March 2025 Events Newsletter The Revolutionary Rumble Your monthly guide to events commemorating Virginia’s key role in the founding of our nation as we approach America’s 250th birthday. Watch a livestream of the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry’s electrifying “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech March 23rd from St. John’s Church in Richmond […]
Virginia Museum of History & Culture Kicks Off America’s 250th Anniversary with Spring 2025 Exhibition ‘Give Me Liberty’ offers a fresh perspective through iconic artifacts and essential stories of America’s founding RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) will spearhead the United States’ 250th anniversary commemoration with “Give Me Liberty: Virginia […]
FEBRUARY 2025 EVENTS NEWSLETTER The Revolutionary Rumble Your monthly guide to events commemorating Virginia’s key role in the founding of our nation as we approach America’s 250th birthday. FIND EVENTS NEAR YOU ALL MONTH Williamsburg Colonial Williamsburg: Black History Month Join us for Black History Month as we shine an even brighter light on our […]
The American Revolution, a New Film from Ken Burns, to Premiere November 16, 2025 New Six-Part, 12-Hour Series Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and Written by Geoffrey Ward Washington, DC – January 9, 2025 – THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country’s founding struggle and its […]
VA250 Mobile Museum Experience launches with ‘A Salute to Southwest Virginia’ January 18 event also commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Fincastle Resolutions. RICHMOND, VA – Revolution rolls into Roanoke January 18 when Virginia’s new mobile history museum makes its statewide debut at “A Salute to Southwest Virginia: 250th Anniversary of the Fincastle Resolutions,” an […]
Photo taken at the filming of the documentary, Resolved to Live and Die: The Revolutionary Roots of Southwest Virginia at the Willowbrook Jackson/Umberger Homestead Site in Wytheville. A Salute to Southwest Virginia: 250th Anniversary of the Fincastle Resolutions January 18 event marks Fincastle Resolutions, VA250 Mobile Museum Experience, VA250 Fanfare & special exhibits Contact: […]
JANUARY 2025 EVENTS NEWSLETTER The Revolutionary Rumble Your monthly guide to events commemorating Virginia’s key role in the founding of our nation as we approach America’s 250th birthday. Reflecting on an incredible 2024 with VA250! 
From celebrating Independence Day at the Capitol to honoring history at the Bray School dedication, we’ve explored Virginia’s rich […]
VA250 announces Bill Schermerhorn as Event Designer Creative Director behind Macy’s Parade & July 4th Fireworks to shape Virginia’s semiquincentennial commemoration events Contact: Mike Frontiero mfrontiero@va250.virginia.gov RICHMOND, VA (December 16, 2024) – Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission (VA250) has selected two-time Emmy Award-winning songwriter and creative director Bill Schermerhorn as its Event Designer, effective January […]
DECEMBER 2024 EVENTS NEWSLETTER The Revolutionary Rumble Deck the halls with boughs of holly and a dash of history! 
Our December events newsletter is filled with festive fun, from historical reenactments to holiday markets. FIND EVENTS NEAR YOU Through December 8 Albemarle County Wreath Workshops Monticello’s annual Wreath Workshops are a time-treasured tradition to […]
Lafayette Returns Virginia is proudly commemorating the 200th anniversary of Major General Marquis de Lafayette’s farewell tour, a historic journey that united a nation during a time of political and social division. Just as Lafayette inspired hope and unity during his time, his legacy continues to resonate today. LEARN MOREThe American Friends of Lafayette is playing a […]