Seasonal Events

We are thrilled to announce the return of ChowderFest to Williamsburg, Virginia on Friday, November 8th, 6:30-9:30pm.

The Jamestown Get Down at Billsburg Brewery brings you live music every Friday night this fall from great local and regional bands. Every Friday, Sept. 6 – Nov 22 from 6-9pm, enjoy great live music outdoors on the waterfront of the James City County Marina at your favorite local brewery, Billsburg Brewery. Our taproom opens at noon, brewhouse garage door opens at 5pm for full pours of your favorite brews.

Based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film of the same title, this universal story of love longed-for and won recalls the imagined life of exiled Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, as he provides his love-struck postman, Mario, with the words to reveal his heart to the woman of his dreams.

Composed by Daniel Catán Directed by Crystal Manich

Sung in Spanish with English Supertitles

The orchestra for this production is provided by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

The Williamsburg Farmers Market is located in Merchants Square in the heart of historic Williamsburg, Virginia. Flowerbeds and benches offer a tranquil setting for this open-air, Virginia producer-only market. Over 35 vendors offer a variety of local products, among which are fresh seasonal produce, meats, seafood, baked goods, honey, cheese, cut flowers, handmade soaps, and more. Enjoy chef demonstrations, listen to live music, and learn while you shop.

Come and sample the competitors' chili and vote for the People's Choice. Additional chili may be purchased, if available.

Call for rules and forms to enter. Watermen's Museum. Admission. $ 757.887.2641

Enjoy all-you-can-eat fresh Virginia oysters, fried seafood, chowder, dessert buffet, craft beers, wine, full bar, DJ/live music, raffles & more at the Virginia Living Museum’s eighth annual Oyster Roast! 3 to 6 p.m., Nov. 9. Voted "Best of the 757 Gold for Outdoor Festivals" four years in a row by Coastal Virginia Magazine, this event is always a sell-out and will be held rain or shine.

Back by popular demand, Noktoberfest will take place on Sat. November 9th from 5-9pm. This festival is part of "A Wonderful Williamsburg Weekend" in partnership with American Evolution Customs Cultures & Cuisine Festival. Your $20 ticket will allow you to experience an authentic Octoberfest event with endless pretzels and Specially brewed beer from our  Williamsburg Breweries. All served by beer maids and men in traditional lederhosen.

Our waterfront farmers market is one of the most unique in Hampton Roads-offering spectacular views of the York River, live music, food trucks, chef cooking demonstrations, and a variety of vendors! This year, the season starts mid-April, and you can enjoy weekly markets through the end of October.

Be sure to join us for a special 2ND Sundays Williamsburg - Art & Music Festivals on November 10th, 2019 from 11am-5pm. This event will close out A Wonderful Williamsburg Weekend. 2ND Sunday's features over 70 local artists, 4 stages of music and will host special guest Steve Prince, Director of Engagement and Distinguished Artist in Residence at the Muscarelle Museum of Art. Steve Prince will create a hands-on, community-based art project for this special finale weekend.

Have a family member, friend, or loved one that needs a tailored museum experience? Join us for Friendly Hours on the second Sunday of each month. Friendly Hours is an inclusive time where guests with mobility, cognitive, or physical challenges can experience the Museum in a less crowded environment with reduced sound and lighting. Space is limited, so please register in advance to let us know you are coming.

Join the York County WWI & WWII Commemoration Committee and Yorktown churches as we participate in a national bell-ringing ceremony on the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day.  The WWI armistice between the Allies and Germany took effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918.  On this day we will honor veterans not only of WWI, but all veterans who have served our country. 

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.

The Jamestown Get Down at Billsburg Brewery brings you live music every Friday night this fall from great local and regional bands. Every Friday, Sept. 6 – Nov 22 from 6-9pm, enjoy great live music outdoors on the waterfront of the James City County Marina at your favorite local brewery, Billsburg Brewery. Our taproom opens at noon, brewhouse garage door opens at 5pm for full pours of your favorite brews.

The Williamsburg Farmers Market is located in Merchants Square in the heart of historic Williamsburg, Virginia. Flowerbeds and benches offer a tranquil setting for this open-air, Virginia producer-only market. Over 35 vendors offer a variety of local products, among which are fresh seasonal produce, meats, seafood, baked goods, honey, cheese, cut flowers, handmade soaps, and more. Enjoy chef demonstrations, listen to live music, and learn while you shop.

Celebrate the first day of autumn at the Williamsburg Winery's inaugural Fall Oyster Roast! Chef David McClure and our Culinary Team will create a "grapevine fire pit" and roast some of Virginia's finest oysters over the open fire. The event will also feature an oyster bar where we'll serve raw oysters with a myriad of homemade toppings.

Our waterfront farmers market is one of the most unique in Hampton Roads-offering spectacular views of the York River, live music, food trucks, chef cooking demonstrations, and a variety of vendors! This year, the season starts mid-April, and you can enjoy weekly markets through the end of October.

Christmas Town is a family-friendly holiday event offering more than 10 million lights, a Christmas Town Express holiday-themed train ride experience, festive food and drink, unique holiday shopping and heart-warming shows to make the spirit of the season come alive.

For more information, visit christmastown.com/va.

Unwrap the gift of Christmas Town starting Nov. 16 select days through Jan. 5, 2020. 

Join our walking T-Rex for dinosaur parades, photo ops and a roaring good time on the Dinosaur Discovery Trail! The trail also includes a Paleo camp, dig pits for amateur paleontologists, and displays of dinosaur fossils, including an actual whale specimen from Hampton Roads.

Christmas Town is a family-friendly holiday event offering more than 10 million lights, a Christmas Town Express holiday-themed train ride experience, festive food and drink, unique holiday shopping and heart-warming shows to make the spirit of the season come alive.

For more information, visit christmastown.com/va.

Unwrap the gift of Christmas Town starting Nov. 16 select days through Jan. 5, 2020. 

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.

The Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg presents the Harlem Quartet Tuesday evening, November 19 at 8:00 PM in the Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre. The Harlem Quartet enchants audiences with their "fresh, bracing, and intelligent" perspective on classical music and its missions to provide diverse programming, a collaborative approach to performance through partnerships with other musicians, and a commitment to educational outreach.

Larry Saint & Karla Smith are co-authors of Screwpiles: The Forgotten Lighthouses. The James River lighthouses first exhibited their lights in 1855 in response to increasing steamship traffic. The newly invented screwpile foundation supported a cottage-style residence & cupola to house the light. The lightkeepers, dedicated men & women, lived in often harsh conditions as they maintained their light. On duty around the clock, they seldom had the opportunity to be home.

The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra presents the third Masterworks concert of the season featuring Music Director candidate, Steven White. The musical program will include Mozart’s Overture to Die Zauberflöte, KV 620; Strauss Oboe Concerto in D Major featuring Frank Rosenwein; and Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64.Tickets start at $38.00 at www.williamsburgsymphony.org.

Christmas Town is a family-friendly holiday event offering more than 10 million lights, a Christmas Town Express holiday-themed train ride experience, festive food and drink, unique holiday shopping and heart-warming shows to make the spirit of the season come alive.

For more information, visit christmastown.com/va.

Unwrap the gift of Christmas Town starting Nov. 16 select days through Jan. 5, 2020.