Holiday Fireworks at Mount Vernon Coming Up

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- George Washington's home, Mount Vernon, is the site for an evening of family-friendly fun and fireworks on Friday, Dec. 16 and Saturday, Dec. 17. The fireworks will be choreographed to holiday music, with the show beginning around 9 p.m.

Tickets to Christmas Illuminations, scheduled from 5:30-9 p.m., are $34 adult/$24 youth with Mansion tour or $30 adult/$20 youth without Mansion tour.

You can take a stroll through the estate while being serenaded by local choirs, visit with re-enactors from the First Virginia Regiment in winter encampment and learn 18th-century dance moves from costumed guides in the Greenhouse.

“George and Martha Washington” will also be on site to greet Mount Vernon’s holiday guests.

Visitors will be able to watch as colonial artisans demonstrate the 18th-century process of creating chocolate. Keep toasty by warming up by a bonfire, visiting the blacksmith shop, or enjoying some hot chocolate or cider. Additional tasty food will be available for purchase. Still haven’t found the perfect holiday gift? Take some time to complete any last minute gift needs at the Shops at Mount Vernon, open late during Christmas Illuminations. Christmas Illuminations will take place rain or shine.

Purchase your tickets here.

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PHOTOS courtesy of Mount Vernon