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Family Fun Trek

Family Alert: Fun Ahead! Meet our animals, play colonial games, and experience family life in the 18th century.

Seats of Power: A CHILDREN'S TOUR OF THE CAPITOL

Explore the Capitol during this 25-minute interactive tour aimed at children 3-9. Your family will learn about and see the various seats of power in this important government building.

Brickyard

During the summer, brickmakers mold and dry thousands of bricks. You can even give them a hand by taking off your shoes and stomping water into the clay with your bare feet! Come back in the autumn and see the bricks you helped create bake in a giant, wood-fired oven. Keep an eye out, too, for masons using these bricks in all sorts of projects around town.

Children's Tour of the Palace

Explore the palace home of Virginia's last royal governor on this interactive visit. This tour focuses on the governor's family and their time at the Palace, and is best suited for families with young children (grades pre-K through 6). Space is limited. A free-reservation ticket is required.
Entertainments at the Theatre

Entertainments at the Theatre

The Chownings and friends present plays and entertainments for all ages!  Stop in to see one of our plays performed by our ridiculous ensemble.

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James Geddy House

James Geddy House

Take part in the daily activities of the Geddy family, a prosperous 18th-century household. In this original building, family members demonstrate various games and toys, music, dance, and daily chores - and often invite you to join them.

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Running of the Engine

  • Magazine Yard
  • 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
  • Included with Admission

Saturday Sing Along

Join us and have some fun with our musical family, The Watermans, as they play some of their favorite tunes.  It will be a foot stomping, hand clapping, grand old time as they teach and sing some of their favorite songs from the early American south to any and all who will lift up a noise!  Music filled the taverns and homes of our history and this family band of musicians from the rural west of Virginia creates a musical experience that was such an important part of the culture in 18th century Williamsburg.  Come on by and don’t be shy! 

Official Ghost Walk Junior

Everyone loves a haunted tale! Bring the entire family for all of the phantom fun with none of the nightmares. Enjoy this 45-minute tour of traditional ghost stories with a Colonial Williamsburg flavor. Recommended for families with children ages 4 – 7.

Fantastic Beasts: Let's Go Find Them

Learn about magical beasts in art on this guided tour, then illustrate a book to take home with your fantastic discoveries.
American Folk Art

Down on the Farm

Bring the family and follow Prince, a carved wooden dog, as he explores the countryside full of animals in paintings, sculpture and toys.

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German Toys

German Toys in America

Known as "The Toy Workshop of the World," Germany dominated the 19th-century toy market. This exhibition features a colorful variety of 19th-century German wooden toys from dolls and soldiers to arks and animals.

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The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg

The distinctive collections of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum are located under one roof.

EVENING PROGRAMS

The fun doesn't end just because the sun sets. Whether you're looking for some drama or to be spooked, there's something to entertain you.

Dine With Us

With a mixture of restaurants, bars, lounges, and cafés located in and around the Historic Area, you’ll find the perfect place for a historically-inspired family meal or an intimate evening of creative cuisine.