The Historic House Party is our biggest annual fundraising event. We hope you will join us at Hockley, a lovely 19th-century home on the Ware River, for an evening of good food and friendship. This year's House Party will be bigger and better than ever as we celebrate Fairfield's 25th anniversary year! Enjoy learning more […]
The Rosewell Visitor Center and Ruin will be open to the public beginning Friday, April 4 2025. Open hours are Friday and Saturday (10 am – 4 pm) and Sunday […]
Open to all! Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 6-9 pm, for volunteer lab night! Help out with washing artifacts from recent local excavations, chat with archaeologists, and more!
Join us at the CAPE on the first Wednesday of the month for an artifact wash day! Help clean and sort artifacts from recent excavations across the Middle Peninsula and learn about other Fairfield Foundation projects.
Join us for a FREE event about lime rick burning, a historic method once used by brick masons to roast oyster shells for mortar. The demonstration will show how oyster […]
Open to all! Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 6-9 pm, for volunteer lab night! Help out with washing artifacts from recent local excavations, chat with archaeologists, and more!
It's back for a 5th year! Join us for the Timberneck Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk Fundraiser, hosted by the Fairfield Foundation. Run or walk this scenic, flat, paved 3.1-mile loop […]
Open to all! Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 6-9 pm, for volunteer lab night! Help out with washing artifacts from recent local excavations, chat with archaeologists, and more!
Join us at the CAPE on the first Wednesday of the month for an artifact wash day! Help clean and sort artifacts from recent excavations across the Middle Peninsula and learn about other Fairfield Foundation projects.
Join us for our second Christmas open house at Timberneck! We will read Fanny Catlett Montague's essay about her Christmas experiences in the house during the early 20th century. The reading takes place from 3:00 to 3:30. The house will be open from 2 to 4 pm, featuring treats and crafts for kids to decorate […]
The volunteer appreciation and holiday party is one of our favorite nights of the year! Join us at the Rosewell Visitor Center for a potluck-style celebration of another great year […]
Join us for the annual Solstice Walk at Fairfield Archaeology Park! We'll enjoy some cool weather hiking as we traverse portions of the Fairfield property. Meet at the Fairfield manor house ruins at 10 AM.
Grounds are always open to the public to view the building exterior and signage. The CAPE is open for tours on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment. Lab nights at the CAPE are on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6-9pm.
Address: 6783 Main Street Gloucester, VA 23061
