Gloucester County, Virginia, home of the American Revolution's second surrender, is proud to support the We the People: A Yorktown Battlefield Event- Revolutionary Festival and Ken Burns' new documentary screening.

This page will track all the local celebrations that Gloucester neighbors can partake in as we salute Yorktown!

Join the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation Descendants Community Committee on Saturday, September 27th, from 12–4 PM for a special community gathering!

Join us on October 3, 2025, to commemorate the 244^th anniversary of the Battle of the Hook.

Following on the heels of General Lafayette’s triumphant Farewell Tour (1824-1825), we find him communing, as he often did, with his dear departed wife, Adrienne. They share with us their thoughts, their reminiscences, and their love.

Dr. Martin Gallivan will present archaeological research on 1,400 years of Native settlement along the lower York River. Beginning around AD 200, Indigenous communities pioneered oyster fishery management and founded permanent villages long before agriculture. His talk highlights their sustainable practices and enduring lessons in environmental stewardship.

Experience "Freedom – Freedom Lost, Freedom Gained: The Pressing of Dunmore’s Proclamation"—a powerful living history performance presented by Shades of Our Past and the Watermen’s Museum.

Local historian Andy Graff will discuss Virginia’s postal history, with local emphasis, and showcase examples from his collection of envelopes and postmarks from Gloucester County.