Free Yorktown Events & Festivals

Here are the spring and summer events and contact numbers:

The Fifes and Drums of Yorktown
Wednesdays in June-August - 5 pm, at the Yorktown Victory Monument
Sundays in August - 3:45 pm, at the Yorktown Battlefield Victory Center (included with admission)

The Fifes and Drums of Yorktown, the colonial military drums and pipe marching band, will perform. For details, call (757) 898-9418.

USAF Heritage of America Band“Airwaves” Concert Series
August 3, 10, 17, 24, 6:30 pm

A musical group from Langley Air Force Base will present music from a different ensemble each week at this free Yorktown events. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and a picnic to Riverwalk Landing. For more info, call (757) 890-3500.

Carrot Tree Kitchens Dinner Series
August 3, 10, 17, 24, 6:30 pm

Enjoy a historic or musical program ranging from Shakespeare to touring a historic house, followed by dinner at Carrot Tree Kitchens. Click here for the full schedule.

Shagging on the Riverwalk Beach Music Concert Series
Saturdays in June, July, and August
Riverwalk Landing, 425 Water Street

These 5th annual free concert nights run from 6:00-9:00 pm, and feature beach music for all ages. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and picnic to these Yorktown events sponsored by York County Riverwalk Landing. Click here for the full schedule of concerts.

Shagging on the Riverwalk Beach Music Concert Series information: (757) 890-3520.

Yorktown Market Days at the River
Saturdays, May through September, 8 am - Noon
Riverwalk Landing, Between Buckner and Ballard Street

This free weekly event showcases fresh produce, seafood, meat, baked goods, flowers, plants, homemade cheeses, soaps and candles. It also has entertainment and art. Plus, local chefs will provide cooking demonstrations.

For more information, call (757) 890-3520 or click here for the Market Days webpage.

31st Annual Yorktown Independence Day Celebration
July 4, 4 pm to 10 pm

Join this day of family activities and celebrate our independence where it was actually won! The day of family-oriented activities includes a parade, 5K run, arts and crafts, kids’ games and pony rides, a classic car show, live entertainment, and food. At 8 pm there will be a patriotic concert by the Fife and Drums, followed by fireworks at 9:15 pm.

Yorktown Independence Day Celebration information: (757) 890-3500.

Watermens Heritage Celebration
July 11, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm - Riverwalk Landing

Celebrate the sea and those who work on it with a work boat parade, boat races, a "blessing of the fleet," live entertainment, crafts...and delicious foods of the sea. Cap off your evening with an outdoor patriotic concert by the Peninsula Concert Band at 5 pm.

What Else to See and Do in Yorktown

• Yorktown Battlefield
- One ticket gets you into Historic Jamestowne, too! (It's a great deal.)
• Yorktown Victory Center
• Go to the Beach - Rarely crowded, it has a great view of the York River.
• Browse the shops at Riverwalk Landing
• Browse the antique shops up on the bluff
• Eat at historic Carrot Tree Kitchens and sample their famous Carrot Cake