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  • Music: Fife & Drum

    Watch and listen to the Fifes and Drums as they demonstrate the music and drill of various military ceremonies from an 18th-century soldier's working day.

  • Music: Fife & Drum March

    The Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums, representing military field musicians, march down Duke of Gloucester Street.

  • Fifes & Drums

    Fife and Drums are a key part of the Colonial Williamsburg visit, with the memorable shrill fife and the resounding drum throughout the Historic Area.

  • Join Fifes & Drums

    Join the Colonial Williamsburg fifes and drums. Enrollment open for children turning 10 in local counties and the City of Williamsburg.

  • Special Event: A Veterans Day Salute & Procession

    Join us this Veterans Day weekend for a march and ceremony honoring America's veterans.

  • The Beat Goes On

    Discover how the beginning of the Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg and how it went on to play authentic 18th-century music and instrument replicas.

  • Special Event: Veterans Day Proclamation

    Our Veterans Day begins at 10:00 a.m. with a ceremony on Palace Green honoring the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.

  • The Beat Marches On: Fife & Drum Corps of the 18th Century

    A quintessential piece of the Colonial Williamsburg experience is the Fifes and Drums. Visitors to the Historic Area can see our Corps marching in rank down Duke of Gloucester Street to the beating drums and trilling fifes.What started 65 years ago as four high school students playing “Yankee Doodle” at …

  • Drummer's Call
  • New Hunting Shirts for the Junior Fifes and Drums Corps

    For many, the sight and sound of the Fifes and Drums marching down the Duke of Gloucester Street is iconic to Colonial Williamsburg. Sadly, this has not happened in over a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the senior and junior corps are not marching, behind the scenes our …

  • Youth Organization Tours

    Find out how you can customize an adventure that invites boys and girls to march with the militia, follow the Fifes and Drums, take part in a criminal trial, and talk with carpenters, brickmakers, blacksmiths, milliners, cooks, and others who built a nation.

  • An International Stage

    The Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corps is preparing for the 2019 Virginia International Tattoo (VIT), where these teenagers will be performing with professional military ensembles from around the world.As they prepare, we thought we'd take a look at this renowned group by the numbers.

  • Special Event: Celebrating Lafayette

    A celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824 Return Visit to Williamsburg with music, pomp, and military salutes.

  • Marching Ambassadors

    Senior Fife and Drum Corps members — ages 15 to 18 — attended the Virginia Arts Festival’s Virginia International Tattoo last weekend, bringing military music of the American Revolution (and samplings from around the world) to an international stage and performing alongside professional ensembles for thousands of audience members. Here’s …

  • Williamsburg Inn Tennis Club

    Get competitive in the undisturbed natural setting of the Williamsburg Inn Tennis Club. Only here will you hear the distant sound of the Fifes and Drums of the Historic Area as you sharpen your skills on the court with a private lesson, or engage your family in a friendly match. Bring your best stroke, and leave the rest to us. From our top-notch facilities and equipment to our match-making services, you'll find everything you need for the perfect tennis retreat.

  • Honoring Staff Sergeant Talmadge H. Alphin, Jr.

    Talmadge Alphin, Jr. was a founding member of Colonial Williamsburg’s Fife and Drum Corps, formed in 1958. Remembered as the first bass drummer, his legacy is alive and well within this company of outstanding young musicians. His story doesn’t end there. After graduating from Williamsburg’s James Blair High School in …

  • People of the Past

    Colonial Williamsburg presents the stories of the diverse peoples who lived in, worked in, and visited 18th-century Williamsburg, and the political, economic, social, religious, and cultural forces that shaped their lives.  This includes diving deeply into the stories of both well-known members of the Founding generation and people whose contributions …

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  • Historic Trades & Skills

    Discover craftsmanship in more than 20 trades, where modern-day practitioners use 18th-century tools and techniques.

  • The Idea of America

    Two new books show how values have shaped our history

  • ‘Some Enchanted Evening’

    When Perry Como came to Williamsburg to videotape his Christmas special, he opened the show with a Colonial variation on the song.

  • School, Youth & Adult Day Group Tours

    Inviting groups of all sizes, interests, and ages, from scouts to families to explore the 301-acre town, browse our world-class indoor museums.

  • Colonial Williamsburg for Locals

    Sure, you’ve visited Colonial Williamsburg on school field trips, for coffee or a meal in Merchants Square, or to walk the dog on DoG Street, but there’s so much more to experience.  Right in your own backyard.

  • Teacher Resources

    Colonial Williamsburg brings American history to life in the classroom. Resources for teachers, multimedia tools, and immersive on-site learning.

  • How to Use the CW Planner

    Our CW Planner helps you uncover events and sites that are available during your visit. Learn how you can use the CW planner to make the most out of your visit.

  • ‘The Rhythm of Life’

    African American Music ensemble celebrates 40 years

  • Military Visitors

    Colonial Williamsburg welcomes military personnel, veterans and families.

  • Lafayette Returns

    On August 16, 1824, over 80,000 people lined the streets of Manhattan to welcome back a French hero of the American Revolution. President James Monroe had invited Lafayette, the last living major general from the Revolutionary War, to tour the United States and celebrate the nation's 50th anniversary. Dubbed the …

  • The Magazine Restoration and Military Programming

    We continue to do research at Colonial Williamsburg because we continue to learn more about the events that shaped our nation. The previous restoration of the Magazine was completed in 1938. This restoration included plastering over the interior walls, so it has been 80 years since anyone has studied the evidence of the walls and what they looked like.

  • Bursts of Creativity

    Celebration Events like Fourth of July Are Exercises in Inventive Thinking

  • Corporate and Foundation Giving

    Enjoy benefits with Colonial Williamsburg’s corporate donor society, The Business Forum. Corporate and foundation giving opportunities available.

  • The Capitol Police

    An armed guard was part of a 17th-century royal governor’s entourage in Jamestown

  • The Bird Fancyer’s Delight

    New species of birds were discovered, and new vocations and artwork sprang up relating to birds and bird catching. Pet birds were taught to sing.

  • Lost Architecture: Eastern State Hospital

    Do you know what occupied the area of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and the Custis Square archaeological dig before the start of restoration work in Williamsburg’s Historic Area in the late 1920s? The answer is Eastern State Hospital – a huge complex of buildings and surrounding farmland – …