In honor of Memorial Day, Colonial Williamsburg is offering free admission Memorial Day weekend to those with ties to the military.
Tickets for military families will be free Friday through Monday.
Active duty military, reservists, retirees, veterans and their families can take advantage of free passes to Colonial Williamsburg with Honoring Service to America tickets. The service member does not need to be present for family — with proper identification — to take advantage of the tickets. Veterans should bring honorable discharge paperwork — DD Form 214 — as identification.
The tickets, available at the Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center, include access to Revolutionary City, the daily Revolution In The Streets program. Ticketholders also have access to the art museums, John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s home, an orientation walk, “Williamsburg, The Story of a Patriot” movie viewing and free shuttle service to and from the Visitor Center – where free parking is provided.
At 10 a.m. May 26, a free, public Memorial Day commemorative program is planned to take place in the Historic Area. Wreaths will be laid — at the Palace, Bruton Parish Church and the French grave site — to honor service members from the American Revolution, the War Between the States and other battles. The Fife and Drum corps will lead the wreath-laying procession, which begins at the Palace. Prayer recitals and volley firing will occur at each site.
For more information about the free tickets, visit Colonial Williamsburg’s website or call 855-296-6627.
