Seasonal Events

The archaeology from inside the fort site offers evidence that local Native tribes were frequent visitors during the earliest years of the settlement. Join Daniel Firehawk Abbott of the Nanticoke people from Maryland's Eastern Shore to learn about the material culture and lifeways of the Tidewater Algonquians as well as their interactions with the settlers of Jamestown.

Location: Inside James Fort, weather permitting

Blacksmithing was one of the earliest trades to be practiced at Jamestown. Join Blacksmith Steve Mankowski or Blacksmith Shel Browder for demonstrations and a discussion of the types of work that went on at the site of the original James Fort Forge.

Free with paid admission to Historic Jamestowne

Drop in and enjoy an afternoon conversation with Doctor Walter Russell, the first doctor at Jamestown. Offering the difference between a "chirurgian" and a Doctor, he will explain in the greatest detail the intrigues of "Humoral Theory". And should you suffer from any aches, pains, fevers, swellings, fluxes or chills, he has been known to vet out free advices and administer blisters, purgatives, emetics and vomits to get you back to good health! Dr.

Location: Inside James Fort, weather permitting

Blacksmithing was one of the earliest trades to be practiced at Jamestown. Join Blacksmith Steve Mankowski or Blacksmith Shel Browder for demonstrations and a discussion of the types of work that went on at the site of the original James Fort Forge.

Free with paid admission to Historic Jamestowne

Maritime Mondays are fun for both children and parents! Join us every Monday morning for engaging activities with your children as they learn how we are all connected to the world’s waters with story time and a craft. This program is designed for children from 18 months to 8 years.

Drop in and enjoy an afternoon conversation with Doctor Walter Russell, the first doctor at Jamestown. Offering the difference between a "chirurgian" and a Doctor, he will explain in the greatest detail the intrigues of "Humoral Theory". And should you suffer from any aches, pains, fevers, swellings, fluxes or chills, he has been known to vet out free advices and administer blisters, purgatives, emetics and vomits to get you back to good health! Dr.

Location: Inside James Fort, weather permitting

Blacksmithing was one of the earliest trades to be practiced at Jamestown. Join Blacksmith Steve Mankowski or Blacksmith Shel Browder for demonstrations and a discussion of the types of work that went on at the site of the original James Fort Forge.

Free with paid admission to Historic Jamestowne

Whether you are participating or volunteering this New Year's Day race has a little something for everyone with a competitive 5K race, 5K walking category, fun and festive formal wear race division (pajamas allowed), weight challenge division and Kids' Fun Run. Come on out and celebrate your New Year with us! A portion of the net proceeds raised from this event will go the designated charity partner.

The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra presents the fourth Masterworks concert of the season featuring Music Director candidate, James Blachly. The musical program will include Dame Ethel Smyth’s Chorale Prelude from The Prison, Samuel Barber Knoxsville: Summer of 1915 with Kathryn Mueller, soprano, and Dvorak Symphony No. 8

Singer-songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway celebrates the past century of the song and the songstress featuring hits by Judy Garland. Ella Fitzgerald. Carole King. Linda Ronstadt. All exquisitely performed by this multi-platinum Broadway star with the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra.

The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg presents Trio Con Brio Copenhagen Tuesday evening, February 25 at 8:00 PM in the Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre. Acknowledged as one of the world’s finest piano trios, Con Brio has a worldwide reputation for their fresh and contemporary approach to the core repertoire. For further information and tickets visit our website ---- chambermusicwilliamsburg.org

The Williamsburg Choral Guild presents our winter concert, Seven Last Words, featuring Richard Burchard’s large work for choir, strings, and organ of the same name. Burchard’s setting of Christ’s last words on the cross evokes “love, fear, sorrow, hope, betrayal, agony, and ecstasy” and we’re honored to perform this exquisite work in collaboration with Old Dominion University’s F. Ludwig Diehn Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Nancy Klein.

Aida is the story of an enslaved Ethiopian princess who captures the heart of her Egyptian conqueror-dividing allegiances and hearts alike. Set in ancient Egypt, Aida remains among the grandest operas of all time, and provides audiences with a story that is still among the world's epic narratives of undying love.

Composed by Giuseppe Verdi

Directed by Lillian Groag

Sung in Italian with English Supertitles

The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg presents the Parker Quartet Tuesday evening, March 24 at 8:00 PM in the Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre. Hailed by The New York Times as “something extraordinary” the Grammy Award winning Parker is known for its inspiring performances, luminous sound, and exceptional musicianship.For further information and tickets visit our website ---- chambermusicwilliamsburg.org

The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra presents the final Masterworks concert of the season featuring Music Director candidate, Andres Lopera. The musical program will include Strauss Fledermaus Overture, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, op. 18 in C minor featuring Eun Joo Chung, piano, and Brahms Symphony No. 1, op. 68 in C minor.

Aida is the story of an enslaved Ethiopian princess who captures the heart of her Egyptian conqueror-dividing allegiances and hearts alike. Set in ancient Egypt, Aida remains among the grandest operas of all time, and provides audiences with a story that is still among the world's epic narratives of undying love.

Composed by Giuseppe Verdi

Directed by Lillian Groag

Sung in Italian with English Supertitles

The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg presents an exciting musical collaboration --- Quatuor Danel with pianist Lise de la Salle ---Tuesday evening, April 21 at 8:00 PM in the Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre.Both Quator Danel and Lise de la Salle strive to create excitement with both the traditional and the new repertoire. For further information and tickets visit our website ---- chambermusicwilliamsburg.org

We hope you’ll join the Williamsburg Choral Guild for our spring concert celebrating the art of storytelling with a program entitled Fable. You’ll hear works by Eric Whitacre (Goodnight Moon), Sam Pottle (The Jabberwocky), and Bob Chilcott (Aesop’s Fables), to name a few. We will be joined by the Jamestown High School Chamber Choir, under the direction of Matthew Rapach.