The Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Virginia has reserved seating for 50 members and their guests (on a first come first served basis) at the base of the Victory Monument for this wonderful annual event. Activities as sponsored by the Yorktown Day Committee include the following:
8:30: Commemorative Ceremony at the French Cemetery, Yorktown Battlefield.
9:10: Commemorative Ceremony at the French Memorial honoring the French and American Alliance
9:15: Wreath laying ceremony at the grave of Governor Thomas Nelson, Jr. at Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown.
10:30: Yorktown Day Parade, Main Street.
11:15: Patriotic Exercises and Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Monument to Alliance and Victory, Yorktown.
1:00: 3rd Infantry Old Guard Fife and Drum performance at Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center.
1:45, 3:00 & 4:00: Living History Associates will be providing programs focusing on the military aspects on the siege of Yorktown; Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center.
If you are interested in attending this wonderful annual event, please notify the Society through this website.
Sponsored entirely by Colonial National Historical Park and the Yorktown Day Association. For more information and additional activities, please see www.visityorktown.org.