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Mount Vernon’s Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour celebrates the history of wine in Virginia with candlelit tours of the Mansion, including the rarely-open basement where Washington stored his wine, and live blues on the east lawn overlooking the scenic Potomac River. Guests can sample wines from 16 Virginia wineries, learn about the successes and failures of our Founding Father’s wine endeavors, and meet “George and Martha Washington” on the Mansion's piazza.
Concessions by the Mount Vernon Inn are available for purchase. Outside food and beverage are not allowed.
Advance ticket purchase is recommended for this popular event. Tickets are $38 per person and fruit and cheese boxes are $26 each. Ticket sales begin August 26 at 10:00 a.m. online or at Mount Vernon’s Ford Orientation Center. Members may purchase their tickets in advance August 19-23.
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association joins Black Women United for Action to honor the slaves who lived at Mount Vernon with a program and wreathlaying ceremony at the Slave Memorial. The event features dramatic readings, African drumming and uplifting music in recognition of the slaves’ sacrifices and contributions to the early formation of this nation.
Mount Vernon welcomes the autumn season with Fall Harvest Family Days, October 26 and 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The entire family enjoys autumn activities including wagon rides, wheat treading in the 16-sided barn, 18th-century dancing demonstrations, a straw bale maze, farrier (blacksmithing) demonstrations, apple-roasting, corn husk dolls demonstrations and early-American games and music. Potomac River sightseeing cruises are half-price this weekend only.
Fall Harvest Family Days is included in regular estate admission: adults, $17; children ages 6-11, $8; and children 5 and under are admitted free.