Mount Vernon is open 365 days a year, including Christmas Day.
Open 365 days a year, Mount Vernon is located just 15 miles south of Washington DC.
From the mansion to lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and the distillery and gristmill. Spend the day with us!
Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858.
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The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
Christmas Illuminations at Mount Vernon
Dec17
The Death and Mourning of General George Washington Tour
Dec17
The Death and Mourning of General George Washington Tour
Dec17 Sold Out
Mount Vernon by Candlelight
Dec18
Brown Bag: John Mitchell’s A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America
Jan17
Lunch at the Library: For the People, For the Country: Patrick Henry’s Final Political Battle
Jan18
Ford Evening Book Talk: Speculation Nation: Land Mania in the Revolutionary American Republic
Feb6
NSO at Mount Vernon
Feb8
Ford Evening Book Talk: The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley
Feb13
Lunch at the Library: A Peale in Paris, Recovering a National Treasure
Feb19
Free Admission for George Washington's Birthday
Feb22
Free Admission for George Washington's Birthday
Mar12
NSO at Mount Vernon
Mar12
Ford Evening Book Talk: The Tory's Wife
Mar21
Lunch at the Library: Such a Woman, The Life of Madame Octavia Walton LeVert
Apr9
NSO at Mount Vernon
Apr23
Ford Evening Book Talk: Unfriendly to Liberty
May4–5
Revolutionary War Weekend
May17–19
Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
May23
Ford Evening Book Talk: How the Best Did It, Leadership Lessons from Our Top Presidents
Jun4
Ford Evening Book Talk: Revolutionary Things
Jun7–8
Mount Vernon Summerfest
Jun28–29
Independence Fireworks
Jul4
An American Celebration
Aug3
Purple Heart Commemoration
Sep14–15
Colonial Market & Fair
Oct4–6
Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
Oct19–20
Fall Harvest Festival
Oct26
Trick-or-Treating at Mount Vernon
Nov11
Mount Vernon Salutes Veterans
During this 45-minute guided tour, explore the Mansion, including areas not generally accessible, and discover more than 250 years of history at Mount Vernon.
Learn More TicketsListen to the stories of the enslaved people who built and operated Mount Vernon, and learn about their daily lives on the estate during this 60-minute tour.
Learn More TicketsStop by the Discovery Station to learn more about what it took to make the Great Cake!
Learn MoreJoin our resident fifer for a musical demonstration and discussion of 18th-century holiday music!
This activity is included with admission.
Learn MoreGo behind-the-scenes of the blockbuster movie "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" at Mount Vernon, hear stories about the filming, and learn how the locations were used during Washington's time.
NOTE: The cellar is currently inaccessible due to preservation work.
Learn More TicketsCommemorate the community of the enslaved people who lived and worked at Mount Vernon during a special wreath-laying presentation.
Learn MorePay your respect to George Washington by participating in a brief wreath-laying ceremony at the Washingtons' Tomb.
Learn MoreWatch our costumed interpreters as they take you through each step of the chocolate-making process—from cacao seed to chocolate mills— and learn more about the preparation of hot chocolate and chocolate tea at Mount Vernon.
Learn MoreDuring this 45-minute guided tour, explore the Mansion, including areas not generally accessible, and discover more than 250 years of history at Mount Vernon.
Learn More TicketsCandles were a very important part of life during the 18th Century. Stop by Hands-on-History (accessible through the Education Center) to learn more about candles, light, and how the way we use candles has changed over time.
Learn MoreListen to the stories of the enslaved people who built and operated Mount Vernon, and learn about their daily lives on the estate during this 60-minute tour.
Learn More TicketsJoin our resident fifer for a musical demonstration and discussion of 18th-century holiday music!
This activity is included with admission.
Learn MoreCommemorate the community of the enslaved people who lived and worked at Mount Vernon during a special wreath-laying presentation.
Learn More