# Taquitock Festival at Jamestown Settlement

> Event for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Where: Jamestown Settlement, 2110 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185
- Ages: Check age guidance
- Price: Included with Jamestown Settlement admission
- Organizer: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
- Official page: https://www.jyfmuseums.org/events/programs-activities/taquitock-festival
- Last checked: Tue, Oct 27

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## About

Jamestown Settlement hosts the Taquitock Festival with Virginia's 11 state and federally recognized Indian tribes: music, dance, art, films and games across the outdoor areas and the Robins Foundation Theater. Children can watch a shinny demonstration by the Powhatan Shinny League at 10:30 a.m., hear storytellers at the gazebo at 11 a.m. and noon, and see dancing and drumming on the Mall at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Films screen at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m., and a 4 p.m. panel discusses federal recognition. Included with admission; Virginia Indian tribal citizens get in free that day.

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