Special Events 2013

January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield). Free admission to National Parks and other Federal sites throughout the country. Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, [phone] and Yorktown, VA [phone].

April 22-26 National Park Week(Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield). Free admission to National Parks and other Federal sites throughout the country. Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, [phone] and Yorktown, VA [phone].

April 27National Park Service Junior Ranger Day (Yorktown) Special activities for children will enable them to earn a "National" Junior Ranger Patch. Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, VA [phone]; Entrance Fee

May 25-26 Civil War Weekend (Yorktown Battlefield). Tactical demonstrations, encampments and a Confederate field hospital interpret the role Yorktown played during the Peninsula Campaign. On Sunday special Memorial ceremonies will take place at the Yorktown National Cemetery and Confederate Cemetery. Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, VA, [phone], Entrance Fee.

August 25 National Park Service Birthday (Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield). Free admission to National Parks and other Federal sites throughout the country. Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, [phone] and Yorktown, VA [phone].

September 28 Public Lands Day (Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield). Free admission to National Parks and other Federal sites throughout the country. Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, [phone] and Yorktown, VA [phone].

October 19 Yorktown Day (Yorktown Battlefield). Ceremonies, a parade and special programs commemorate the 232nd anniversary of America's climactic Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown. Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, VA, [phone], no entrance fee. Jointly sponsored by the National Park Service and the Yorktown Day Association.

October 19-20 Yorktown Victory Weekend (Yorktown Battlefield). Special programs and tours help mark the 232nd anniversary of the American and French victory at Yorktown.Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, VA, [phone]. Entrance Fee.Nearby, complementary events are also held at the Yorktown Victory Center, administered by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (Separate Entrance Fee).

November 9-11 Veterans Day (Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield). Free admission to National Parks and other Federal sites throughout the country. Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, [phone] and Yorktown, VA [phone].

November 9-10 Fort Yorktown Sesquicentennial Weekend (Yorktown Battlefield). Tactical demonstrations, encampments, post hospital depiction, living history demonstrations and 19^th century army sutlers interpret the role Yorktown played during the Civil War (1862-1864) when it was an active, Federal military garrison. Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, VA, [phone] (free)