Location
14477 Benn’s Church Blvd.
Smithfield, VA 23430
Date & Time
About This Event
Each year in early September, St. Luke’s Historic Church & Museum hosts an immersive 17th-century living history event that transports visitors back into the world of early colonial Virginia. This family-friendly program brings history to life through interactive experiences and demonstrations that highlight the culture, daily life, and complex history of the 1600s in the Isle of Wight region. St Luke’s Church and Museum will host 17th century Music Performances as well as Lectures by renowned archeologists and historians.
During the event, historical interpreters and reenactors portray craftspeople, settlers, and other figures from the century, demonstrating traditional skills like dancing, cooking over open hearths, ironworking, brickmaking, and other trades that shaped early Virginia life. Visitors stroll the historic grounds, interact with interpreters, and gain hands-on insight into how people lived, worked, and worshiped more than 300 years ago.
This Event is Free to all but guest registration and check in is required.
Seating is limited for lectures and performances inside the Old Brick Church and individual registration is required for those free events as well.
Help us continue offering free programming with a $5 donation! Your support helps fund future educational programs and preservation efforts at our National Historical Site.
About This Event
Each year in early September, St. Luke’s Historic Church & Museum hosts an immersive 17th-century living history event that transports visitors back into the world of early colonial Virginia. This family-friendly program brings history to life through interactive experiences and demonstrations that highlight the culture, daily life, and complex history of the 1600s in the Isle of Wight region. St Luke’s Church and Museum will host 17th century Music Performances as well as Lectures by renowned archeologists and historians.
During the event, historical interpreters and reenactors portray craftspeople, settlers, and other figures from the century, demonstrating traditional skills like dancing, cooking over open hearths, ironworking, brickmaking, and other trades that shaped early Virginia life. Visitors stroll the historic grounds, interact with interpreters, and gain hands-on insight into how people lived, worked, and worshiped more than 300 years ago.
This Event is Free to all but guest registration and check in is required.
Seating is limited for lectures and performances inside the Old Brick Church and individual registration is required for those free events as well.
Help us continue offering free programming with a $5 donation! Your support helps fund future educational programs and preservation efforts at our National Historical Site.
Getting There
St. Luke's Historic Church & Museum
14477 Benn’s Church Blvd.
Smithfield, VA 23430
Location
14477 Benn’s Church Blvd.
Smithfield, VA 23430