Family Day Activities
Activity Stations on the Bowling Green (9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.):
Visit with Mount Vernon educators to learn about what about the outbreak of the Revolutionary War at Lexington & Concord on April 19, 1775 and why the Second Continental Congress chose Washington to take command.
Make your own paper lantern and pick up activities you can do at home (while supplies last).
Performances on the Bowling Green:
Hear our resident fifer and learn about the military music used during the American Revolution at 10:30a.m. and 2:30p.m.
Listen to Mount Vernon staff do a special reading of Revolutionary Prudence Wright by Beth Anderson at 11:00 and 2:00.
Don’t miss the special reading of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Paul Revere’s Ride at 1:00p.m.
In the Historic Area:
Visit the Blacksmith shop to learn about blacksmithing in the eighteenth century.
Hear from Mount Vernon staff and meet the estate’s many animals during a Livestock Look & Learn:
- Sheep: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Oxen: 10:30a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Horses: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Hogs/Turkeys: 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- Sheep: 1:30p.m. – 2:30p.m.
The Mansion
Please note: in order to go inside the Mansion, you must reserve timed entry tickets when purchasing your ticket.
The Mansion is currently under restoration with limited access. For more information on our restoration efforts, click here.
If you would like to take a virtual tour of the Mansion, Mount Vernon staff will be giving them in the Smith Theater in the Ford Orientation Center until 2:00p.m.
