October 17, 2026
Stratford Hall
Thousands Gather for Stratford Hall’s Oyster & Wine Festival
This past weekend, a horde of people descended upon Stratford Hall’s Oyster & Wine Festival to sample an assortment of wine and vast amounts of oysters, one of the foods most often associated with the Northern Neck.
Stratford Hall adds new offerings to Wine & Oyster Festival
It will not be long at all before the Stratford Hall Wine & Oyster Festival is upon us. Slated to run on both the 19th and 20th of September, guests are invited to sample the wares of wineries and oysters from all over the area and beyond while they enjoy live music, vendors, car shows, food trucks, and much more.
First Africans Day Attracts Visitors to NNK
Visitors urged to keep the ancestors’ stories alive
How Stratford Hall Uncovered New Enslaved Names
First Africans Day is an annual event hosted at Stratford Hall to commemorate the lives, cultures, contributions, and resilience of the ancestors enslaved on the property. This year, the list of those to be honored has grown.
Events to celebrate America 250 almost here
Our nation will be turning 250 years old this Saturday, and the Northern Neck is gear‑ing up to welcome this major milestone in the nation’s history with a wide range of events and activities.
Roused by Danger: Stratford Hall Opens New Gallery
On the second day of Virginia Resolved, the 250th anniversary of the Lee Resolution, the Mary Belin DuPont Laird Gallery opened at Stratford Hall, highlighting its long, diverse history and a generation of revolutionaries.
‘Virginia Resolved’ Starts the Nation’s 250th Summer
Stratford Hall’s President announced the event will be an annual affair
Celebration & fireworks coming in June
The Northern Neck has many links to the historic origins of the country. In honor of the nation’s 250 anniversary, Stratford Hall will be hosting a major event on the 6th and 7th of June–Virginia Resolved–celebrating a precursor to the Declaration of Independence.