The American Friends of Lafayette upcoming events

Lafayette Annual Birthday Celebration Events Fayetteville (08 Sep 2026)

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT

AFL Speaker Series - Stephanie Green (09 Sep 2026)

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

Wednesday, September 9th, 2026 at 7:30pm EDT....

AFL member Stephanie Green will be our guest. Stephanie is the author of a new book: American Crown!!

American Crown is a narrative history of Prince William’s American connections including the hero Nathan Hale, Jennie Jerome, the mother of Winston Churchill, and his dazzling New Yorker great great grandmother Frances Work who was as glamorous and scandalous as the late Diana, Princess of Wales. His relative Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was a friend of Lafayette’s and used her sizable influence to support the Americans across the pond during the 18th century.

As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary of our break from Great Britain, we anticipate King William V who has an American patriot bloodline as special as it is fascinating,

Join us for a perspective-shifting discussion on monarchy and a future “American” king....and Lafayette makes an appearance!!!

Zoom link is here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87013744751

Link to book: American Crown | Book by Stephanie Green | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

Lafayette Birthday Celebration - Fayetteville, NC (12 Sep 2026)

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Chat with a Lafayette Author

September 12, 2026

19th Annual Lafayette Birthday Celebration

Come to City Center Gallery & Books on Saturday September 12 from 2-4fpm and meet author Alan Hoffman, president of the American Friends of Lafayette, who translated Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825, an eyewitness record of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of America written by his personal secretary in 1829. Alan will also discuss Lafayette and the Enduring Struggle for Human Rights and Democratic Governments. This new book contains informative, easy-to-understand essays by some of America’s foremost historians. It explains the significance of Lafayette’s contributions to the American Revolution and how his life and ideals can be applied to issues and controversies about democracy today.

This is an informal “Chat with an Author.” Feel free to ask Alan questions about Lafayette and all the places he visited, perhaps your own hometown, and have him sign one of his books! Stroll around and browse the large selection of other titles on Lafayette and the American Revolution, including the new book on Fayetteville’s Liberty Point Resolves of 1775. When you buy one of more of those books, you can earn a discount on some of the cool merchandise from Fayetteville’s own Farewell Tour Bicentennial!

AFL Speaker Series - Anne Supsic (24 Sep 2026)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:30:00 GMT

September 24th

Anne Supsic: discusses her book The Bookmark

'76 House Presents: The Young Lafayette (11 Oct 2026)

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:30:00 GMT

AFL Speaker Series - Pierre Oury (13 Oct 2026)

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:30:00 GMT

October 13

– Pierre Oury: expert on the Lafayette Escadrille

Yorktown Victory Day in Yorktown, VA (19 Oct 2026)

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT

AFL Speaker Series - Vincent Bouat-Ferlier (27 Oct 2026)

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT

October 27

Vincent Bouat-Ferlier: Director of the Fondation de Chambrun-Lafayette

AFL Speaker Series - Betsy Cassebeer (10 Nov 2026)

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

November 10

– Betsy Cassebeer: Expert on the Virginia Statehouse in Richmond

AFL Speaker Series - Bob Geake (19 Nov 2026)

Fri, 20 Nov 2026 00:30:00 GMT

November 19

Bob Geake: Author of A Man of Uncommon Valor: James Mitchell Varnum, the American Revolution, and the Foundation of the New Republic

Lafayette arrives near Georgetown, SC (13 Jun 2027)

Sun, 13 Jun 2027 04:00:00 GMT

Sunday, June 13, 2027 - Lafayette arrives in America near Georgetown, South Carolina

Lafayette passes through North Carolina at Halifax (16 Jul 2027)

Fri, 16 Jul 2027 04:00:00 GMT

· Friday, July 16, 2027 - Lafayette passes through North Carolina at Halifax

Lafayette passes through Virginia at Petersburg (17 Jul 2027)

Sat, 17 Jul 2027 04:00:00 GMT

· Saturday, July 17, 2027 - Lafayette passes through Virginia at Petersburg

Lafayette passes through Maryland in Annapolis (24 Jul 2027)

Sat, 24 Jul 2027 04:00:00 GMT

· Saturday, July 24, 2027 - Lafayette passes through Maryland in Annapolis

Lafayette arrives in Baltimore, Maryland (25 Jul 2027)

Sun, 25 Jul 2027 04:00:00 GMT

· Sunday, July 25, 2027 - Lafayette arrives in Baltimore, Maryland

Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia (30 Jul 2027)

Fri, 30 Jul 2027 04:00:00 GMT

· Friday, July 30, 2027 - Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia to visit Congress at Independence Hall

Lafayette meets George Washington (31 Jul 2027)

Sat, 31 Jul 2027 04:00:00 GMT

· Saturday, July 31, 2027 - Lafayette meets George Washington for the first time in Philadelphia

Lafayette at the Moland House (21 Aug 2027)

Sat, 21 Aug 2027 04:00:00 GMT

· Sunday, August 21st, 2027 – Lafayette at the Moland House in Warminster, Pennsylvania

Lafayette celebrates his 20th Birthday (05 Sep 2027)

Sun, 05 Sep 2027 04:00:00 GMT

· Sunday, September 5, 2027 - Lafayette celebrates his 20th Birthday at the Hale Byrnes House in Delaware

Lafayette is wounded at the Battle of Brandywine (11 Sep 2027)

Sat, 11 Sep 2027 04:00:00 GMT

· Saturday, September 11, 2027 - Lafayette is wounded at the Battle of Brandywine

Lafayette is convalescing in Bethlehem (01 Oct 2027)

Fri, 01 Oct 2027 04:00:00 GMT

· Friday, October 1, 2027 - Lafayette is convalescing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Lafayette commands troops at Gloucester (27 Nov 2027)

Sat, 27 Nov 2027 05:00:00 GMT

· Saturday, November 27, 2027 – Lafayette commands troops at Gloucester, New Jersey

Lafayette arrives at Valley Forge (19 Dec 2027)

Sun, 19 Dec 2027 05:00:00 GMT

· Sunday, December 19, 2027 - Lafayette arrives at Valley Forge