Here's some tea The second annual Yorktown Tea Festival will be held at the American Revolution Museum, Yorktown Battlefield, York Hall, Watermen's Museum.

Immerse yourself in the world of tea as you sample unique blends, and learn about historic teas and herbal blends, as well as the culture and politics of tea on the eve of the American Revolution.

This year's keynote speaker, Susanna Reppert Brill, clinical herbalist and manager of the Rosemary House & Gardens in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, will take guests on a tea-riffic journey through the history of herbs and tea.

Schedule of Events

November 6, 2024

10 a.m. - Meet & Greet Tea Tasting
10:30 a.m. - Keynote Speaker - Susanna Reppert-Brill
11 a.m. - Session 1 - Blending Your Own Tea with Tea Susanna Reppert-Brill
12 p.m. - Lunch Session - Spilling the Tea on the Tea Parties!
2 p.m. - Session 2 - Explore the Museum at Your Own Pace (Self-Guided Tour Includes Tea-Focused Gallery Guide)
3 p.m. - Tea Time - Protest (Raspberry) Tea

November 7, 2024

10 a.m. - Meet & Greet Tea Tasting at York Hall with Lee Ann Rose - The Colonial Ladies’ Response to the Tea Trouble
11 a.m. - Session 1 - Custom House Garden with Jennifer Carver - What Herbs Were Crushed & Brewed During the American Revolution
12 p.m. - Lunch Session at Grace Episcopal Church
2 p.m. - Session 2 - Tea with America’s First Ladies of Tea with Winette Jeffery
3 p.m. - Tea Time at Grace Church

November 8, 2024

10 a.m. - Meet & Greet Tea Tasting at York Hall with Winette Jeffery - The Trail of James Lipton
11 a.m. - Session 1 - Yorktown Colonial Pottery / Poor Potter Site Tour with Dwayne Scheid of Colonial National Historical Park / Yorktown Battlefield
12 p.m. - Lunch Session - Smuggling along the Waterfront at the Watermen’s Museum
2 p.m. - Session 2 - Tea Etiquette with York Gardens & Tea Room
3 p.m. - Tea Time at the Watermen’s Museum featuring Mobjack Tea Blends

Date:
November 6-8, 2024

Location:
Historic Main Street and Water Street Yorktown, VA 23690

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