Victory Weekend in Yorktown
Victory Weekend in Yorktown
Friday, October 16 – Monday, Oct 18
This will be a huge weekend in historic Yorktown. Starting on Friday night with Michael Ray concert and running through Monday with festivities.
First up: 🤠 Kick Off Yorktown’s Victory Weekend with Michael Ray! 🎶
Get ready to celebrate in style! Join us for a high-energy, patriotic concert featuring certified Platinum country artist Michael Ray, live at Riverwalk Landing! 🎸✨ Expect incredible music, patriotic pride, and a special surprise finale you won’t want to miss! 🎆👏
📅 Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
⏰ Time: Concert starts at 7:00 PM (Gates open at 6:00 PM)
📍 Location: Riverwalk Landing, Historic Yorktown
🌧️ Rain or Shine!
🎟️ TICKET OPTIONS:
👑 VIP Experience – $25 (Limited tickets available!)
- 🚪 Early concert entry at 5:30 PM
- 🪑 Lawn seating in the designated VIP area near the stage
- 🍷 Exclusive access to the VIP Wine & Beer Garden (beverages for purchase)
- 🎁 Exclusive VIP gift!
🎟️ General Admission – $15
- 🧺 One ticket to the show with lawn seating at Riverwalk Landing
🎒 WHAT TO BRING:
- 👥 Friends & family
- 🧺 Blankets or lawn chairs
- 👟 Dancing shoes
- 😃 A big smile!
Grab your tickets early and get ready to sing along! Tickets HERE
Next Up: Yorktown Market Days’ Victory Market
Saturday, October 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m
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Come for this patriotic market filled with red, white, and blue pride. Shop from local artists offering Americana-inspired art, woodwork, and glassware, or fill your basket with all-American eats and French-inspired treats.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Revolutionary Spy Games
- Write your own Declaration of Independence!
- Hamilton Coloring Sheets
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- The Liberty Dolls perform on the Riverwalk Landing Stage
10:30 a.m.
- Learn how to make Beer-Braised Bratwurst topped with Caramelized Onions & Mustard, during a chef’s demo by The Kitchen from The Virginia Beer Company.
- MORE INFO
Hamilton with Hamilton: A Revolutionary Night with America’s Most Iconic Founding Father | 6:30 p.m. – Conversation with Hamilton
7 p.m. – Film | Yorktown Victory Monument
Colonial National Historical Park invites you to experience a revolutionary evening at the Yorktown Victory Monument — a unique blend of live historical storytelling and an outdoor screening of the award‑winning musical Hamilton.
At 6:30 p.m., enjoy a dynamic Q&A with “Alexander Hamilton,” portrayed by Luke Nathan Phillips, who will share his insights from the Siege of Yorktown and answer your biggest Revolutionary War questions. Then at 7 p.m., settle in as Hamilton lights up the big screen—and feel free to sing and dance along if the spirit moves you. Admission is free, with advanced registration required. Light refreshments will be available for purchase, and visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets and prepare for the weather.
Yorktown Victory Celebration on Saturday & Sunday, October 17-18
Celebrate America’s momentous 1781 Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown on October 17 & 18 with artillery firings, exhibits and interpretive programs examining the pivotal siege. See the full list of events – two days of programming HERE and remember if you are a JCC, York County or City of Williamsburg Resident (WM student with active ID) – you get free admission.
Yorktown Day on Monday, October 19
The festivities begin with a wreath-laying ceremony and a patriotic parade down Main Street, featuring The Fifes & Drums of York Town. Then, explore Yorktown’s historic treasures like the Nelson House, Custom House, Watermen’s Museum, and more. Walk the very grounds where America secured her independence.
8:15 a.m.
- Memorial Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the French Cemetery
Sponsored by the Friends of Rochambeau and the American Friends of Lafayette
9:00 a.m.
- Commemorative Ceremony at the French Memorial
Sponsored by the French Wars Veterans Association in Washington, D.C.
9:30 a.m.
- Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Grace Church Cemetery
Sponsored by the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- The Custom House is open to visit.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- VA250 Mobile Museum at the Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center
10:30 a.m.
- Yorktown Day Parade on Historic Main Street
Coordinated by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.
11:15 a.m.
- Patriotic Exercises and Memorial Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Victory Monument
Sponsored by the Yorktown Day Association and hosted this year by Colonial National Historical Park
12:30 p.m.
- 3rd United States Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Fife & Drum Corps and Commander-in-Chief’s Guard Performances at the Victory Monument
1 – 4 p.m.
- Historic Nelson House open on Main Street
- Poor Potter Site open on Read Street
- MORE INFO
VA250 Mobile Museum
Friday, October 16 – Monday, October 18
It is free and open to the public.
Step aboard to learn America’s story- A hands-on, interactive, and immersive “museum on wheels,” the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience titled “Out of Many, One” is housed in an expandable tractor trailer that is traveling throughout Virginia and beyond, in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. The mobile museum brings key stories of Virginia’s rich history to schools, museums, local events, fairs, and more, highlighting every region of the state. Since its launch in January 2025, the two mobile museum units have brought history to over 60,000 visitors. More Info
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