Special Events

Members Shopping Day

Join us for The Shops at Mount Vernon's member shopping day, where members receive an additional 10% discount. 

Holiday Entertainments

Explore 18th-century holiday entertainments at Mount Vernon. Try your hand at popular card games of the period, learn about the music of the enslaved, and hear from Washington's closest friends about how the...

Holiday Traditions

Celebrate season by exploring 18th-century holiday traditions at Mount Vernon. Make a pomander ball to fill your home with holiday scents, listen the music of the season, and try your hand at popular card games...

Thanksgiving To-Go

Winter Glow

Celebrate the holidays and see Mount Vernon's landscape transformed by light. 

Holiday Foodways

Celebrate season by exploring 18th-century foodways at Mount Vernon. Visit the Discovery Cart to learn about holiday food traditions from black-eyed peas to Great Cake, watch as staff turns cacao seeds into...

Educators' Evening 2024

George Washington’s Mount Vernon presents a FREE onsite & virtual program to thank K-12 teachers. Join us to reflect on the life and legacies of Hercules Posey, an enslaved cook for George Washington during the...

Scots at Mount Vernon

Learn about Mount Vernon's many connections to Scotland, past and present. Explore Scottish foodways, learn about whiskey production, make your own tartan, and hear from Washington's Scottish Farm Manager...

Ford Evening Book Talk: The Age of Revolutions

Hear from historian Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, author of The Age of Revolutions: And the Generations Who Made It. 

Legacies Family Day

On the 225th Anniversary of George Washington’s death, explore Washington’s life and legacies, both in the 18th century and today! 

Winter Glow

Celebrate the holidays and see Mount Vernon's landscape transformed by light. 

Christmas Illuminations at Mount Vernon

Kick off the holiday season with an evening of festive lights and spectacular fireworks over the Potomac River. Chat with soldiers at an 18th-century winter encampment, and meet our holiday guest, Aladdin the...

Holiday Entertainments

Explore 18th-century holiday entertainments at Mount Vernon. Try your hand at popular card games of the period, learn about the music of the enslaved, and hear from Washington's closest friends about how the...

Winter Glow

Celebrate the holidays and see Mount Vernon's landscape transformed by light. 

Holiday Traditions

Celebrate season by exploring 18th-century holiday traditions at Mount Vernon. Make a pomander ball to fill your home with holiday scents, listen the music of the season, and try your hand at popular card games...

Ford Evening Book Talk: Penman of the Founding

Hear from historian Jane E. Calvert, author of Penman of the Founding: A Biography of John Dickinson.

NSO at Mount Vernon

Listen to members of the National Symphony Orchestra play during a three-part series at Mount Vernon.

George Washington Birthnight Supper and Ball

Lunch at the Library: From Trenton to Yorktown

Join us for lunch and a compelling discussion with John R. Maass, author of From Trenton to Yorktown: Turning Points of the Revolutionary War. Maass's new book takes a fresh perspective on the Revolutionary War...

Ford Evening Book Talk: Meeting the Moment

Hear from historian William Haldeman, author of Meeting the Moment: Inspiring Presidential Leadership that Transformed America.

NSO at Mount Vernon

Listen to members of the National Symphony Orchestra play during a three-part series at Mount Vernon.

Ford Evening Book Talk: The Franklin Stove

Hear from historian Joyce E. Chaplin, author of The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution.

NSO at Mount Vernon

Listen to members of the National Symphony Orchestra play during a three-part series at Mount Vernon.

Leading Through Transition: Lessons from the Past for Tomorrow's Leaders

As our nation approaches a pivotal moment, we invite you to join The George Washington Leadership Institute and Model Leader for an exclusive one-day workshop focused on leading through transition. This session...

Distillery & Gristmill Tours

On this guided tour, see the distillery where George Washington made his whiskey and the gristmill that produced thousands of pounds of flour and cornmeal a day. 

Distillery & Gristmill Tours

On this guided tour, see the distillery where George Washington made his whiskey and the gristmill that produced thousands of pounds of flour and cornmeal a day. 

Distillery & Gristmill Tours

On this guided tour, see the distillery where George Washington made his whiskey and the gristmill that produced thousands of pounds of flour and cornmeal a day. 

Spring Plant and Garden Sale

Shop for heirloom vegetables, herbs, and annual flowers—plus, native perennials, trees, and shrubs grown in Mount Vernon's greenhouses.

Distillery & Gristmill Tours

On this guided tour, see the distillery where George Washington made his whiskey and the gristmill that produced thousands of pounds of flour and cornmeal a day. 

Distillery & Gristmill Tours

On this guided tour, see the distillery where George Washington made his whiskey and the gristmill that produced thousands of pounds of flour and cornmeal a day. 

George Washington Whiskey Tasting

At this outdoor event, sample George Washington's whiskey and other distilled spirits made at Washington's Distillery.