Mount Vernon’s Spring Garden Party

Mount Vernon welcomes warmer weather with a festive Spring Garden Party! Listen to charming early-American musicians in the upper and lower gardens.

10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.: Meet Lady Washington and friends, and enjoy the 18th-century music
of The Itinerant Band in the Upper Garden.

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Sheep Shearing at the Farm
Visit the George Washington: Pioneer Farmer site to watch Mount Vernon's sheep get a haircut.

11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.: Garden & Landscape Tours
Partake in a 30-minute guided tour of George Washington's remarkable gardens and grounds. Tours depart from the Mansion Circle.

11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.: Lady Washington Salutes Mothers!
Join the "Mother of Our Country" as she shares her insights as mother to her children, grandchildren, and her country in the Little Theater.

12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.: Dancing in the Garden
Learn traditional 18th-century dancing from costumed interpreters in the Upper Garden.

All Day
The Gardener's House
View the recently reopened and restored Gardener's House, originally constructed in 1775.

Music & Special Garden Interpretation
Learn from an 18th-century Herbalist and Master Gardener, and listen to the tunes of Syllabub in the Lower Garden.

Games on the Bowling Green
Play a variety of colonial games on the Bowling Green.

Gardening Days Plan & Gift Sale
Shop at Mount Vernon's annual outdoor plan and gift sales, which includes plants propagated from historic cuttings, outside The Shops at Mount Vernon.

Included in admission.