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May 2025
Highlights of Montpelier TourRepeating Event
This one-hour guided House tour is the most popular way to experience the historic house. Explore the histories and legacies of James and Dolley Madison, the Enslaved Community, and the Constitution as you journey through the landscape and inside the Madisons' home.
The Enslaved Community TourRepeating Event
FREE WITH TOUR OR PROPERTY PASS PURCHASE
This walking tour of significant sites examines one of America's largest paradoxes: a nation where "all men are created equal" built by those who are denied the exact freedoms they were laboring to establish.
Bill of Rights Walking TourRepeating Event
Walking and pausing on the Montpelier landscape, participants will compare Madison's proposals with selected Amendments as ratified, and consider a few landmark Supreme Court cases delineating the language of the Bill of Rights.
Bird Discovery Walk
Explore the various habitats around the garden, grounds, and forests looking and listening for Montpelier's feathered residents and their migratory friends.
June 2025
2025 Archaeology Field School
The 2025 Field School will be held from June 2nd through July 3, with virtual sessions on May 28th-30th. About The Field School Five Week Training Course in Archaeological Methods and Techniques The Montpelier Archaeology Department has hosted field school since 1987. Over the past thirty-seven years, the program has grown to include students from a variety […]
Orange Uncorked Wine FestivalRepeating Event
For our 2025 Orange Uncorked Wine Festival, we are headed back to our roots and returning to the grounds at James Madison's Montpelier, to celebrate the impacts Orange County and its citizens had on the forming of our nation in 1776.
The Spirit of Freedom 5K
As part of the renowned Uncorked Wine Festival, the Spirit of Freedom 5K offers participants a scenic route through Montpelier's stunning landscapes, blending history, nature, and community spirit. Dash through shaded trails, wide-open fields, and gentle rolling hills as you celebrate freedom, wellness, and camaraderie.
Pollinators on Parade
Explore the world of insects at Montpelier!
Archaeology Lunch and LEARNRepeating Event
Join us for the Archaeology Lunch and Learn bringing a weekly, casual conversation or lecture about archaeology, from the comfort of your own home.
July 2025
Excavate: Earliest July High School Archaeology Excavation Expedition
COME DIG WITH US! REGISTER TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION! Work side-by-side with our staff of archaeologists to discover, excavate, and preserve the past on the Montpelier property in an archaeological program specifically for high school students! Week Long High School Excavation The High School Archaeology Excavation is a great beginner’s step into the world of […]
Excavate: Early July High School Archaeology Excavation Expedition
COME DIG WITH US! REGISTER TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION! Work side-by-side with our staff of archaeologists to discover, excavate, and preserve the past on the Montpelier property in an archaeological program specifically for high school students! Week Long High School Excavation The High School Archaeology Excavation is a great beginner’s step into the world of […]
Educator Seminar: Congress, the Constitution, and Contemporary Politics.
This seminar covers the main roles and functions of the U.S. Congress—representation, lawmaking, government oversight, and legitimizing the American political system—and considers why it is that the institution that the Framers most directly connected to the people is now so thoroughly loathed by the American public.
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