Juneteenth Events in Colonial Williamsburg including Free Admission on Thursday, June 19, 2025
Juneteenth Events in Colonial Williamsburg including Free Admission on Thursday, June 19, 2025
Juneteenth marks the emancipation of thousands of enslaved people. Colonial Williamsburg invites you to join them in commemorating Juneteenth with the following special programs. To receive complimentary admission on June 19th, please get your tickets online here.
Colonial Williamsburg Special Programs include:
Sunday, June 15
- Sunday June 15 – Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. event has been moved due to weather to Virginia Room at the Williamsburg Lodge.
- Freedom’s Paradox – Peyton Randolph House June 14 – 21 from 10:30 – 11:30 am
Monday, June 16
- Freedom’s Paradox – Peyton Randolph House June 14 – 21 from 10:30 – 11:30 am
Tuesday, June 17
- Master Blacksmith Darryl Reeves – June 17 – 18 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Public Armoury
- Freedom’s Paradox – Peyton Randolph House June 14 – 21 from 10:30 – 11:30 am
- Ancestral Artistry: A Film Documentary Kimball Theatre – Tuesday, June 17 at 7:00 pm. Free and open to the public. No ticket required.
Wednesday, June 18
- Master Blacksmith Darryl Reeves – June 17 – 18 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Public Armoury
- Freedom’s Paradox – Peyton Randolph House June 14 – 21 from 10:30 – 11:30 am
- Freedom Song Sing-along – an interactive sing-along program exploring songs of slavery and emancipation at 1 pm.
- Black Texas Tales – Hennage Auditorium – June 18 from 3 – 4 pm
- King’s Arms Tavern Juneteenth Special – King’s Arms Tavern – June 18 – 20 – a special Juneteenth-inspired menu created by Chef Ivey Boyd
- The Remarkable Story of James Apostle Fields – Wednesday, June 18 at 7 pm. Free and open to the public. No ticket required.
Thursday, June 19
- Colonial Williamsburg will be offering free admission on Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.
- African Baptist Meeting House Groundbreaking – Join the Let Freedom Ring Foundation and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation as we break ground on the African Baptist Meeting House at the site of the original permanent location of the First Baptist Church – 9 – 9:30 am
- June 19, 10 a.m. – Williamsburg Bray School public opening; visitors are invited to explore the finished interior of this free-admission site where enslaved and free Black students between the ages of three and ten attended school in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
- Answer the Call Drum Circle at 11:30 a.m. at Compton Oak
- Master Blacksmith Darryl Reeves from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Public Armoury
- Freedom’s Paradox – Peyton Randolph House June 14 – 21 from 10:30 – 11:30 am
- Voices of Freedom: The Underground Railroad – June 19 from 1 – 2:30 pm – Kimball Theatre
- King’s Arms Tavern Juneteenth Special – King’s Arms Tavern – June 18 – 20 – a special Juneteenth-inspired menu created by Chef Ivey Boyd
Your free admission includes:
- Costume-interpreter-guided tours of the Governor’s Palace, Capitol, and Courthouse
- Admission to trade sites, to see and speak with expert masters, journeymen and apprentices practicing 18th-century trades
- Admission to daily staged performances on the Charlton Stage and in the Hennage Auditorium
- Admission to our two world-class art museums
- Free parking at the Visitors Center
- Complimentary shuttle service
To receive complimentary admission on June 19th, please add your free tickets to your cart online here.
If you want to see more events at Colonial Williamsburg Events we have them on our Colonial Williamsburg Events page and on our website Williamsburg Daily Calendar
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