SUNDAY 10/18/26: Daily Event Schedule

1:00 PM ET — Lafayette: The Campaign That Won Independence

 Featured Performer: Mark Schneider as Lafayette

 Location: Kimball Theater (428 W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA)

 Parking: Public lots throughout Colonial Williamsburg

 Cost: FREE (Admission fee waived)

 Action Required: [Registration Required] (Host needs to produce a guest list)

3:00 PM ET — AFL Lafayette Bicentennial Display

 Highlights: Bicentennial memorabilia (proclamations, programs, souvenirs) and Michael Halbert’s Lafayette costumes (2024–2025)

 Location: Gloucester Museum of History (6539 Main St, Gloucester, VA 23061)

 Parking: Plenty of street parking available

 Cost: Free

5:00 PM ET — Memorial Unveiling

 Host: American Society of Le Souvenir Français

 Purpose: Honoring 3,520 French sailors and soldiers who died at sea (1778–1783)

 Location: Behind the Historic Freight Shed (331 Water St, Yorktown, VA 23690)

 Parking: Free parking deck across the street (330 Water St)

 Note: Located just up the street from the 6:00 PM dinner at the American Revolution Museum.

MONDAY 10/19/26: Yorktown Day Events

 Goal: Carpooling is strongly requested (fewer cars = better experience).

 Map Links: Use provided links for gathering locations and parade participant parking.

Morning Schedule & Locations

 7:45 AM | Gather & Caravan

 Location: Surrender Field Parking Circle.

 Action: Caravan to French Cemetery.

 8:15 AM | French Cemetery Ceremony

 Parking: Along the road near the cemetery.

 8:45 AM / 9:00 AM | French Memorial Ceremony

 Action: Caravan from cemetery to French Memorial for 9:00 AM ceremony.

 Parking: Roadside near memorial or American Revolution Museum across the street.

 9:30 AM | Group Splits Up

 Parade Marchers: Park in the green Parade Participant Lot (Water St \ Right on Buckner St). Line-up spots provided after Oct 16.

 Parade Spectators: Choose between:

Hornsby House Inn (Members Only): 702 Main St (Water St \rightarrow Right on Ballard St \rightarrow Left on Smith St). Parking in field opposite the house.

 Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center (Public): 1000 Colonial Pkwy (7-minute walk to Hornsby House Inn).

 10:30 AM | Parade Begins

 Starts / ends in front of Hornsby House Inn (opposite Victory Monument).

 11:15 AM | Patriotic Exercises

 Location: Yorktown Victory Monument (803 Main St).

 Seating: Look for designated AFL seating in the center row.

Afternoon Options

 Customs House Reception: For those who pre-signed up.

 Lunch: Various walkable restaurants.

 12:30 PM Performance: The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps & Commander-in-Chief’s Guard at the monument.

 Explore Yorktown: Museums, battlefield tours, visitor center, or York Hall (book sales/AFL calendar).

Evening Event

 5:00 PM | AFL Annual Cocktail Party

Location: Historic Freight Shed (331 Water St).

Parking: Free deck across the street (330 Water St).

Highlights: All-you-can-eat/drink buffet, speech by French General Vincent de Kytspotter, and toasts by Mark Schneider as Lafayette