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This ticket provides admission to the Founder's Day event; separate tickets for house tours required
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This ticket provides admission to the Founder's Day event; separate tickets for house tours required
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In Person and Livestreamed
Join us as we mark the 280th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth with a celebration and ceremony on Monticello's iconic West Lawn. The event will feature a keynote address from this year's Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Citizen Leadership, Jason Rezaian, a performance from the Old Line Fife and Drum Corps, cupcakes from a local bakery, and a wreath ceremony at the Monticello Graveyard.
Can't make it in person? This event will be livestreamed on this page, on Facebook, and on YouTube on April 13, 2023.

Meet Jason Rezaian, Recipient of the 2023 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizenship Leadership
2023 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalists
Architecture: Andrew Freear
Citizen Leadership: Jason Rezaian
Law: Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju
Award in Citizen Service: Angilee Shah on behalf of Charlottesville Tomorrow
On-Site Event Details

Old Line Fife and Drum Corps
Enjoy Colonial music on the West Lawn.

Wreath Ceremony
Join us at the Monticello Graveyard at 9 a.m. for a special Wreath Ceremony in honor of Thomas Jefferson's 280th birthday.
Visit Our Community Partner Tent
Meet the organizations making a difference in our community. Stop by our Partner Tent before or after the ceremony to make useful contacts make useful and further the dialogue on civic engagement and citizen leadership.
Hours of operation: 8:30am-11:30am.
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Charlottesville Tomorrow
City of Charlottesville, Office of Voter Registration
International Rescue Committee
James Madison’s Montpelier
James Monroe’s Highland
League of Women Voters of the Charlottesville Area
Monacan Nation Cultural Foundation
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
- Albemarle Chapter
- Jack Jouett Chapter
- Shadwell Chapter
Tom Tom Festival
Monticello Departments and Projects
- Archeology Department
- Center for Historic Plants
- Getting Word African American Oral History Project
- Human Resources Department
Learn more about Founder's Day and current and past recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals and Award in Community Service here »