Yorktown Tea Festival

Here's some tea The second annual Yorktown Tea Festival will be held at the American Revolution Museum, Yorktown Battlefield, York Hall, Watermen's Museum.

Immerse yourself in the world of tea as you sample unique blends, and learn about historic teas and herbal blends, as well as the culture and politics of tea on the eve of the American Revolution.

This year's keynote speaker, Susanna Reppert Brill, clinical herbalist and manager of the Rosemary House & Gardens in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, will take guests on a tea-riffic journey through the history of herbs and tea.

Schedule of Events

10 a.m. - Meet & Greet Tea Tasting at York Hall with Lee Ann Rose - The Colonial Ladies’ Response to the Tea Trouble
11 a.m. - Session 1 - Custom House Garden with Jennifer Carver - What Herbs Were Crushed & Brewed During the American Revolution
12 p.m. - Lunch Session at Grace Episcopal Church
2 p.m. - Session 2 - Tea with America’s First Ladies of Tea with Winette Jeffery
3 p.m. - Tea Time at Grace Church