Connect with the past. Take action in the present. Shape the future.

Every summer, between Juneteenth and July 4th, communities, museums and historic sites across the country come together for Civic Season – an annual tradition developed by young people to “school up” on history and “skill up” to shape our future.

Held between our newest and oldest federal holidays, Civic Season offers events, activities and celebrations. It's a time to explore your story and how it connects to our nation’s complex past.

Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, commemorative partners of the VA 250 Commission, are proud to host a series of civics-related programs that engage with history, enduring legacies, and wishes for America’s next 250 years.

What is your wish for America’s future?

In the lobby of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown and the rotunda at Jamestown Settlement, visitors can share their wish for America in the next 250 years.

Drop-in art making & civics activities

Get hands-on and express your thoughts about our national anniversary and the legacy of the American Revolution through art.

Connect some of the grievances against King George III found in the Declaration of Independence to events that took place in Virginia. What happened here that caused Patriots to want to break with Great Britain?

Escape room

Teams will have 45 minutes to collect evidence through puzzles and decide what they would present to a judge in the case of independence.

Please sign up to participate in the escape room at the visitor services desk near the main lobby.

Juneteenth program

Join us at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, June 14, for thought-provoking history and performances exploring the precarious nature of freedom from 18th-century Yorktown to Juneteenth.

Our Juneteenth program reflects on this history, exploring the strategy and complications, and the joys and challenges of ending chattel slavery on the Virginia Peninsula.

Admission to the Juneteenth program on June 14 is included with museum admission. Admission to Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown on June 19, the official Juneteenth holiday, is free for all.

Civics trivia night

Join us at Precarious Beer Project, 110 S. Henry St., Williamsburg, June 24, 6:30-8 p.m., for an exploration of America’s 250th anniversary and civics legacy, testing what you know and discovering how the past still speaks to the world today.

Team up with your friends or make new ones as you show off your impressive knowledge of civics and the American Revolution. The overall first, second, and third place winners can pick out an American Revolution Museum at Yorktown-related prize.

Civically Yours Family Day

Meet representatives from civic-focused organizations in the greater Williamsburg area, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 27, at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. Learn about ways to become more involved with your local community, create a civics-themed collaborative art project, and use a family guide to explore civic ideas through the Fresh Views of the American Revolution special exhibition.

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Celebrate America's 250th

In partnership with Made By Us, Civic Season programs aim to celebrate and inform civic engagement. With 2026 marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this is the perfect opportunity to lay the groundwork for a meaningful, vibrant commemoration for all.

A commemorative partner of the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission, the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown tells the story of the nation’s founding. Comprehensive indoor exhibits and outdoor living-history areas capture the transformational nature and epic scale of the Revolution and its relevance today.

Don't miss these exhibitions and events!

About the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s days) and located on Route 1020 near the Colonial Parkway in Yorktown.

Admission tickets can be purchased online or in person. Plan your visit today or call (757) 253-4838 for more information. Parking at the museum is free for museum visitors. A free shuttle service is available to Historic Yorktown on the Yorktown Trolley.