# Christmastide in Virginia at Jamestown Settlement > Event for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Dec 19 – Dec 31 · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM - Where: Jamestown Settlement, 2110 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185 - Ages: Children 5 and under admitted free - Price: Included with museum admission; children 5 and under free - Organizer: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation - Official page: https://www.jyfmuseums.org/events/programs-activities/christmastide-in-virginia - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/christmastide-in-virginia-at-jamestown-settlement--listing-f23f237ab323a03b2956fa10 ## About Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown mark the season with 17th- and 18th-century holiday programs: cooking demonstrations, caroling, musical entertainment and the English tradition of the Lord of Misrule at the fort. Families can make pomanders with cloves and oranges at the Revolution-era farm and hear accounts of Christmas during the Revolutionary War. 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