦 Come explore...

Free Admission Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg

August 12, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Free Admission Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg

Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg 326 W Francis St, Williamsburg

Free Admission Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg Daily That is right, folks, the Art Museum of Colonial Williamsburg now has FREE daily admission! This often include events in the Hennage...

Baby Stay and Play

August 12, 2025 @ 10:15 am - 10:30 pm Baby Stay and Play

James City County Library 7770 Croaker Road, Williamsburg

Stay after storytime or just come in for the playdate to chat with other caregivers while your baby has fun with our toy collection. On the first Monday and Tuesday...

Under Arms: The Spring Gun Affair (FREE)

August 12, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am UNDER ARMS: Answer the Call!

Colonial Williamsburg Palace Green 202 Palace Green Street, Williamsburg

🫡 Under Arms: The Spring Gun Affair! 🥁⚔F️ree and Open to the PublicIt's April 21, 1775 – Trouble is brewing in Williamsburg... The alarm has sounded — the public gunpowder...

Stables Behind-The-Scenes Tour

August 12, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Stables Behind-The-Scenes Tour

Corner of Botetourt and Nicholson Streets Corner of Botetourt and Nicholson Streets, Williamsburg

Stables Behind-The-Scenes Tour Treat the animal lover in your life to this one-hour walking tour of Colonial Williamsburg’s modern stables and Rare Breeds Program. During this behind-the-scenes tour, you’ll see...

Nation Builders Discuss 1775

August 12, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Nation Builders Discuss 1775

Kimball Theatre 428 W Duke of Gloucester St,, Williamsburg

Nation Builders Discuss 1775 Kimball TheatreDaily 1:30 - 2 pmPart of Admission to Colonial Williamsburg In 1775, a series of pivotal events unfolded in Williamsburg—shaping the community, the nation, and...

Art House Café Film Series (click to see this weeks film)

August 12, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Art House Café Film Series (click to see this weeks film)

Williamsburg Library 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg

This film series brings art house film flavor to your Tuesdays. Meet new friends and hear from special guests who are film experts. Enjoy light refreshments. Have a discussion after...

Tasty Tuesdays & Thursdays

August 12, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Happy Hour: Merchants Square Wine Bar

Merchants Square Wine Bar 427 W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg

🍷 The Merchant Square Wine Bar, located right in Merchants Square and offering both indoor and outdoor seating, is introducing something new for happy hour: thoughtfully curated evenings featuring special...

Founding Friendship: Monroe and Lafayette

August 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Hennage Auditorium in the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg 301 S Nassau Street, Williamsburg

Founding Friendship: Monroe and LafayetteTuesday, August 12 at 7 pmTickets $10 and your Colonial Williamsburg ticket or Good Neighbor Pass Come to the Hennage Auditorium for a special program featuring...

Karaoke Night & Taco Tuesday

August 12, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Karaoke Night

Precarious Beer Project 110 S. Henry Street, Williamsburg

Karaoke Night Precarious Beer ProjectTuesdays from 8 - 10 pmGrab a pint and grab the mic! Whether you're belting out 80s power ballads or bringing the heat with some Y2K...