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Past Events from December 6, 2025 – March 20 – Highland

Winter Open House

You are invited to a FREE Winter Open House at Highland on Saturday, December 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Guests can explore Highland’s core exhibition Window to a New America amid festive holiday touches and hear an introductory history walk Read More ...

Green Gathering Book Club: Entangled Life

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. Who would have guessed that tiny organisms beneath the surface Read More ...

Holly Days at Highland

James Monroe's Highland 2050 James Monroe's Highland, Charlottesville, VA

It’s back! Highland and the Virginia Cooperative Extension invite you to Holly Days at Highland, a morning of children’s crafts and holiday cheer on December 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Participants will enjoy warm beverages and a festive, family-oriented atmosphere. At this holiday-themed event, Read More ...

Martin Luther King Day Special Pricing

James Monroe's Highland 2050 James Monroe's Highland, Charlottesville, VA

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, Highland general admission tickets on January 19th are only $10 per person (kids six and under are free). Follow the link below to purchase tickets: Purchase General Admission Tickets

Starting Plants from Seed (Plus a Seed Swap!)

James Monroe's Highland 2050 James Monroe's Highland, Charlottesville, VA

Rescheduled to February 7 Join us on Saturday, February 7, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., as we welcome the Piedmont Master Gardeners for a FREE program on starting plants from seed. Starting flowers and vegetables from seed is inexpensive Read More ...

Garden Soil Preparation: Laying the Foundation for Success

James Monroe's Highland 2050 James Monroe's Highland, Charlottesville, VA

Join us on Saturday, February 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., as we welcome the Piedmont Master Gardeners for the program Garden Soil Preparation: Laying the Foundation for Success. Whether you are a seasoned gardener or just beginning your Read More ...

Enslaved Voices and the American Dream

James Monroe's Highland 2050 James Monroe's Highland, Charlottesville, VA

Join us on Thursday, February 19, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., as we host the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society for the program Enslaved Voices & The American Dream: What Were They Fighting For? In this panel, hear from representatives of three local Read More ...

People and Places: Conservation Projects at Highland

James Monroe's Highland 2050 James Monroe's Highland, Charlottesville, VA

Today’s landscape is formed in part by human activities past and present. Highland and the on-campus Institute for Integrative Conservation have collaborated on a series of high-impact projects that have built new perspectives on Highland’s landscape and the forces that Read More ...

Book Talk: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

James Monroe's Highland 2050 James Monroe's Highland, Charlottesville, VA

As part of Highland’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday, please join us at Highland on March 1st from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. for a conversation with author Richard Bell about his new and timely book, The American Revolution and the Read More ...

Virginia Festival of the Book The Painter’s Fire

James Monroe's Highland 2050 James Monroe's Highland, Charlottesville, VA

Highland, in partnership with the Virginia Festival of the Book, will host Zara Anishanslin to discuss her book The Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution with Sara Bon-Harper, Highland's Executive Director on Friday, Read More ...