Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull
National Park | Battlefield

Yorktown

Yorktown was George Washington's decisive victory over General Lord Charles Cornwallis. Learn about the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.

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Experiences

Museum/Visitor Centers

The Yorktown Visitor Center is the orientation point for your visit to Yorktown and Yorktown Battlefield. At the visitor center information desk, you can obtain a park brochure with maps and information, an orientation to the park, and an opportunity to schedule your visit around the various interpretive programs going on throughout the day.

Programming

Events
Royal Artillery Program

 

Royal Artiillery program firing 6 pounder field cannon 
 
Royal Artillery 2025 Schedule
Saturday, April 26th: 10:30am; 11:30am; 12:30pm; and 1:30pm.
Saturday, May 10th: 10:30am; 11:30am; 12:30pm; and 1:30pm.
Saturday, June 7th: 10:30am; 11:30am; 12:30pm; and 1:30pm.
Saturday, July 26th: 10:30am; 11:30am; 12:30pm; and 1:30pm.
Saturday, Aug 16th: 10:30am; 11:30am; 12:30pm; and 1:30pm.
Saturday, Sept 6th: 10:30am; 11:30am; 12:30pm; and 1:30pm.
SUNDAY SEPT 7th: 10:30am; 11:30am; 12:30pm; and 1:30pm.
Saturday, .Oct 18th: 10:30am; 11:30am; 12:30pm; and 1:30pm.
Saturday, Nov 1st: 10:30am; 11:30am; 12:30pm; and 1:30pm.
 

The Fifes and Drums of Yorktown will perform at the Yorktown Victory Monument at 11:00am.  

They Fires and Drums will present Revolutionary War era fife and drum music.

 (No shows if there is inclement weather).

Lamb's Artillery Firing

Artillery firing programs have returned to Colonial National Historical Park at Yorktown Battlefield. Our Lamb’s Continental Artillery team and our Royal Artillery team will once again fire on Yorktown Battlefield.
 

Lamb’s Artillery Continental programs will take place on

Sunday May 18

Sunday June 8

Sunday July 6
Sunday August 10
Sunday Septmenber 28
Sunday October 12
Sunday November 2
 

Times 1:00pm, 200pm, 3:00pm.

Experiences

Museum/Visitor Centers

Event Programming

Events

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