Williamsburg Event Calendar
Williamsburg VA – Events Calendar
What is there to do when you visit Williamsburg VA this weekend? Well here is a calendar full of events! Find things to do in Williamsburg today and every day on this calendar. We also have select things to do in Yorktown, VA, and Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Richmond and Virginia Beach.
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Events for November 12, 2026
Deadline for Lighted Boat Parade
Deadline for Lighted Boat Parade Now is your chance to be part of the Lighted Boat Parade in Yorktown this Holiday Season! Time is running out to register for the...
FREE Deck Tours
Riverwalk Landing 331 Water Street, YorktownFREE Deck Tours Riverwalk Landing PiersWednesday, November 11 from 9 am - 4 pmThursday, November 12 from 9 am - 4 pm Look who is coming back to town! The...
Give Me Liberty: Virginia & the Forging of a Nation
Discover the stories that helped shape a nation when Give Me Liberty: Virginia & the Forging of a Nation opens July 1, 2026, at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. Created to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence, this powerful exhibition explores Virginia’s pivotal role in the American Revolution through remarkable artifacts and inspiring stories of both iconic and everyday people.
Included with museum admission, this new exhibition invites visitors to connect with the people, places, and ideas that forged a new nation—and continue to shape America today. 🇺🇸
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📅July 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027
🕞9 AM - 5 PM
📍American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Infant/Toddler Playgroup – James City County
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 7479 Richmond Road, NorgeInfant/Toddler Playgroup - James City County VCE, FCS Family Focus JAMES CITY COUNTY Center September ActivitiesDate and Time: Thursday, November 5, 12 & 19 from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Location: Our...
Herbarizing in the Apothecary Garden
Apothecary 421 E Duke of Gloucester St, WilliamsburgHerbarizing in the Apothecary Garden Apothecary in Colonial WilliamsburgThursday at 10 am Discover a botanical world of science! Apothecaries traveled to far-off gardens and attended ‘herbarizing’ courses to learn more...
Rifle Demonstration: The “cursed, twisted guns”
Military Encampment 103 E Duke of Gloucester St, WilliamsburgRifle Demonstration: The "cursed, twisted guns" Military EncampmentDaily from 10:30 - 10:55 amFREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Step back to 1776, where Williamsburg is hosting the birth of a...
1774: Lady Dunmore’s Dilemma
Playhouse Stage 214 Palace Green St, Williamsburg1774: Lady Dunmore’s Dilemma CW AdmissionPlayhouse Stage View Event In chess as in life, one move can cost the game. Discover how the women of Williamsburg negotiated the growing political tensions...
The Accidental Proposal
Playhouse Stage 214 Palace Green St, WilliamsburgThe Accidental Proposal Playhouse StageCW Admission or Good Neighbor Pass When Captain Thunderbolt’s plans to marry his fiancée Lottie go haywire, it’s up to his best friend Percy and Lottie’s...
Stables Behind-The-Scenes Tour
Corner of Botetourt and Nicholson Streets Corner of Botetourt and Nicholson Streets, WilliamsburgStables 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...
The Public Hospital of 1773
Public Hospital Colonial Williamsburg 326 W. Francis St., WilliamsburgThe Public Hospital of 1773 FREE & Open to the PublicDrop in from 1 PM - 2:30 PM Opened in 1773, the Public Hospital in Williamsburg was the first mental...
Ask an Archaeologist!
Peter Scott House and Shop Archaeology Project 206 Duke of Gloucester St, WilliamsburgAsk an Archaeologist! Thursdays from 1 - 3 pm FREE & Open to the Public Got a burning archaeology question? Now's your chance! Stop by the Peter Scott House and...
American Indian Delegation
Raleigh Tavern 413 E Duke of Gloucester St, WilliamsburgAmerican Indian Delegation 📅Tues, Wed, Thurs🕝1 - 3 pm📍Raleigh Tavern Native nations regularly visited Williamsburg in the 18th century to discuss trade, warfare, and diplomacy. Visitors can explore the rich...
Rockefeller Library Exhibit Opening and Open House
Rockefeller Library Exhibit Opening + Open House Discover a New Exhibit at the Library Open HouseGarden Detective: Arthur A. Shurcliff's Restoration of the Governor's Palace LandscapeJohn D. Rockefeller Jr. LibraryNovember...
Beat the Retreat
Guardhouse 102 E Duke of Gloucester St, WilliamsburgAs 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
Winter Lantern Festival
Jamestown Settlement 2110 Jamestown Road, Route 31, WilliamsburgWinter Lantern Festival Jamestown SettlementDates: November 6, 2026 – January 3, 2026 (Thursdays-Sundays but see full list of date and exceptions HERE )Times: 5:30 p.m – 10 p.m.Duration: approx. 1 hourAge requirement: all ages...
W&M Wordshop Juniors
Williamsburg Library 515 Scotland Street, WilliamsburgCome join a creative writing workshop coached by students from W&M! Members of Wordshop, the creative writing club at the College of William and Mary, offer a safe, engaging space...
Life in the Revolutionary-Era Virginia Backcountry
Life in the Revolutionary-Era Virginia Backcountry November 12 • 6 p.m. • American Revolution Museum at Yorktown Join William & Mary professor Sarah McCartney, Ph.D., for a look at “Life...
Raleigh Concert: Virginian Vices & Beggar’s Opera
Raleigh Tavern 413 E Duke of Gloucester St, WilliamsburgRaleigh Concert: Virginian Vices & Beggar’s Opera “The Beggar’s Opera” was one of the most popular ballad operas of the 18th century and was performed at least 3 times in...
Haunted Williamsburg Ghost Tour
Colonial Courthouse 102 W Duke of Gloucester St, WilliamsburgColonial Williamsburg: Haunted Williamsburg Ghost Tours Nightly at 7 pm & 8:30 pm in front of the Courthouse - through November 22 See full schedule here.Haunted Williamsburg It is the...
Baddies and Daddies (Adult) Bingo
Precarious Beer Project 110 S. Henry Street, Williamsburg18+ only! This is not your great aunt Linda’s Bingo (we didn’t say “grandma” bc we all know what she up to...) Ya boy is bringing that Matty Daddy energy to the beer hall every Thursday evening for 6 wild rounds and prizes; and the Safe Word is BINGO. The shy need not apply! It's gonna get weirder and weirder as that card gets filled. Bring that game face.
The Play That Goes Wrong
Williamsburg Players 200 Hubbard Lane, WilliamsburgThe Play That Goes Wrong Williamsburg PlayersFrom October 30 to November 15, 2026 By Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis, & Henry ShieldsPresented by special arrangement with Concord TheatricalsDirector: Lisa Velardi Highlights...
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