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.
Easter Buffet at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant
Apr13
Pretty Young Rebel: Author Lecture with Flora Fraser
Apr22–23
Animal Family Day
Apr27
Ford Evening Book Talk: The Great New York Fire of 1776
Apr28–30
Spring Plant and Garden Sale
May6
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
May6–7
Revolutionary War Weekend
May13
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
May13–14
Dress in a Weekend
May18
Ford Evening Book Talk: Beauty and the Brain
May19–21
Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
May20
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
May24
Rebels at Sea: Author Lecture with Eric Jay Dolin
May27
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
Jun3
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
Jun9–10
Mount Vernon Summerfest
Jun10
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
Jun13
2023 Annual Martha Washington Lecture
Jun17
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
Jun21
Ford Evening Book Talk: Alexandra Petri's US History
Jun24
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
Independence Fireworks
Jul4
An American Celebration
Jul11
Ford Evening Book Talk: Misinformation Nation
Aug5
Purple Heart Commemoration
Aug10
Ford Evening Book Talk: The Contagion of Liberty
Sep2
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
Sep9
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
Sep10
George Washington Patriot Run
Sep16
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
Sep16–17
Colonial Market & Fair
Sep23
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
Sep30
George Washington Whiskey Tasting
Oct6–8
Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
Oct21–22
Fall Harvest Festival
Oct28
Trick-or-Treating at Mount Vernon
Stop by the Discovery Station to learn more about how cloth was made at Mount Vernon, and pick up instructions to make your own loom at home.
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