On Thursday, October 23, 2025, the remains of Eliza Monroe Hay, elder daughter of James and Elizabeth Monroe, will be reinterred near her family burials at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. This event is open to the public. For more Read More …
On Sunday, September 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., we invite you and your four legged friends out on the Highland Rustic Trails for a day of doggone good fun! The Highland Rustic Trails are free and open to Read More …
At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 24 at Lane Auditorium or via Facebook Live, Sara Bon-Harper, Highland’s Executive Director, will discuss initiatives that create meaningful history for Highland’s visitors and other stakeholders. Her presentation will include the research that revealed Read More …
Calling all tree huggers, forest friends, and book worms! If you are interested in connecting with fellow nature-lovers over a good book, join us for Highland’s Green Gathering Book Club. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion of how to heal Read More …
Join us at Highland on Saturday, September 6, for the next event in a series celebrating 50 years of William & Mary’s stewardship of Highland. In central Virginia the underlying bedrock is typically concealed beneath the region’s verdant green hills, Read More …
Join us on Saturday, August 16, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m., for a special afternoon of public programming on the Marquis de Lafayette’s friendship with James Monroe as Highland commemorates the final leg of Lafayette’s 1825 return tour to the Read More …
Join us at Highland on Sunday, August 10, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., for a behind the scenes look at Gabriel, a soaring new musical production by Richmonders Jerold Solomon, Foster Solomon and Ron Klipp. Learn about the creation process Read More …
Highland will host the VA250 Mobile Museum from Thursday, July 31, through Saturday, August 2. A hands-on, interactive, and immersive “museum on wheels,” the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience titled “Out of Many, One” is housed in a quad-expandable tractor trailer Read More …
The Albemarle County Fair is scheduled from Thursday, July 31 through Saturday, August 2 on the grounds of Highland. Fair hours are 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, and 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Read More …
Highland is proud to join Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and More Perfect in promoting Declaration Book Club to encourage more Americans to connect to our country’s origin story and to spark lively discussions about the Declaration’s relevance across history and in Read More …