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Join us for "Farewell to Lafayette," an all-day commemorative event marking the close of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824–1825 Farewell Tour of the United States. The day will honor Lafayette’s legacy and reflect on his enduring influence on American liberty, democracy, and friendship. Welcomed with great fanfare across the new republic, including multiple visits to Woodlawn, Lafayette’s journey was a powerful reaffirmation of the Franco-American bond. Now, two hundred years later, we bid him farewell with history, storytelling, and community.

This event not only marks the end of Lafayette’s national farewell tour anniversary but also invites us to consider how history is remembered and celebrated. At a site rich with connections to Washington, liberty, and civic ideals, "Farewell to Lafayette" is both a tribute and a call to reflection