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Bookmark or Share- Grand Illumination - Colonial WilliamsburgGrand Illumination. December 7, 14 & 21, 2024. We invite guests to join us as we illuminate the night sky above our beautiful colonial capital. In the 18th century, illuminations — the firing of guns and lighting of fireworks — celebrated major events such as the birthday of a reigning sovereign, military victories, or the arrival of a new ...
- Holiday Planner - Colonial WilliamsburgGrand Illumination. Join the Colonial Williamsburg community as we celebrate the holiday season with three Grand Illumination weekends, December 7, 14 & 21, 2024. Yuletide entertainment will include favorite holiday traditions, as well as heartwarming new additions to the festivities. Learn More.
- Grand Illumination Expands to Three Weekends This YearGrand Illumination events, programming and fireworks will take place Dec. 3-4, 10-11, and 17-18, 2021. The expanded schedule replaces the one-night event that had been the tradition for decades prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Special Event: Grand Illumination - Colonial WilliamsburgIn the colonial era, it was customary to illuminate public buildings to honor significant events, such as commemorating the reigning sovereign's birth or a military victory. Today, we follow this grand tradition on three consecutive Saturdays in December to celebrate the Yuletide season.
- Grand Illumination fireworks kick off holidays in Williamsburg Dec. 2 ...Grand Illumination will take place Dec. 2, 9 and 16 from 5-7:30 p.m. Each evening includes seasonal music, the lighting of the cressets, and a procession led by the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums.
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