Upcoming events
Photo by Stratton McCrady
FREE Gardens-Only Admission in January & February
Enjoy complimentary gardens-only admission in January and February, Thursday-Sunday, 12-5pm!
Special Focus Tour: Love & Marriage in Tudor Times
Did love and marriage go together in Tudor times?
Cheesemaking 101: Workshop with Rebecca Suerdieck
Learn the time-honored and delicious art of cheesemaking!
Murder at the Manor: A Time Traveling Mystery Living History Tour (6pm)
Travel back in time to solve a 17th-century murder with our living history staff!
Murder at the Manor: A Time Traveling Mystery Living History Tour (8pm)
Travel back in time to solve a 17th-century murder with our living history staff!
Special Focus Tour: The Last Cockatrice - A Story of Agecroft’s Founding Families
In honor of Women’s History Month, learn about Anne Langley, a central figure in Agecroft’s history!
A Swingin’ Centennial Celebration!
Celebrate 100 years of Agecroft in Virginia at this Roaring 20s-themed celebration!
Shakespeare’s Birthday: A Celebration of the Bard
A free, family-friendly celebration of the famed playwright’s 462nd birthday!
Windsor Walk: Windsor Farms Walking Tour
Join us for a stroll to learn about Agecroft Hall's neighborhood!
Common Scents: A Garden Still House Demonstration with Rebecca Suerdieck
Learn how perfumes would have been made centuries ago at Agecroft Hall!
Common Scents: A Garden Still House Demonstration with Rebecca Suerdieck
Learn how perfumes would have been made centuries ago at Agecroft Hall!
Adventures at Agecroft: Kids’ Summer Camp for Ages 7-11
Agecroft’s summer day camp for ages 7-11. One week only!
Common Scents: A Garden Still House Demonstration with Rebecca Suerdieck
Learn how perfumes would have been made centuries ago at Agecroft Hall!
SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640
Our annual Bellycheer! tour is back.
Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640 is a guided tour celebrating food and dining during the twelve days of Christmas.
Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday foods, food preparation, historic recipes, rare spices, table etiquette, and customs on England’s annual feast days. Is food medicine? In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Join tour guide Tracy Weldon to learn about these topics and more on a guided tour focusing on the dining parlor and Tudor Kitchen.
Take home historic recipes to try on your own.
$12.00 per person. 20% discount for museum members.
SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640
Our annual Bellycheer! tour is back.
Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640 is a guided tour celebrating food and dining during the twelve days of Christmas.
Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday foods, food preparation, historic recipes, rare spices, table etiquette, and customs on England’s annual feast days. Is food medicine? In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Join tour guide Tracy Weldon to learn about these topics and more on a guided tour focusing on the dining parlor and Tudor Kitchen.
Take home historic recipes to try on your own.
$12.00 per person. 20% discount for museum members.
This tour is also offered on Saturday, January 3rd at 10:00am.
SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Mumming, Morris Dancing, and Merriment
Celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas Tudor-style on this unique guided tour!
SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640
Our annual Bellycheer! tour is back.
Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640 is a guided tour celebrating food and dining during the twelve days of Christmas.
Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday foods, food preparation, historic recipes, rare spices, table etiquette, and customs on England’s annual feast days. Is food medicine? In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Join tour guide Tracy Weldon to learn about these topics and more on a guided tour focusing on the dining parlor and Tudor Kitchen.
Take home historic recipes to try on your own.
$12.00 per person. 20% discount for museum members.
This popular tour is also offered on December 30th and January 3rd.
SOLD OUT! Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with Henry VIII
Join us in the Great Hall at Agecroft Hall to see John White, a UK-based performance historian, bring Henry VIII to life!
Yuletides at Agecroft: Christmas Open House
Time travel through the holiday season at this FREE family-friendly event at Agecroft Hall and Gardens!
SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640
Our annual Bellycheer! tour is back.
Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640 is a guided tour celebrating food and dining during the twelve days of Christmas.
Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday foods, food preparation, historic recipes, rare spices, table etiquette, and customs on England’s annual feast days. Is food medicine? In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Join tour guide Tracy Weldon to learn about these topics and more on a guided tour focusing on the dining parlor and Tudor Kitchen.
Take home historic recipes to try on your own.
$12.00 per person. 20% discount for museum members.
This popular tour is also offered on December 20th, December 30th, and January 3rd.
SOLD OUT! Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with Henry VIII
Join us in the Great Hall at Agecroft Hall to see John White, a UK-based performance historian, bring Henry VIII to life!
SOLD OUT! Kids' Winter Craft Night
Join our educators as we compare winter pastimes and celebrations from 500 years ago and today!
