Are you up for an adventure? Challenge yourself to beat the clock as you take on a 3.1-mile obstacle race through Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest plantation encountering obstacles (and some mud) along the way! Entry fees will support children’s educational programming at Poplar Forest and the Jamerson Family YMCA's annual campaign. Tickets

Join Poplar Forest for a day focused on the family, including hands-on activities, scavenger hunts and demonstrations. July 13th focuses on the theme of Archeology Adventures, which includes demonstrations on cross-mending and screening for artifacts, and activities like designing your own Presidential China or your own retreat house. Take away crafts include spatter painting with...

Celebrate the American spirit—and the 243rd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence—with a fun-filled day at Thomas Jefferson’s private retreat. Enjoy colonial-style entertainment, demonstrations by colonial artisans and craftsmen, colonial militia recruiting, archaeology displays, old-fashioned children’s activities, a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence and more! Admission to the Independence Day...

Join Poplar Forest for a day focused on the family, including hands-on activities, scavenger hunts and demonstrations. June 15th features the theme of Exploring Plantation Trades, which includes spinning and weaving demonstrations, wool carding and processing demonstrations, bucket making, and basket making. Take-home crafts include place-mat weaving, and other cut-and-paste crafts. Admission fees: $16 for...

Teresa Harris’s original trilogy about slave life at Poplar Forest returns to Mr. Jefferson’s south lawn for one performance only on Saturday, May 18. Drawn from real-life experiences, the trilogy explores the complex lives lived by the enslaved African Americans and their struggles to survive. Bring your friends and family—and a picnic dinner and a...