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      For at least 400 years, the point of land known as Old Point Comfort that now includes Fort Monroe has served as the key defensive site at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay

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Intersection of Fenwick and Ingalls Roads
Fort Monroe, VA 23651
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  • August 2025
  • Thu 28
    Featured August 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Special Event: Music By The Bay Summer Concert Series featuring the Chisman Creek Band

    Continental Park Intersection of Fenwick and Ingalls Roads, Fort Monroe, VA

      Tonight's performers are the Chisman Creek Band, a group of musicians from Yorktown & Newport News playing contemporary music with an Americana vibe. Bring your own picnic, chairs, and blankets to enjoy summer sunsets by the Chesapeake Bay along with the sweet sounds of some of the region’s most talented performers. Large groups welcome. […]

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  • Sat 23
    Featured August 23 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

    Special Event: African Landing Day

    Continental Park Intersection of Fenwick and Ingalls Roads, Fort Monroe, VA

    The Landing of the First Africans to English North America The first Africans, kidnapped and brought to English North America, came from the kingdoms of Kongo, and Ndongo and Matamba, the two largest states in central Africa ruled by an elected King chosen from a line of royal lineages. The highly advanced societies were invaded […]

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  • Thu 14
    Featured August 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    CANCELLED–Special Event: Music By The Bay Summer Concert Series featuring the Chisman Creek Band

    Continental Park Intersection of Fenwick and Ingalls Roads, Fort Monroe, VA

    TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE IS CANCELLED DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER. Tonight's performers are the Chisman Creek Band, a group of musicians from Yorktown & Newport News playing contemporary music with an Americana vibe. Bring your own picnic, chairs, and blankets to enjoy summer sunsets by the Chesapeake Bay along with the sweet sounds of some of […]

    Free
  • Thu 7
    Featured August 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Special Event: Music By The Bay Summer Concert Series featuring The Liberty Dolls

    Continental Park Intersection of Fenwick and Ingalls Roads, Fort Monroe, VA

    Take a Sentimental Journey down nostalgia lane with the Liberty Dolls! These gals are a charming vocal trio who will serenade the crowd with World War II Andrews Sisters classic hits such as Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Rum and Coca Cola, and Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (to name a few). They will also perform patriotic classics and add a bit […]

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FORT MONROE REMAINS OPEN during the federal shutdown.  The National Park Service tours and programs are suspended at this time.  The grounds remain open for touring and Visitor & Education Center and Casemate Museum are open as well as the restaurants and other businesses here at Fort Monroe  Please continue to check our website for updates.  

Fort Monroe Updates:

  • The West Bastion connecting the pedestrian bridge (postern gate) outside of the Visitor & Education Center to the interior of the fort is closed to pedestrian traffic through mid-December 2025. 
  • Seasonal Hours: The Visitor & Education Center and Casemate Museum will be closed on Tuesdays starting November 18th, 2025 through March 31st, 2026. 

For more information call 757 - 690 - 8181 or email visit@fortmonroe.org