Upcoming events.
MAY 23 Speaker Brent Tarter
Speaker Brent Tarter, retired research historian and senior editor at the Library of Virginia.
MAY 26 Memorial Day Weekend
Summer is here! Our first show of the Summer Season. Tickets required.
SEPT 20 Speaker Jon Kukla
Dr. Jon Kukla, historian and author of Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty, the definitive biography of Henry and a sweeping reconsideration of the Revolution in Virginia
OCT 18 Speaker Dr. John Ragosta
Dr. John Ragosta is a historian, lawyer, and award-winning author. He has taught law and history at the University of Virginia, George Washington University, and Oberlin, Hamilton, and Randolph Colleges. He is currently a historian at the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello and a fellow at Virginia Humanities.
APR 18 Speaker Christy S. Coleman
Speaker Christy Coleman, Executive Director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Sponsored by South State Bank.
APR 14 Patriots Day Reenactment
In honor of Patriots Day, April 19, 1775, when the first shots of the War for Independence were fired. Tickets required.
MAR 31 Closed on Easter Sunday
We are closed for tours on Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday.
SAT MAR 30 Patrick Henry at Battersea Villa
An offsite event featuring Patrick Henry at the Historic Battersea Villa in Petersburg.
Free and open the the public.
MAR 29 - 31 Closed Friday - Sunday
We are closed for tours on Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday.
MAR 28 Closing Early
We are closing early on Maundy Thursday. Last tour at 2 PM. We close at 3 PM.
MAR 25 Speaker Stephen Wilson
SJCF Executive Director Stephen Wilson will speak at the James Madison Museum in Orange, VA., discussing the impact of Henry's speech in 1775 and the vote to establish a well regulated militia. (photo adam king)
MAR 23 The Revolution is Coming, with Bert Dunkerly
3PM talk on the Revolutionary War with author Robert Dunkerly following the 1:30 PM reenactment
MAR 23 Anniversary Reenactment
On our 249th Anniversary Reenactment, with optional tours and a special 3PM talk on the Revolutionary War with author Robert Dunkerly
MAR 17 Irish Festival
It’s the IRISH FESTIVAL on Church Hill. Liberty or Death Tours all day, on the hour from 10 AM to 3 PM. Parking is extremely limited!
MAR 16 Irish Festival
It’s the IRISH FESTIVAL on Church Hill. Liberty or Death Tours all day, on the hour from 10 AM to 3 PM. Parking is extremely limited!
FEB 24 Book Talk with Dr. Michael Dickinson
Dr. Michael Dickinson will discuss his book Almost Dead: Slavery and Social Rebirth in the Black Urban Atlantic 1680-1807, winner of the 2023 Paul E. Lovejoy Book Prize.
FEB 19 Presidents Day Hours
We are open from 9:30 AM to 4 PM on Presidents Day. K-12 students take a tour for FREE. Tours are at 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 2 PM and 3 PM. Free tour is for students only.
FEB 18 In Honor of Presidents Day Reenactment
In honor of Presidents Day. Our first 2024 public reenactment. Tickets required.
January Schedule
January Schedule: We are open on Fridays (except Jan 5), Saturdays and Sundays in January 2024.
JAN 4th - 7th Benedict Arnold’s Raid!
A FREE program brought to you by the National Park Service, St. John’s Church Foundation and Henrico Recreation and Parks. FOUR DAYS OF EVENTS!
DEC 26 Closed on Boxing Day
We are closed on December 26th. We re-open at 9:30 AM on December 27th.
Closed on Christmas Day
We are closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We reopen on December 27.
Closed on Christmas Eve
We are closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We reopen on December 27.
DEC 10 Winter Wonder Sunday Celebration
We are open during the downtown Winter Wander celebration.
We’ll have cookies and GIFT WRAPPING in the Gift Shop!
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DEC 8 Funeral Today
Friday Dec 8 there is a private school group from 10-11 and a funeral from noon until up to 3:30. The only TOUR on Friday is at 11:00 AM.
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FRI NOV 24 Black Friday Sale
We are OPEN on Friday after Thanksgiving. Gentlemen! Can you say, Black Friday Sale??
Closed on Thanksgiving
We are CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day. We re-open on Friday November 24 at 9:30 AM.
Veterans Day Reenactment
Tours all day starting at 10 AM.
Our Veterans Day Reenactment is at 1:30 PM.
NOV 11 Graveyard Tours
We have Church Tours all day starting at 10 AM.
GRAVEYARD TOURS at 11:00 AM and NOON only!
Our Veterans Day Reenactment is at 1:30 PM.