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.
Purple Heart Commemoration
Aug8 Sold Out
Tea with Martha Washington
Aug15
Members' Evening Picnic
Sep12
Virtual George Washington Patriot Run
Sep19–20
Colonial Market & Fair
Oct9–11
Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
Oct24–25
Fall Harvest Family Days
Oct26–27
Homeschool Day
Oct31
Trick-or-Treating at Mount Vernon
Nov11
Mount Vernon Salutes Veterans
Nov14 Sold Out Tea with Martha Washington
Nov27–28
Mount Vernon by Candlelight
Dec4–5 Mount Vernon by Candlelight
Dec11–12 Mount Vernon by Candlelight
Dec18–19
Christmas Illuminations at Mount Vernon
Dec20 Mount Vernon by Candlelight
Jun2
Martha Washington's Birthday Celebration
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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