Calendar of Events

This Civic Season, meet the organizations making a difference in our community. Check out the schedule and stop by our community partners' tables in the visitor center courtyard to discover more about their initiatives.2025-06-14 00:00:001050 Monticello Loop, Charlottsville, VA 22902, USA

Gain practical guidance and tools for recording oral histories from historians at the Getting Word African American Oral History Project, which preserves the histories of Monticello’s enslaved families and their descendants.2025-06-28 11:30:001050 Monticello Loop, Charlottsville, VA 22902, USA

Co-hosted with the Albemarle Historical Society, join us in downtown Charlottesville at South Street Brewery for an afternoon Feast of Reason.2025-06-28 14:00:001050 Monticello Loop, Charlottsville, VA 22902, USA

Sign up for an evening Founding Friends, Founding Foes Tour and stay for a dinnertime Feast of Reason, a guided activity that encourages conversation about issues large and small over a meal.2025-06-28 16:45:001050 Monticello Loop, Charlottsville, VA 22902, USA

Enhance your visit with our new mobile Scavenger Hunts. Use your smartphone to complete unique challenges- snap photos, explore new spaces, test your knowledge, and share your thoughts. FREE with admission.2025-02-26 00:00:001050 Monticello Loop, Charlottsville, VA 22902, USA

Included in the price of admission during regularly scheduled hours. These daily guided outdoor tours focus on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation. 2025-02-26 00:00:001050 Monticello Loop, Charlottsville, VA 22902, USA

We offer a variety of daily tours and experiences at Monticello. Find a tour that suits your interests!2025-02-26 00:00:001050 Monticello Loop, Charlottsville, VA 22902, USA

These walking tours of Monticello’s restored flower and vegetable gardens, grove and orchards highlight Jefferson’s deep and long-standing interest in horticulture. Free with admission. Hours vary by season.2025-04-01 00:00:001050 Monticello Loop, Charlottsville, VA 22902, USA

Enjoy fun, hands-on activities designed for families at the Mountaintop Activity Center. Write with a quill pen, crack a code with a wheel cipher, and explore mystery objects.2025-06-28 11:00:001050 Monticello Loop, Charlottsville, VA 22902, USA