Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, April 13, has been celebrated at the University of Virginia since the University’s first academic session. Locally, the celebration is known as Founder’s Day. 

Historic Garden Week Programs, April 22, 2024

The Grounds of the University of Virginia are open to visitors year-round. Historic Garden Week visitors may particularly enjoy the following places and programs:

• The Pavilion Gardens, Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, and the Darden Arboretum are open to visitors all day.
• Selected East Pavilions will be open from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Follow the

Featuring the Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia and historical actor-interpreter, Bill Barker as Thomas Jefferson.

Bill Barker is a veteran historical actor-interpreter at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. For over 20 years, he portrayed Thomas Jefferson as a member of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s Nation Builder program. More than a decade prior to joining Colonial Williamsburg, Barker

UVA LVG’s 30th annual Innovator of the Year event will take place on Feb. 16, from 3:30 to 6 p.m., at the Rotunda. It will include a talk from Breton and a reception afterward. It is open to all UVA faculty, staff, students and community members. Click here to register.

In the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who died in police custody for “improper veiling” in September 2022, demonstrations in Iran have been vocal and widespread.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has denied women fundamental rights for more than four decades through its religious totalitarian regime. A panel of experts discusses what this current moment in Iran might tell us

Two days of new music, art, artist presentations, and installations.

The Composition and Computer Technologies (CCT) program in the Department of Music will present their annual festival of new music and art, artist presentations, and installations on February 3 and 4. This year’s festival will feature CCT faculty, staff, and graduate students as well as other members of the UVA and

This longtime tradition established by students in the late 1980s is not only a highly anticipated event for the University, it is also open to and eagerly awaited by children and families from the local community.

Lawn residents and members of student organizations are stationed in the 54 Lawn rooms as well as the Range to give out treats. All candy is donated and distributed by approximately

Learn More