Free Yorktown Events & Festivals

Riverwalk Landing boasts a variety of free Yorktown events and festivals which are the perfect fix for a cheap weekend getaway or an inexpensive family vacation.

Here are the spring and summer events and contact numbers:

Yorktown Market Days at the River
May 17, June 14-June 28, July 12-July 26, Aug. 2-Aug. 23, Sept. 13-Sept. 27, and Oct. 11

This free event starts at 8 am each day. The farmers market season at the Yorktown Riverwalk Landing will feature local produce, seafood and fresh meat, bakery items, fresh flowers, handmade soaps, art, and live musical entertainment.

Yorktown Market Days at the River information: (757) 890-3500.

The Fifes and Drums of York Town
May 24, 4:30 pm – Corner of Pearl & Main Streets
May 26, 11:45 am – 301 Main Street
June 11-June 25, 4:45 pm – 425 Water Street
July 2- July 30, 5:00 pm – Main Street

The Fifes and Drums of Yorktown, the colonial military drums and pipe marching band, will perform at various places and times.

Shagging on the Riverwalk Beach Music Concert Series
June 6- June 20, July 18-July 25, Aug. 1-Aug. 15
Riverwalk Landing, 425 Water Street

These 3rd annual free concert nights run from 6:30-9:30 pm, and feature beach music for all ages. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and picnic to this event sponsored by York County Riverwalk Landing.

Shagging on the Riverwalk Beach Music Concert Series information: (757) 890-3500.

29th Annual Yorktown Independence Day Celebration
July 4, 8 am 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, followed by fireworks.

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

Watermens Heritage Celebration
July 13, 10 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