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Special Events and Seasonal Activities

Mount Vernon hosts a delightful array of events throughout the year. Explore the Calendar of Events to discover wine festivals, candlelight evenings, walking tours, river cruises, an early American crafts fair, and much more. Browse the months, search by events, or get a listing of activities for a particular day. ENTER THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS NOW

Download the 2010 Fall Calendar of Events here.

Online ticket purchase is now available! Click here to buy tickets to Mount Vernon now.

Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour Tickets Now on Sale

Tickets for the Saturday (October 2nd) evening event are SOLD OUT!

Please click here to purchase tickets to Mount Vernon's Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour.

Event date: October 1-3, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Tickets go on sale September 1 and are available at the Ford Orientation Center or online here. Early ticket purchases are suggested for this popular event. $30 per person. more

Colonial Market & Fair

Septebmer 18 & 19, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Colonial Market & Fair event at Mount Vernon features dozens of America’s finest craftspeople and plenty of family fun! Colonial-attired artisans demonstrate 18th-century crafts and sell traditional wares. The event also features lively 18th-century entertainment including music, fire-eating, sword-swallowing, puppet and magic shows, plus hearty specialty food for sale onsite. more

Temporary Exhibition: "Bring Them Home: 150 Years of Restoring the Washington Collection"

Daily through January 8, 2012

Historic Mount Vernon’s F.M. Kirby Gallery in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum hosts a special new exhibition, Bringing Them Home: 150 Years of Restoring the Washington Collection. Organized in honor of the sesquicentennial of the opening of Mount Vernon to the public in 1860, Bringing Them Home celebrates the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association’s remarkable 150-year pursuit of original Washington artifacts. more

George Washington's Gristmill

At George Washington's Gristmill, located three miles from the estate, visitors will see an 18th-century water-powered mill in operation, discover how it works, and learn how this particular mill played an important role in George Washington's vision for America's future as "granary to the world."

Every Saturday and Sunday, visitors can watch as millers work the Oliver Evans milling system. The system is an intricate system of pullies and levers that won U.S. Patent #3. Watch as water from Dogue Creek goes through the Gristmill, setting the massive gears into motion, and see the end result: cornmeal ready to use. The Gristmill is open every day 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Oliver Evans systems runs only on Saturdays and Sundays. more

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