Designed to help guests plan their visit. Our volunteers and costumed staff lead the 30-minute walks and provide guests with the latest information on programming, dining, and shopping options. Guests also get an overview of the 18th-century community and learn about the restoration of Williamsburg.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission passes. Thirty minute tours depart every 10-15 minutes from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

A guided in-depth tour exploring the designs and functions of British- and American-made furniture available in 18th-century Williamsburg.

Free reservation required along with any Historic Area admission passes.

Come and participate in a local court session where lives, liberties, and property come into contest. Our guests may take on roles as justices, attorneys, litigants, petitioners, or defendants. See how the rights of Virginians were maintained in open court.

Included in all Historic Area admission tickets.

Enjoy an interactive public audience with a founding father of our nation in the historical context of the 18th century discussing political and social events of the day.

Included in all Historic Area admission passes.

Enjoy changing exhibitions of American folk art, the colonial and contemporary artists and craftspeople who work outside the mainstream of academic art to record aspects of everyday life. Attend lectures and musical performances in the Hennage Auditorium. Visit the Museum Store and the Museum Café.

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See an extensive collection of American and British antiques. See furniture, metals, ceramics, glass, paintings, prints, firearms, and textiles from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries and the Public Hospital of 1773. Attend lectures and musical performances in the Hennage Auditorium. Visit the Museum Store and the Museum Café.

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The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

Learn about the struggle of African Americans to gain liberty and equality during the era of the American Revolution. Using key documents from the period, this tour explains aspects of law, religion, and social custom that established and maintained a system of slavery and oppression. Leave this event with a better understanding of the variety of means by which enslaved and free African Americans navigated and resisted this system.

Hear the stories of 18th-century Williamsburg residents and discover how their victories and defeats marked the first steps on the road to our modern-day quest to be both free and equal.

Free reservations required along with any Historic Area admission pass.

Come and participate in a local court session where lives, liberties, and property come into contest. Our guests may take on roles as justices, attorneys, litigants, petitioners, or defendants. See how the rights of Virginians were maintained in open court.

Included in all Historic Area admission tickets.

A guided in-depth tour exploring the designs and functions of British- and American-made furniture available in 18th-century Williamsburg.

Free reservation required along with any Historic Area admission passes.

Garden volunteers answer questions about growing flowers and vegetables in the Historic Area.

Included in all Historic Area or Museum admission passes.

Since all eyes are on you at dance assemblies and balls, you had best spend some time with our dance instructor while you are in the city and enjoy learning about one of 18th-century Virginia's favorite social pastimes. Instruction is given in the steps of the "latest" country dances, and a musician supplies the tune.

Included in all Historic Area admission passes.

Designed to assist guests with planning their visit, this program highlights options families will enjoy. Guides share the latest information on programming, dining, and shopping options. Guests will receive an overview of the 18th-century community and specifically understand what childhood and family life was like in the 18th century. The walking tour lasts approximately 30 minutes.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission passes.

Come and participate in a local court session where lives, liberties, and property come into contest. Our guests may take on roles as justices, attorneys, litigants, petitioners, or defendants. See how the rights of Virginians were maintained in open court.

Included in all Historic Area admission tickets.

Guided tours by knowledgeable museum volunteers introduce you to some of the masterworks on exhibit, such as paintings, ceramics, textiles, furniture, and silver.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission tickets.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

Since all eyes are on you at dance assemblies and balls, you had best spend some time with our dance instructor while you are in the city and enjoy learning about one of 18th-century Virginia's favorite social pastimes. Instruction is given in the steps of the "latest" country dances, and a musician supplies the tune.

Included in all Historic Area admission passes.

Come and participate in a local court session where lives, liberties, and property come into contest. Our guests may take on roles as justices, attorneys, litigants, petitioners, or defendants. See how the rights of Virginians were maintained in open court.

Included in all Historic Area admission tickets.

On this special guided tour, explore the public rooms of Thomas Everard’s house and the outbuildings in his backyard. Use clues from architecture, material culture, and archeology to discover the labor, goods, and supplies it took to run his household.

Free reservation required with any Historic Area admission pass.

"Princes without a Palace" will provide an overview of the business and politics of the slave trade in 18th-century Virginia, Africa, and Europe. A historian will narrate slides and video excerpts from Colonial Williamsburg’s Electronic Field Trip "The Slave Trade" to assist the audience in discovering the historic buildings, people, and events in Williamsburg connected to the Atlantic slave trade.

Thousands of African captives, including members of noble families, were forcefully migrated to colonial Virginia. Discover the African princes' names and the role that language, literacy, and religion played in their struggles to escape slavery.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission passes.

This program is part of Colonial Williamsburg's Equiano Forum on Early African American History and Culture, which seeks to broaden the public knowledge about African and American history and culture in Virginia and the Atlantic World during the American Revolutionary era.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

Designed to assist guests with planning their visit, this program highlights options families will enjoy. Guides share the latest information on programming, dining, and shopping options. Guests will receive an overview of the 18th-century community and specifically understand what childhood and family life was like in the 18th century. The walking tour lasts approximately 30 minutes.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission passes.

Guided tours by knowledgeable museum volunteers introduce you to the whimsical and fascinating paintings, sculpture, textiles, and more from Mrs. Rockefeller's original collection, for which the museum was founded.

Thirty-minute tours begin at noon and 2 p.m. Included in all Historic Area or museum admission tickets.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

Talk with Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, or the Marquis de Lafayette about issues that transcend time. Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Included in all Historic Area admission passes.

A group discussion focusing on women in commerce in colonial America. Several skilled tradeswomen from Colonial Williamsburg's trade shops will answer your questions to inspire more interest and accuracy into the subject of women involved in trades throughout colonial history.

Included in all Historic Area admission passes.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.

This one-hour walking tour takes guests through the stable and carriage facilities and introduces them to the rare breeds conservancy program operated by Colonial Williamsburg. Guests will view the facilities, see some of the animals, and view the various carriages and vehicles owned and operated onsite. Discussion of animal treatment, training, equipment use, and the Coach and Livestock operation is ongoing throughout the tour. This experience includes some hands-on activities, such as trying out a sidesaddle or inspecting a horse's hoof.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. 

Available to Annual Pass members, Good Neighbors, and Hotel Guest Pass holders only. Free reservation required.

Guided tours by knowledgeable museum volunteers introduce you to some of the masterworks on exhibit, such as paintings, ceramics, textiles, furniture, and silver.

Included in all Historic Area or museum admission tickets.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gratefully acknowledges support for programs from The DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.