Colonial Market & Fair - Mount Vernon, VA

Take in the sights and sounds of the marketplace on Mount Vernon's 12-acre field.

• Chat with colonial artisans selling traditional handcrafted food and wares.
• Hear live music from the colonial era.
• Play 18th-century games on the bowling green.
• Watch as expert artisans demonstrate period crafting techniques.

• Artisan Marketplace

  Browse the wares available for sale at the pop-up colonial marketplace.

  Artisans from across the nation demonstrate their trades and sell their creations, ranging from handblown glass, metalwork, and reproduction 18th-century goods.

  Performance Schedule:

  Bowling Green All Day The Air Balloon (launch schedule varies) All Day 18th-century cricket All Day  18th-century games All Day Scroundel's Alley Curiosities Museum & Games

  The Marketplace Amusements & Diversions All Day B. Keith, Ropemaker All Day Mrs. Robina Schuricht, 18th-century painter All Day Silas Moore, Ratcatcher Varies Ship's Company Chanteymen

  Music at the Crossroads 9:00 a.m. Donna Nomick, Hammered Dulcimer 10:00 a.m. The Itinerant Band 11:00 a.m. Donna Nomick, Hammered Dulcimer 12:00 p.m. The Itinerant Band 1:00 p.m. Donna Nomick, Hammered Dulcimer 2:00 p.m. The Itinerant Band 3:00 p.m. Donna Nomick, Hammered Dulcimer 4:00 p.m. The Itinerant Band

  On the Market Square Stage 9:30 a.m. Ship's Company Chanteymen 10 a.m. Mr Peter Gardiner, 18th-century conjurer 10:30 a.m. Punch & Judy 11 a.m. Musical Stories with Robert Mouland 11:30 a.m. Professor Thompson S. Gunn & his Mystic Arts of Asia 12 p.m. Ship's Company Chanteymen 12:30 p.m. Mr Peter Gardiner, 18th-century Conjurer 1 p.m. Punch & Judy 1:30 p.m. Musical Stories with Robert Mouland 2 p.m. Professor Thompson S. Gunn & his Mystic Arts of Asia 2:30 p.m. Ship's Company Chanteymen 3 p.m. Mr Peter Gardiner, 18th-century Conjurer 3:30 p.m. Punch & Judy 4 p.m. Professor Thompson S. Gunn & his Mystic Arts of Asia 4:30 p.m. Ship's Company Chanteymen

   

   

  https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/colonial-market-fair