Yorktown Day – Sunday, October 19, 2025
Yorktown Day – Sunday, October 19, 2025
Huzzah! Join in the festivities to commemorate the Siege of Yorktown in 1781 and the Revolutionary War victory that paved the way for America and her freedom.
UPDATE: In the wake of the federal government shutdown, the annual Yorktown Day Parade on Main Street and Patriotic Exercises, traditionally held at the Yorktown Victory Monument, administered by Colonial National Historical Park Yorktown Battlefield, have been cancelled. The Yorktown Day Association will hold a private ceremony on October 19 honoring Yorktown Day at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. Wreath-laying ceremonies honoring American and French soldiers, as well as British and Loyalist soldiers, will be held on October 18-19 at various locations in Historic Yorktown.
The free, accessible Yorktown Trolley will be running during this event.
On the Docket:
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- Book signings with several authors at the Gallery at York Hall.
1 – 3 p.m.
The Custom House is open to the public.
The free, accessible Yorktown Trolley will be running during this event. The event is sponsored by the Colonial National Historical Park and the Yorktown Day Association.
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