What did people do in wintertime 500 years ago in England? Join our educators as we compare winter pastimes and celebrations from 500 years ago and today. Kids will play wintertime minute-to-win-it games, tour our manor house, and create two make-and-take crafts.
Fee: $15 per child. Recommended for children ages 6-11.
SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640
Our annual Bellycheer! tour is back.
Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640 is a guided tour celebrating food and dining during the holiday season.
Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday foods, food preparation, historic recipes, rare spices, table etiquette, and customs on England’s annual feast days. Is food medicine? In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Join tour guide Tracy Weldon to learn about these topics and more on a guided tour focusing on the dining parlor and Tudor Kitchen.
Take home historic recipes to try on your own.
$12.00 per person. 20% discount for museum members.
This tour is also offered on Thursday, December 11th at 6:00pm and on Saturday, December 20th at 10:00am.
SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Rogues to Riches - The English East India Company
Explore some of the exotic, foreign imports found in Agecroft Hall's collection of Tudor- and Stuart-era household goods.
Special Focus Tour: "God Save the King"
Go back in time and explore 1,000 years of royal history.
The Dancing Queen: Court Dance in the Age of Elizabeth
The Richmond Renaissance Dancers present an evening of elegant court dance!
The Richmond Renaissance Dancers will present this multimedia program showcasing the majesty and elegance of court dancing from the perspective of Queen Elizabeth I and her courtiers. English almans and country dances, French branles, and Italian balli and cascarde were all part of the Elizabethan court repertoire. The Queen’s court will come alive once more through demonstrations of these late 16th century dances. Linda Macdonald, portraying Queen Elizabeth, will provide informative narrative and historical background, all within the beautiful surroundings of Agecroft Hall.
Tickets: $15 per person
“Becoming Marye Buck”: Living History Program and Book Launch with Rebecca Suerdieck
This presentation is the true story of how costumed educator and author Rebecca Suerdieck became “Marye Bucke, The Minister’s Wife at Jamestown.”
Autumn Plein Air Painting in the Gardens
Enjoy "Pay What You Will" early access to our gardens in October as part of the Cultureworks "artober" celebration!
Calling all artists! Our gardens and grounds are open early every Thursday in October! Come take a stroll, find a shady spot, and release your creativity through painting, drawing, or the art form of your choosing OR bring a blanket and a book, a knitting project, a picnic, etc. The sky's the limit, but one thing's for certain: a morning spent in nature is a beautiful thing!
As part of the Cultureworks "artober" celebration, we are offering "Pay What You Will" plein air painting mornings every Thursday during the month of October. Register for your free ticket to the October 30th morning HERE.
Should you wish to make an optional tax-deductible donation in support of Agecroft Hall & Gardens, we invite you to do so HERE.
Art supplies are not provided. In the event of bad weather, the event will be rescheduled. No pets, please.
SOLD OUT! Agatha Christie Book, Bingo, and Trivia Night
Our autumn Agatha Christie-themed event!
Join us for our book club featuring an Agatha Christie classic, "Hallowe'en Party." This event is part book club and part game night! Activities include a book discussion, a brief guided museum tour, and Agatha Christie-themed trivia and bingo games with prizes on the line!
Light refreshments and Agatha Christie-inspired mocktails are included.
Reading the selected book is not required.
$15.00 per person; 20% off for current museum members. Space is limited.
Not a member yet? Find out more about memberships HERE.
Special Focus Tour: Autumn Garden Walk (11am)
Purchase tickets for the 11AM walk HERE.
Take this 45-minute guided outdoor tour to learn about the legacy of our formal gardens. Learn about Tudor monarch Henry VIII’s gardening passion, Renaissance gardens, historic harvest festivals, and 20th century “Virginia Garden” design. What do they all have in common? Each is part of the heritage of the gardens at Agecroft Hall.
Stay after the guided tour to explore the grounds on your own. Don’t forget comfortable shoes. This tour requires walking on grass, gravel paths, and stone walkways. The route has several stair steps.
$10.00 per person; 20% discount for museum members
Museum house tours begin at 12pm. A separate ticket is required.
Special Focus Tour: Autumn Garden Walk (10am)
Purchase tickets for the 10AM walk HERE.
Take this 45-minute guided outdoor tour to learn about the legacy of our formal gardens. Learn about Tudor monarch Henry VIII’s gardening passion, Renaissance gardens, historic harvest festivals, and 20th century “Virginia Garden” design. What do they all have in common? Each is part of the heritage of the gardens at Agecroft Hall.
Stay after the guided tour to explore the grounds on your own. Don’t forget comfortable shoes. This tour requires walking on grass, gravel paths, and stone walkways. The route has several stair steps.
$10.00 per person; 20% discount for museum members
Museum house tours begin at 12pm. A separate ticket is required.
