Yorktown Day Celebration Schedule of Events
Thursday, October 19, 2023
8:30 a.m. – Commemorative Ceremony at the French Cemetery, Yorktown
Battlefield, sponsored by The American Friends of Lafayette
and The Friends of Rochambeau.
9:10 a.m. – Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the grave of Governor Thomas
Nelson, Jr., at Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, sponsored
by the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
(Civilian, Coat & Tie; Military, Class A/Service Dress)
9:10 a.m. – Commemorative Ceremony at the French Memorial honoring
the French and American Alliance, sponsored by the French
Wars Veterans Association in Washington, DC.
10:30 a.m. – Yorktown Day Parade, Main Street, sponsored by the National Park Service.
11:15 a.m. – Patriotic Exercises and Memorial Wreath-Laying Ceremony
at the Monument to Alliance and Victory, Yorktown.
Event sponsored by Colonial National Historical Park
and the Yorktown Day Association.
Additional Activities
Visit the Town of York, the National Park Service Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center and
Battlefield Tours, the Nelson House, the Custom House, the Watermen’s Museum, the
Gallery at York Hall, the York County Historical Museum, and the American Revolution
Museum at Yorktown. On the Battlefield Tour Roads, visit the siege lines, the redoubts,
and Surrender Field.
All events are subject to change.
For event information and schedule updates, visit
yorktownday.com
visityorktown.org
In the event of rain, the information will be posted on these websites.