Discovery Station: Marquis de Lafayette
Learn more about the Marquis de Lafayette at our family-friendly Discovery Station in the Museum and Education Center Lobby.
Learn MoreOpen 365 days a year, Mount Vernon is located just 15 miles south of Washington DC.
From the mansion to lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and the distillery and gristmill. Spend the day with us!
Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858.
Need primary and secondary sources, videos, or interactives? Explore our Education Pages!
The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
Fresh Bread from Half Crown Bakehouse
Mar21Lunch at the Library: Such a Woman, The Life of Madame Octavia Walton LeVert
Mar28Virtual Colonial Days: A K-12 Webinar Series
Mar28Ford Evening Book Talk: The Tory's Wife
Mar30STEAM Digital Teacher Workshop: Material Culture of the 18th Century
Mar31Easter Buffet at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant
Apr3Lunch at the Library: The Great Experiment
Apr3Tartan Day Concert
Apr4–7Fresh Bread from Half Crown Bakehouse
Apr9 Tickets Available Only Certain DaysNSO at Mount Vernon
Apr11Founding Partisans: Author Lecture with H. W. Brands
Apr20–21Animal Family Day
Apr23STEAM Teacher Workshop: Surveying in 18th Century
Apr23Ford Evening Book Talk: Unfriendly to Liberty
Apr26–27Spring Plant and Garden Sale
May1Supreme Court Lecture Series: Washington's Heir
May4–5Revolutionary War Weekend
May9The Pursuit of Happiness: Author Lecture with Jeffrey Rosen
Mount Vernon After Hours: Exclusively for Members
May15Lunch at the Library: The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives
May16–19Fresh Bread from Half Crown Bakehouse
May17–19Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
May23Ford Evening Book Talk: How the Best Did It, Leadership Lessons from Our Top Presidents
Jun4Ford Evening Book Talk: Revolutionary Things
Jun27–30Fresh Bread from Half Crown Bakehouse
Jun28–29Independence Fireworks
Jul4An American Celebration
Jul5–7Fresh Bread from Half Crown Bakehouse
Aug3Purple Heart Commemoration
Aug22Fresh Bread from Half Crown Bakehouse
Learn more about the Marquis de Lafayette at our family-friendly Discovery Station in the Museum and Education Center Lobby.
Learn MoreDuring this 45-minute guided tour, explore the Mansion, including areas not generally accessible, and discover more than 250 years of history at Mount Vernon.
Learn More TicketsListen to the stories of the enslaved people who built and operated Mount Vernon, and learn about their daily lives on the estate during this 60-minute tour.
Learn More TicketsPay your respect to George Washington by participating in a brief wreath-laying ceremony at the Washingtons' Tomb.
Learn MoreCommemorate the community of the enslaved people who lived and worked at Mount Vernon during a special wreath-laying presentation.
Learn MoreDid you know Martha Washington was a quilter, and today some of her quilts are part of Mount Vernon's collection?
Visit Hands-on-History (accessible via the Education Center) to enjoy special activities for kids under 10.
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