Mount Vernon is open to visitors throughout the inauguration week. We look forward to seeing you.
Open 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.
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The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
Teach Them How to Say Goodbye
Jan23
Virtual Tea with Martha Washington
Jan27
Leadership for a More Perfect Union
Feb9
City of Refuge: A Conversation with Marcus Nevius
Feb13 Virtual Tea with Martha Washington
Feb15
Washington's Birthday Celebration
Feb17
George Washington and Leading in Times Crisis
Feb22
George Washington's 289th Birthday
Feb22
George Washington Virtual Birthday Celebration
Feb27 Virtual Tea with Martha Washington
Mar8–9
Homeschool Day
Mar17
George Washington and Entrepreneurial Leadership
May1–2
Revolutionary War Weekend
May14–16
Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
Jun2
Martha Washington's Birthday Celebration
Jun19–20
Summer Escape
Jun25–26
Independence Fireworks
Jul4
An American Celebration
Aug7
Purple Heart Commemoration
Aug14 Tea with Martha Washington
Sep12
George Washington Patriot Run
Sep18–19
Colonial Market & Fair
Oct8–10
Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
Oct23–24
Fall Harvest Festival
Oct30
Trick-or-Treating at Mount Vernon
Nov13 Tea with Martha Washington
Design a holiday centerpiece featuring a center pillar candle, evergreens and dried materials during this hands-on class at Mount Vernon's modern greenhouse.
Learn MoreJoin Tobias Lear, George Washington's personal secretary, and learn about 18th-century fashion and manners.
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