June 11 & 12, 2022
Special exhibits and programs will be presented at the Watermen’s Museum, Mobjack Bay Coffee Roasters, York County Historical Museum at York Hall, and the Museum on Main. Events will include historic craft demonstrators, living history, and period music.
Saturday will include a ceremony to honor local WWII Veterans.
Sunday will highlight the history of US Coast Guard with a tribute to the 1813 Battle of the USRC Surveyor.
Military Appreciation Weekend Schedule of Events
Saturday June 11
8 – 12 York County Market Days Farmers Market
9:00 Music –Evermore – Waterfront Stage
10:00 WWII Living History – York Hall
Yorktown Fife and Drum – Waterfront
10:30 Schooner Alliance Sail – Waterfront
USO Program – Waterfront Stage
11:00 Music –Bob Zentz -Watermen’s Museum
11:30 WWII Living History – York Hall
12:00 WWII Role of Honor Ceremony – Watermen’s Museum (Sat)
Service Songs – Accordion Renaissance
Honors Presentation – Jim Powers
12:30 WWII Living History – York Hall
12:45 Cannon Drill – Watermen’s Museum
Capture of the Surveyor Program – Watermen’s Museum
1:00 USO Program – Watermen’s Museum
1:30 Schooner Alliance Sail – Waterfront
2:00 Music – Shanty Grass– Watermen’s Museum
3:00 Music –Bob and Jeannie Zentz – Watermen’s Museum
3:30 Cannon Drill – Watermen’s Museum
Sunday June 12
10:30 Schooner Alliance Sail – Waterfront
12:00 Music –Bob Zentz -Watermen’s Museum
12:45 Cannon Drill – Watermen’s Museum
Capture of the Surveyor Program – Watermen’s Museum
1:00 Music – Press Gang – Watermen’s Museum
1:30 Schooner Alliance Sail – Waterfront
2:00 1813 Capture of the Surveyor Ceremony-Watermen’s Museum (Sun)
York River Symphony Concert
Virginia Field Music Fife and Drum
3:30 Cannon Drill – Watermen’s Museum
4:00 Music – Shanty Sing – Watermen’s Museum
Watermen’s Museum
309 Water Street
Yorktown, VA 23690
757.887.2641
