Memorial Day Weekend at Manassas National Battlefield Park

Schedule:

10am: Park Orientation Talk
Join park staff for a short 15-minute talk outlining the progression of the battles of Manassas. Learn more about events happening throughout the weekend.

Meet at the back of the Henry Hill Visitor Center.

11am: Henry Hill Walking Tour
Join a member of park staff for a 45-minute walk on the ground where the first major land battle of the Civil War was fought on July 21st, 1861 to learn more about the battle and the stories of those who witnessed it.

Meet by Ricketts' Battery outside the back doors of the Henry Hill Visitor Center.

12pm: Infantry Firing Demonstration
Join park staff to learn more about infantry tactics in the Civil War. Experience the sights, smells, and sounds of the Civil War as they offer a firing demonstration!

Meet at the Oak Grove by the Henry Hill Visitor Center.

1pm: Park Orientation Talk
Join park staff for a short 15-minute talk outlining the progression of the battles of Manassas. Learn more about events happening throughout the weekend.

Meet at the back of the Henry Hill Visitor Center.

2pm: Henry Hill Walking Tour
Join a member of park staff for a 45-minute walk on the ground where the first major land battle of the Civil War was fought on July 21st, 1861 to learn more about the battle and the stories of those who witnessed it.

Meet by Ricketts' Battery outside the back doors of the Henry Hill Visitor Center.

3pm: Infantry Firing Demonstration
Join park staff to learn more about infantry tactics in the Civil War. Experience the sights, smells, and sounds of the Civil War as they offer a firing demonstration!

Meet at the Oak Grove by the Henry Hill Visitor Center.

10am-4:30pm: Stone House Open
Visit the historic Stone House, one of three structures left in the park from the time of the Battles of Manassas. Park staff will be on hand to answer questions about the soldiers who were treated there, and the families that called it home. A highlight in the house is the carvings upstairs of two soldiers wounded at Second Manassas. One survived, and one did not, and staff will tell their stories.

The Stone House is tour stop #3 on the Manassas Driving Tour.

12pm-4pm: Brawner Farm Interpretive Center Open
Join park staff at the Brawner Farm and tour our Second Manassas Interpretive Center with exhibits about the battle, and a map with battle narration and a light show. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and make recommendations for the driving tour.

This is tour stop #1 on the Driving Tour.