Family and Education Events

MARCH - NOVEMBER - Join Monticello staff for a 90-minute walking tour into the woodlands to explore how we use archaeology to better understand the plantation and the lives of those who lived and labored here. 

OCTOBER 12: Monticello’s Archaeology Department will host its annual open house with displays of recent discoveries in the field and the lab, engaging activities, and walking tours of the vanished Monticello Plantation landscape.

NOVEMBER 17 - Join us for a special celebration commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette visiting Thomas Jefferson at Monticello in November of 1824.

SEPTEMBER 12 - Students of all ages can explore a variety of topics related to the landscape and the lives of those who resided at the Monticello plantation through a number of engaging indoor and outdoor hands-on activity stations.

JULY - This immersive professional development program provides social studies teachers the opportunity to research and study at Monticello and the Jefferson Library.

JUNE and JULY - Calling all curious kids! Join us for a ton of fun this summer with history, science, games, puzzles, crafts, gadgets, and more!

SPRING to FALL - Write with a quill pen, crack a code with a wheel cipher, and explore mystery objects.

MARCH 25 - 29 - This spring, Monticello’s archaeologists will share how we learn about the past through artifacts.

FEBRUARY - Join Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by historical interpreter Bill Barker, as he takes you back to the turbulent times of America’s founding.