Upcoming events
Photo by Stratton McCrady
SOLD OUT! 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!
SOLD OUT! 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!
“The Play’s the Thing: Much ado about nothing prepared” - A Bardalicious Workshop
Unleash your inner Shakespeare in this fun, interactive workshop by Bardalicious, Richmond’s Rude Mechanicals of Improvised Shakespeare!
Special Focus Tour: Lenten Dining in Tudor England
Learn about Lenten food and dining customs during the Tudor era.
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!
Puppet Pop-up: Beginner Rod Puppetry with Genna Beth Davidson
A puppet-making workshop for kids ages 7-12!
Special Focus Tour: Tulipmania Garden Tour
See thousands of tulip blooms on this guided garden tour!
Bubbles & Blooms
Enjoy a beautiful evening of food, friends, live music, and thousands of blooms!
Special Focus Tour: Tulipmania Garden Tour (10:30am)
See thousands of tulip blooms on this guided garden tour!
Special Focus Tour: Tulipmania Garden Tour (11:30am)
See thousands of tulip blooms on this guided garden tour!
A Swingin’ Centennial Celebration!
Celebrate 100 years of Agecroft in Virginia at this Roaring 20s-themed celebration!
Forest Bathing with Linda Pierce
Immerse yourself in nature’s beauty and relax your mind with a unique forest bathing experience!
Special Focus Tour: Dining with Shakespeare
Enjoy a food history tour in honor of the Bard’s birthday month!
Agecroft Garden Show & Plant Sale
Stock up on plants and enjoy a variety of family-friendly activities!
Special Focus Tour: Dining with Shakespeare
Enjoy a food history tour in honor of the Bard’s birthday month!
Shakespeare’s Birthday: A Celebration of the Bard
A free, family-friendly celebration of the famed playwright’s 462nd birthday!
Special Focus Tour: Spring Cleaning in Tudor England
Discover what spring cleaning involved during the Tudor era.
FREE Garden Admission on Mother’s Day
On Mother's Day spend a relaxing afternoon outside at Agecroft Hall with family and friends!
Mother’s Day Concert with the Richmond Concert Band
Enjoy a free outdoor performance by the Richmond Concert Band!
The Royal Revels of Queen Elizabeth and Her Court
Enjoy a Renaissance “romp” with Queen Elizabeth I and her courtiers!
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!
SOLD OUT! Adventures at Agecroft: Kids’ Summer Camp for Ages 7-11
Agecroft’s summer day camp for ages 7-11. One week only!
Summer Concert with the Richmond Concert Band
Enjoy a free outdoor performance by the Richmond Concert Band!
Common Scents: A Garden Still House Demonstration with Rebecca Suerdieck
Learn how perfumes would have been made centuries ago at Agecroft Hall!
Fall Concert with the Richmond Concert Band
Enjoy a free outdoor performance by the Richmond Concert Band!
POSTPONED - Cheesemaking 101: Workshop with Rebecca Suerdieck
Learn the time-honored and delicious art of cheesemaking!
“To Marry or Not To Marry?” A Study of Elizabeth I and Bess of Hardwick with Author Carol Ann Lloyd
Author Carol Ann Lloyd traces the two intertwined lives of Elizabeth I and Bess of Hardwick, revealing two successful ways of managing life in the sixteenth century.
Special Focus Tour: Love & Marriage in Tudor Times
Did love and marriage go together in Tudor times?
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.
FREE Gardens-Only Admission in January & February
Enjoy complimentary gardens-only admission in January and February, Thursday-Sunday, 12-5pm!
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.