Walk or Run 250 Miles to Celebrate America’s 250th! Lace up your sneakers and get moving in the free Run America 250 Challenge: a country-wide virtual walk/run event celebrating 250 years of American history! Between July 4, 2025 and Ju... Read More

While the American Civil War permanently redefined Spotsylvania County's landscape and local history, another transformative conflict shaped its very foundation: the American Revolution. This virtual exhibit, containing detailed articles and photogra... Read More

Step into Virginia’s story through the VA250 exhibit, Celebrating Virginia’s History: A Look at Prince Edward County. This immersive display brings to life the county’s pivotal role in both Virginia’s and America’s history. Prince Edward... Read More

LYH250 is proud to announce a new book, entitled, "A Good and Pleasant Company," to be printed in 2026! We are currently accepting preorders at the link below. This book contains 250 bios of men and women whose lives and legacies had an impact on Cen... Read More

In time for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution, discover new perspectives on the ideals and legacies of the American Revolution through the folk art of Oscar de Mejo created during the 1976 Bicentenni... Read More

Discover new perspectives on the ideals and legacies of the American Revolution through the folk art of Oscar de Mejo created during the 1976 Bicentennial and through engaging community art. View more than a dozen original paintings of de Mejo’s wo... Read More

Presented in partnership with Jamestown Rediscovery, this groundbreaking special exhibition explores compelling discoveries that connect the early years of the Jamestown colony and Asia. Featuring Chinese porcelain uncovered during excavations of 1... Read More

The Purcellville Arts Council hosts art shows in Purcellville Town Hall. To help commemorate the 250th anniversary of America's independence: • Country Roads – January through March 2026 • By the Dawn’s Early Light and the Twilight’s La... Read More

Black Artist Showcase February 1 - March 29, 2026 • Jamestown Settlement Jamestown Settlement’s annual Black Artist Showcase returns in February in celebration of Black History Month connecting the past and present through vivid intersections... Read More

Celebrating 250 years in 2026! We are excited to begin a 6-month count down to the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with art exhibit themes in 2026. Please note that the themes are related to concepts in the Declaration, but a... Read More

Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality traces four centuries of Black history in Virginia through stories of extraordinary individuals who struggled for equality and, in the process, profoundly shaped the nature of American society and ... Read More

Titus Kaphar and Junius Brutus Stearns: Pictures More Famous than the Truth juxtaposes famous 19th-century paintings of George Washington with contemporary portraits and sculptural works that offer 21st-century perspectives of those same subjects. ... Read More

VMFA on the Road is the museum’s 21st-century Artmobile, coming to you from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Beginning in February 2026, VMFA on the Road will showcase the exhibition Virginia as America: Navigating Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit o... Read More

Visit the VA250 Mobile Museum in the parking lot of Harrisonburg High School. The experience titled "Out of Many, One" is visiting to highlight Harrisonburg's commemoration kickoff week. Free to the public!... Read More

Join the VA250 and the Bay School as we celebrate students’ poster submissions representing "What it Means to Me to be an American," and award cast prizes to the winners. This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments are provided!... Read More

On November 19, 1863, President Lincoln consecrated the Union graves at Gettysburg in the name of a "new birth of freedom." Even as enslaved people and white Unionists waged a war in the name of freedom, so too did Confederates claim that theirs was ... Read More

This exhibition explores the many people who, over centuries, have made Virginia the unique place it is in America and in the world, and the dramatic impact of the immigrant experience throughout Virginia’s history as people arrived from the four c... Read More

You can learn a lot about a society by how it raises and spends the public’s money. In this talk, UVA professor and award-winning historian Andrew Kahrl will tell the history of taxation in America and how it shaped larger struggles for freedom and... Read More

A hands-on, interactive, and immersive "museum on wheels," the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience titled "Out of Many, One" is housed in a quad-expandable tractor trailer that is traveling throughout Virginia and beyond. The mobile museum brings key stor... Read More

The Arlington VA250 Committee has announced plans for Arlington HistoryFest 250, a free, one-day outdoor festival commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. The event will be held Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., at Ken... Read More

Join us in remembrance and community at the 44th annual Memorial Day Parade and Festival! Honor our nation’s fallen heroes and our countries rich history while marking the 250th anniversary of the United State of America! Monday, May 25, 2026, f... Read More

This exhibit showcases the artistry and scholarship of Virginia artisan Jackson Foster, who recreates the character and presence of American and English signboards from the 18th and 19th centuries. Drawing on historical research and using reclaimed w... Read More

Caroline County Agriculture Fair Hosting several VA250th Exhibits and Demonstrations ... Read More

Kick off the iconic James River Batteau Festival on Friday night with live music and libations at Riverfront Park, then come back Saturday morning for the launching of the historic batteaux, historical reenactments, artisan vendors, food trucks and m... Read More

"Expressions" is an open-entry exhibition presented annually by Piedmont Arts and Lynwood Artists. In honor of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, artists were asked to submit work focusing on the theme "America250." The exhibition o... Read More