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Declaration Day 2025
Save the date for the commemoration of the 249th anniversary of the Virginia Declaration of Rights!
On Saturday, June 14th, 10 a.m. – 4p.m., join us for a festival celebrating the ratification of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. The day will be full of activities for the whole family, including live music, speakers, tours of the historic house, and museum theater performances.
Admission
Admission is FREE all day on Saturday, June 14th!
Schedule of Events
10 a.m. Welcome
Mansion Tours (10-10:45 a.m.)
10:30 a.m. NAACP Speaker (20min)
11 a.m. Museum Theater
11:30 a.m. Music of the Regiment
12:15 p.m. Mansion Tours (12:15-1:15 p.m.)
1:15 p.m. The Formation of Sense: Stories of Justice and Thomas Paine
by Sarah Osburn Brady
1:30 p.m. Museum Theater
2 p.m. SAR Wreath Laying
2:30 p.m. Birthday Cake for the Declaration
2:45 p.m. Mansion Tours (2:45-3:45 p.m.)
3 p.m. East of the River Steel Band
4 p.m. Museum Theater
Rain or Shine
This special program will occur rain or shine. In the event of significant rainfall or thunderstorms, all activities will move to indoor locations.
