Colonial Williamsburg Honors Military Families with Free Admission Veterans Day Weekend 2024
Colonial Williamsburg offers free admission for military families, special programs over Veterans Day Weekend, Nov. 8-11, 2024.
PRESS RELEASE WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Oct. 15, 2024):
This Veterans Day Weekend, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation continues its tradition of military outreach by offering free admission to all active-duty military, reservists, veterans, retirees, National Guard members and their immediate dependents Nov. 8-11. Special Veterans Day programming will be offered on Monday, Nov. 11.
Tickets are available through Colonial Williamsburg’s “Honoring Service to America” program,
made possible once again by a generous $150,000 grant from The Home Depot Foundation as
part of its ongoing commitment to improving the homes and lives of U.S. military veterans
and their families. Since 2015, the program has distributed nearly 59,000 tickets to military
families.
In addition to offering military families free admission, Colonial Williamsburg will host a
Veterans Day Proclamation in partnership with the Williamsburg Chapter of the Sons of the
American Revolution on Palace Green on Monday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. A Veterans Day Salute &
Procession will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 11 beginning at the Capitol Circle and concluding
with a commemoration ceremony behind the Courthouse on Market Square. The day will
conclude with “Salute to the Heros,” a bagpipe performance from the roof deck of the
Governor’s Palace at 4:40 p.m.
During their visit, retired and active military personnel and their families are invited to visit
the Liberty Lounge, located in the Historic Area directly behind the Millinery on East Duke of
Gloucester Street, for complimentary refreshments and the company of fellow service men
and women. The Liberty Lounge has welcomed more than 220,000 service members and their
families since opening in 2016.
Free “Honoring Service to America” single-day passes are available at all onsite ticket
locations with proper ID. Minor dependents must be accompanied by an adult, and
dependents ages 10 and over must present a valid dependent ID. Service members need not
be present for qualifying guests to receive free “Honoring Service to America” tickets, which
are provided to dependent family members of currently deployed troops with appropriate
identification. Veterans who separated before retirement can bring a copy of their honorable
discharge paperwork, form DD 214, as identification of service. Colonial Williamsburg is also
proud to offer military discounts on Colonial Williamsburg hotels, dining, retail, golf and spa
services. Additional information on Colonial Williamsburg’s military outreach is available at
colonialwilliamsburg.org/military.
For more information about the Honoring Service to America program and tickets visit
colonialwilliamsburg.org/veterans, call 855-296-6627, or follow Colonial Williamsburg on
Facebook and @colonialwmsburg on X (formerly known as Twitter) and Instagram.
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