Fort Monroe is a wonderful place to visit. If you are a history buff, nature lover or simply looking for a good meal, a day at Fort Monroe is unlike any other.
Fort Monroe has received several national designations to celebrate and protect this area’s important heritage. Museums and cultural institutions from across the area are coming together to share our region’s vast history, culture, and natural beauty with the public. Each group will host an activity that shares their institution’s focus.
Campfire Talk Series - An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe Join us as we recreate Edgar Allan Poe’s last public recitation that took place on this date 173 years ago at Old Point Comfort on the veranda of the Hygeia Hotel in 1849. A unique opportunity to speak with and ask questions of Poe "himself." […]
See the link below to view the event online beginning at 10:45 am. African Landing Day 2022 Live Stream Join us as we commemorate the 403rd anniversary of the 1619 landing of the first enslaved Africans in English North America at Old Point Comfort. Professor and Civil Rights Attorney Gloria Browne-Marshall will give the keynote […]
NO CONCERT THIS EVENING! Due to today's heat advisory and the weather forecast for a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, tonight's performance by the Peninsula Concert Band is cancelled. 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 […]
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