Autumn Plein Air Painting in the Gardens
Calling all artists! Our gardens and grounds are open early every Thursday in October! Come take a stroll, find a shady spot, and release your creativity through painting, drawing, or the art form of your choosing OR bring a blanket and a book, a knitting project, a picnic, etc. The sky's the limit, but one thing's for certain: a morning spent in nature is a beautiful thing!
As part of the Cultureworks "artober" celebration, we are offering "Pay What You Will" plein air painting mornings every Thursday during the month of October. Register for your free ticket to the October 23rd morning HERE.
Should you wish to make an optional tax-deductible donation in support of Agecroft Hall & Gardens, we invite you to do so HERE.
Art supplies are not provided. In the event of bad weather, the event will be rescheduled. No pets, please.
SOLD OUT! Special Focus Tour: Superstitions and Protections in Tudor England - Dragons, Witches, and Fae
A tour about otherworldly beings!
SOLD OUT! Stranger Than Fiction: Great Art Heists in History (3:30PM)
Purchase tickets to the 3:30pm event HERE.
Do you love a good mystery? How about a scrumptious English tea? Well, then our next Tea Time Tales event is for you!
Discover what Japanese gangsters, bear spray, and daring boat getaways have in common with noteworthy art thefts. In this lecture, you will travel the globe learning why museums from Amsterdam to Zimbabwe have been targets for thieves and what tools they used to elude detection. Find out who got caught…and who did not.
Hear from Agecroft Hall's executive director, Anne Kenny-Urban, who'll present a lively illustrated lecture.
While you’re there, enjoy tea and good conversation. Help yourself to scones, tea sandwiches, and a variety of delicious bite-sized sweets from Missy Mauck Catering!
Tickets: $45 per person; 20% discount for museum members.
Stranger Than Fiction: Great Art Heists in History (12:30PM)
Purchase tickets to the 12:30pm event HERE.
Do you love a good mystery? How about a scrumptious English tea? Well, then our next Tea Time Tales event is for you!
Discover what Japanese gangsters, bear spray, and daring boat getaways have in common with noteworthy art thefts. In this lecture, you will travel the globe learning why museums from Amsterdam to Zimbabwe have been targets for thieves and what tools they used to elude detection. Find out who got caught…and who did not.
Hear from Agecroft Hall's executive director, Anne Kenny-Urban, who'll present a lively illustrated lecture.
While you’re there, enjoy tea and good conversation. Help yourself to scones, tea sandwiches, and a variety of delicious bite-sized sweets from Missy Mauck Catering!
Tickets: $45 per person; 20% discount for museum members.
Special Focus Tour: Autumn Garden Walk
Take this 45-minute guided outdoor tour to learn about the legacy of our formal gardens. Learn about Tudor monarch Henry VIII’s gardening passion, Renaissance gardens, historic harvest festivals, and 20th century “Virginia Garden” design. What do they all have in common? Each is part of the heritage of the gardens at Agecroft Hall.
Stay after the guided tour to explore the grounds on your own. Don’t forget comfortable shoes. This tour requires walking on grass, gravel paths, and stone walkways. The route has several stair steps.
Museum house tours begin at 12pm. A separate ticket is required.
Autumn Plein Air Painting in the Gardens
Calling all artists! Our gardens and grounds are open early every Thursday in October! Come take a stroll, find a shady spot, and release your creativity through painting, drawing, or the art form of your choosing OR bring a blanket and a book, a knitting project, a picnic, etc. The sky's the limit, but one thing's for certain: a morning spent in nature is a beautiful thing!
As part of the Cultureworks "artober" celebration, we are offering "Pay What You Will" plein air painting mornings every Thursday during the month of October. Register for your free ticket to the October 16th morning HERE.
Should you wish to make an optional tax-deductible donation in support of Agecroft Hall & Gardens, we invite you to do so HERE.
Art supplies are not provided. In the event of bad weather, the event will be rescheduled. No pets, please.
SOLD OUT! Windsor Walk: Windsor Farms Walking Tour.
Join us for a stroll to learn about Agecroft Hall's neighborhood!
Explore the Windsor Farms neighborhood with architectural historian Chris Novelli on this tour highlighting the history and architecture of Richmond’s first comprehensively-planned community.
Windsor Farms was formed during the mid-1920s under the vision of T.C. Williams, Jr., Agecroft’s owner, as a community inspired by English country villages with the amenities of modern city living. Borrowing details from the Tudor and Colonial eras, some residents worked with well-known 20th-century architects like William Lawrence Bottomley to build their homes.
Learn about the architects, building styles, and stories that shaped this community while walking along the neighborhood's tree-lined streets.
In the event of inclement weather, the tour will be cancelled. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
Tickets: $10 per person