Celebrate Fall at Mount Vernon
Join us for a fall celebration featuring 18th-century farming demonstrations.
During this event, you can:
- Explore the Farm.
- Watch wheat treading demonstrations in Washington's innovative 16-sided threshing barn. (10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., & 2:30 p.m.)
- See how laundry was done in the 18th-century and help in the process.
- View demonstrations of 18th-century cooking, candle-making, spinning, textiles, and more.
- Visit the Farrier to learn how horseshoeing was performed in the 18th century.
- Make your way through a straw bale maze.
- Purchase freshly-baked bread from Half Crown Bakehouse, with a reproduction 18th-century clay oven.
- Shop for farm-fresh products from Tasha's Own.
- Please note that the New Room in the Mansion is closed due to preservation work.
Plowing the Fields
16-Sided Barn at Mount Vernon's Farm
Duke and Earl haul treaded wheat from the 16-sided barn
Wheat Treading at the 16-Sided Barn
Sheep at Mount Vernon
Gathering wheat for treading
Corn growing at the Farm
Upper Garden Vegetables
Potato Harvest at Mount Vernon
A Tobacco Leaf
Peaches at Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is located in northern Virginia, just a short drive from Washington, D.C.
For more information about things to do in Virginia, visit Virginia.org, the official tourism website for the state of Virginia. You’ll find an overview of each region in Virginia, as well as information about cultural attractions, museums, upcoming events, and where to stay. You can also purchase merchandise featuring the official Virginia slogan, “Virginia is for Lovers.”