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Events for May 23, 2026

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Yorktown Market Days

Yorktown Market Days
Riverwalk Landing 331 Water Street, Yorktown

The popular Yorktown Market Days returns to Riverwalk Landing on Saturdays with specially-themed markets on select dates. Find out who is coming by seeing this weekend's vendors here You will...

World Bee Day Celebration

Jamestown Settlement 2110 Jamestown Road, Route 31, Williamsburg

Celebrate the buzz around bees at the Jamestown Settlement on Saturday, May 23 for a special World Bee Day celebration! 🐝🍯
Enjoy a full day of honeybee-themed fun with vendor demonstrations, tastings, and activities featuring local beekeepers, artisans, and producers. Meet experts, sample sweet treats, and learn about the important role bees play in our environment.
Stop by the museum shops to explore unique honey products, discover beekeeping traditions, and join the fun for this sweet seasonal celebration!
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📅Saturday, May 23
🕞9 AM - 5 PM
📍Jamestown Settlement

The Great American Birthday Quilt Exhibition

Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center 101 Visitor Center Dr, Williasmburg

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday through a one-of-a-kind community work of art at the Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center. Following its grand reveal in Merchants Square, the Great American Birthday Quilt will be on display throughout 2026 at the Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center. 🇺🇸🧵Created by Visit Williamsburg in partnership with the Muscarelle Museum of Art, this meaningful quilt brings together squares submitted by people across the country—each one helping tell a shared American story in celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday. Come experience this remarkable tribute up close and discover the stories stitched into every square.
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📅April 11 - Oct. 9
🕞9:30 AM - 5 PM
📍Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center

Bodacious Bazaar – Spring Show

Bodacious Bazaar – Spring Show
Hampton Roads Convention Center 1610 Coliseum Dr, Hampton, Hampton

Bodacious Bazaar - Spring Show 3 Day Shopping ExtravaganzaMay 22nd, 23rd & 24th, 2026Hampton Roads Convention Center Over 250 vendors, artists, crafters and several of Virginia’s finest wineries at the...

Exercise and Evolutions

Exercise and Evolutions
Market Square CW 102 W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg

In the fall of 1775, Williamsburg turned its attention to war. Watch the 2nd Virginia Regiment train in the shadow of the Public Magazine, the building that helped spark Virginia’s revolution. Experience the sights, sounds, and even the smells of the march toward independence as soldiers demonstrate the 1764 Manual of Arms and the flash of their muskets brings history to life.
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📅Daily (March - May)
🕞10:30 AM - 11 AM
📍Military Encampment

Under Arms: Join the 2nd Virginia Regiment

Military Encampment 103 E Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg

Step into the spring of 1776—Williamsburg is at war, and Colonel William Woodford needs your help 🇺🇸
Answer the call and join the 2nd Virginia Regiment! Report to the Magazine to learn the state of the war, practice marching and drills, and prepare to defend American liberty under the inspection of Captain William Taliaferro.
This interactive experience is open to recruits ages 6–80. Are you ready to fall in?
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📅Daily (March - May)
🕞11 AM - 11:25 AM
📍Military Encampment

The Marquis: The Cat and Mouse Campaign of 1781

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

Step into one of the most pivotal chapters of the American Revolution 🇫🇷🇺🇸 Discover the remarkable story of the Marquis de Lafayette, the young French aristocrat who volunteered his own fortune and future to help the fledgling United States win independence. From fighting alongside George Washington to leading the Light Infantry Division in the 1781 campaign against Benedict Arnold, General Phillips, and Lord Cornwallis, Lafayette played a key role in the events that led to victory at Yorktown and the beginning of the end of the Revolution. Join this engaging discussion of a campaign that changed history. Admission to Colonial Williamsburg is required.
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📅Saturday, March 14 - May 30 (excl. April 18 & 25)
🕞11 AM - 11:45 AM
📍Hennage Auditorium

1774: Lady Dunmore’s Dilemma

1774: Lady Dunmore’s Dilemma
Governors Palace Stage 300 Palace Green St, Williamsburg

1774: Lady Dunmore’s Dilemma Governor's Palace Stage In chess as in life, one move can cost the game. Discover how the women of Williamsburg negotiated the growing political tensions during the...

Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival

Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival
Busch Gardens Williamsburg 1 Busch Gardens Blvd, Williamsburg

Explore over 135 international flavors at seventeen themed food and beverage locations throughout the park, including NEW menus inspired Puerto Rico. With over 65 NEW specialty menu options, and exclusive...

Tune Into the Past

Tune Into the Past
Play House Stage 214 Palace Green St, Williamsburg

🎶 Bring the whole family for a fun sing-along of 18th-century favorites! Discover how these historic tunes became some of today’s beloved songs. Colonial Williamsburg admission required.
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📅Friday - Tue (April - May), Daily (June), July 1 & 5-31, Aug 1 - 20
🕞12 PM - 12:20 PM (April - May), 11 AM - 11:20 AM (June - Aug)
📍Play House Stage

The Weight of Liberty

The Weight of Liberty
Military Encampment 103 E Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg

The Weight of Liberty Military Encampment The roar of cannon fire dominated the battlefields of the American Revolution. As early as 1775, artillerists trained on the exercise of "Great Guns"...

Saving Our Heritage Seeds

Saving Our Heritage Seeds
Gardener St. Francis St. E and Bucktrout Lane, Williamsburg

Saving Our Heritage Seeds This program emphasizes the science involved in seed saving. The history will encompass how seeds were kept or purchased in the period. Store inventories, ship manifests,...

1776: The Trial for Independence

1776: The Trial for Independence
Outside of Charlton Coffee House 429 E Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg

A fair trial was considered one of the most cherished rights of the British world—but what happens when Independence itself is put on trial? ⚖️
Guests are invited to step into the courtroom as witnesses to this pivotal moment, where Virginia holds the power with a single vote to decide the fate of a nation.
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📅Daily (March - May) & July 2 - 5
🕞3:30 PM - 3:50 PM (March - May), 1 PM - 1:20 PM (July 2-3 & 5), 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM (July 4)
📍Outside of Charlton’s Coffeehouse

Beat the Retreat

Beat the Retreat
Guardhouse 102 E Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg

As evening falls, the soldiers of the 2nd Virginia Regiment close out their day with Regimental Retreat. Watch as officers inspect the men, rolls are called, and the day’s orders are read aloud—then listen closely for the parole before the regiment marches back to camp, just as it did in 1775.
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📅Jan. 9 - May 31, 2026
🕞4:30 PM - 5 PM (Jan. 9 - March 1) | 4 PM - 4:45 PM (March 2 - May 31)
📍Guardhouse

Lighting of the Cressets

Lighting of the Cressets
East End of Duke of Gloucester 416 E Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg

Head to Colonial Williamsburg at night for another reason – on the historic Duke of Gloucester Street they will be Lighting of the Cressets. This brings their 18th-century streets to...

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