Join us on Saturday, July 8 from 9:30-10:30 a.m., for the summer Historic Tree Walk with Highland guide, Sharon Hiner. View the seasonal changes of Highland’s majestic mature trees during this hour-long walk. Highlights include a towering white oak and Read More ...

Join us at Highland on Saturday, July 8, from 1-3 p.m. for a screening of Daniel Chester French: American Sculptor, a documentary film by Eduardo Montes-Bradley. The film explores the life and work of one of America’s most renowned sculptors, best Read More ...

The Albemarle County Fair is scheduled from Thursday, July 27 through Saturday, July 29 on the grounds of Highland. Fair hours will be 4:00 to 9:00 pm on Thursday, July 27, and 10:00 am to 9:00 pm on Friday and Read More ...

Join us on Saturday, August 5, at 10:00 a.m. as we explore the watershed along the Highland Rustic Trails with representatives from the Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conversation District. We’ll hike to a small stream and identify the plants Read More ...

*** THIS PROGRAM IS FULL ***   Join us on Saturday, October 14, from 8 a.m. to noon, as we host the Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources for a Deer Processing Workshop. Participants will learn Read More ...

*** Due to unexpected staffing issues, the October Tree Walk at Highland has been cancelled *** Join us on Saturday, October 14, from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., for the fall Historic Tree Walk with Highland guide, Sharon Hiner. View the Read More ...

*** THIS PROGRAM IS FULL *** Come out to Highland on October 20, from 10 a.m. to noon, for a black bear “Talk and Walk.” Highland staff member and Rivanna Master Naturalist, Carla Anderson, will share info on living and Read More ...

Join us on Thursday, November 9 at 1:00 p.m., as we welcome Tim McGrath, author of James Monroe: A Life, for a virtual program: "This Sets Our Compass": The Making of the Monroe Doctrine. Through the lens of biography, McGrath Read More ...

On Friday, November 10, at 1:00 p.m., the University of Virginia Army ROTC Cadets, the "Band of Brothers" trumpet quartet from James Madison University, and featured speaker Mary James, director of COVER, will join us for a ceremony in salute Read More ...

Join us on November 28 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., either in-person at The McGowan Theatre at the National Archives or virtually, for Spheres of Influence: Two Hundred Years of the Monroe Doctrine. This program will feature a panel of Read More ...