Campers will get their hands dirty digging with professional archaeologists, finding artifacts, solving mysteries, playing games, and learning about Gloucester’s amazing history! This year the camps for 9-12 year old children will last from 9 AM to 2 PM and cost $175/camper. For more information email outreach@fairfieldfoundation.org. Register here! PLEASE DO NOT PAY AT THIS […]
Returning in 2026 is our one week camp for teens ages 13-15, with more advanced archaeological curriculum. This year the camp for 13-15 year old teens will run from 9 AM to 2 PM, with a cost of $200/camper. For more information email outreach@fairfieldfoundation.org. Register here! PLEASE DO NOT PAY AT THIS TICKET LINK UNLESS […]
Our largest VA250 event of the year brings archaeology and community celebration together. Visitors can join excavations, watch blacksmithing and brickmaking demonstrations, enjoy music, and explore what nearly 26 years of archaeological research at Fairfield has revealed about life before, during, and after the Revolution.
Campers will get their hands dirty digging with professional archaeologists, finding artifacts, solving mysteries, playing games, and learning about Gloucester’s amazing history! This year the camps for 6-8 year old children will run from 9 AM to 12 PM each day and cost $150/camper. For more information email outreach@fairfieldfoundation.org. Register here! PLEASE DO NOT PAY […]
Campers will get their hands dirty digging with professional archaeologists, finding artifacts, solving mysteries, playing games, and learning about Gloucester’s amazing history! This year the camps for 9-12 year old […]
Campers will get their hands dirty digging with professional archaeologists, finding artifacts, solving mysteries, playing games, and learning about Gloucester’s amazing history! This year the camps for 9-12 year old children will last from 9 AM to 2 PM and cost $175/camper. For more information email outreach@fairfieldfoundation.org. Register here! PLEASE DO NOT PAY AT THIS TICKET […]
Dress as your favorite archaeologist and dig with ours! This family-friendly Halloween event blends excavation with oral histories, folklore, and discussions of colonial and Revolutionary-era beliefs and superstitions.
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
