Williamsburg Events

Annual Events

Address: Merchants Square • W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA 23185 Dates: May 2 - December 12, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Held in Merchant's Square, this farmer's market helps continue Williamsburg's traditional role of being a gathering place for the community as well as a center of regional trade and commerce. Indeed, as you walk past this collection of white tents and stands, you'll see (and smell) cut flowers, organic produce,...

Address: 328 McLaws Cir, Kingsmill Resort & Spa, Williamsburg, VA 23185 Category: Sports Event - Golf Dates: May 4 - May 10, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Where can you find many of the top golfers on the LPGA Tour when Mother's Day weekend rolls around? Why, on the River Course of Williamsburg's Kingsmill Resort & Spot, of course, vying for the annual Michelob ULTRA Open Championship. One of Southeast Virginia's most scenic courses, the River Course is particularly...

Address: 601 Jamestown Rd, Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall, Williamsburg, VA 23187 Dates: June 24 - August 2, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The Bard may not have discovered the New World, but it certainly has discovered him with the many festivals and "in the park" series that have sprung up all over the US and Canada in recent years. Here in Williamsburg, a tradition that started way back in 1753 – when London's Hallam Troupe put on a production of "The...

Address: Merchants Square • W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA 23185 Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Pop / Top 40 Dates: July 1 - August 26, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

On Wednesdays in July and August, locals bring blankets, chairs and dinner and set up for some easy listening in Merchants Square. Performances range from Big Band to jazz to Dixieland to Celtic; the concerts usually start about 6:30pm, but you need to get there earlier to get a good spot. A very pleasant way to spend...

Address: Main St, Yorktown, VA 23690 Dates: July 4, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

A lot of cities around the US have spectacular fireworks displays and impressive parades on the Fourth of July, but in Yorktown all the celebrating seems to have so much more meaning behind it ... After all, this is where Lord Cornwallis surrendered to Washington's forces on 19 October 1781. The festivities kick off...

Address: Merchants Square • W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA 23185 Dates: July 4, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Don't tmiss the U.S. Airforce Heritage of America Band's annual performance – it's a fabulous concert that commemorates our nation's struggles and triumphs. It's held outdoors, in Merchant Square, a delightful shopping and dining destination.

Address: E Duke of Gloucester St, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA 23185 Dates: December 6, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Christmas in Williamsburg is magical, and the season kicks off with the annual Grand Illumination. The first Sunday in December, more than 30,000 people take to the streets of Colonial Williamsburg for music, candlelight tours, a military tattoo and fireworks. Tickets are needed for some events, but most of the fun...