Experience an 18th-Century Marketplace

Take in the sights and sounds of the marketplace on Mount Vernon's 12-acre field.
Chat with colonial artisans selling traditional handcrafted food and wares.
Hear live music from the colonial era.
Watch as expert artisans demonstrate period crafting techniques.
See General Washington in the General’s Tent.

Colonial Market & Fair is included with general admission. Admission is free for Mount Vernon members.

Artisan Marketplace

Browse the wares available for sale at the pop-up colonial marketplace.

More than forty juried artisans from across the nation demonstrate their trades and sell their creations, ranging from handblown glass, metalwork, and reproduction 18th-century goods.

Performance Schedule

On The 12-Acre Field

10 a.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m: Military Demonstration by the First VA Regt of the Continental Line    

At the General's Tent

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.: Meet General Washington    

All day: The Itinerant Band    

On the Bowling Green

10 a.m. - 5 p.m.: 18th-Century Cricket    

The Air Balloon - Balloon launch schedule varies

Marketplace Amusements & Diversions

Robert Mouland, Musician      
Silas Moore, Rat Catcher      
Ship's Company Chanteymen      
Mrs. Robina Schuricht, 18th Century Painter     

On the Market Square Stage

9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m: Professor Thompson S. Gunn & His Mystic Arts of Asia   
10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.: Mr. Bayly, Conjuring & Entertainments    
10:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m.: Dr. Balthasar, Miracle Medicine for Man & Beast    
11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m.: Punch and Judy    
11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m.: Dr. Nobles, Physician & Astrologer     11:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
Music at the Crossroads
Donna Nomick, Hammered Dulcimer

Date: September 17, 2022  -September 18, 2022  from 9:00am to 5:00pm

Location Various venues in VA

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