FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Advance registration is requested

Celebrate the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Arlington House. Presentation by Elizabeth Reese, author of “Marquis de Lafayette Returns: A Tour of America’s National Capitol Region.” View informative displays about Lafayette. Meet and talk to “Lafayette” himself, interpreted by the American History Theatre’s Ben Goldman. Sponsored by the Arlington House Foundation, The American Friends of Lafayette, and the Arlington Historical Society. Hosted by the National Park Service.

Delight in meeting Lafayette, learning about his legacy all the while being at the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery and enjoying one of the most spectacular views of Washington D.C.

Advance registration is preferred. Day-of-event registration is accepted. Registration is required to access the parking lot near Arlington House.

You can register by clicking: HERE

Event Access/In-cemetery Parking: Attendees traveling by private automobile enter Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), drive to a parking lot near Arlington House, and walk to the nearby event site.

• After arriving at the Memorial Avenue Visitors Services Checkpoint, tell the Visitors Center representative you are attending the “Lafayette Event.” 
• When directed, proceed to the nearby Security Checkpoint. There, an ANC Security Officer will check the vehicle operator’s Drivers License and an event representative will confirm to the ANC Security Officer the event registration status of the vehicle operator. The event representative will be on site from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. 
• When directed, proceed west on Memorial Drive, then right to Schley Drive, left to Sherman Drive, then right to Humphreys Drive. 
• Park in the designated area adjacent to the Old Administration Building and walk to Arlington House (estimated duration: four minutes).

Event Access/Public Parking: Attendees traveling by public transportation or for-hire automobile enter Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) via the Visitors Center and walk to Arlington House via Schley Drive and Custis Walk (estimated duration: 15 minutes).

You can learn more here: https://arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org/lafayette/.