Hi there! Yes we are going and cannot wait!!!
You will need to buy individual daily tickets for the Jamestown 400th events that will be taking place on Fri-Sun, May 11-13. They are $30 per person per day for adults, with no 3-day special pricing. So for us it was $180 for the three days (just two adults).
You also will need to buy tickets for Colonial Williamsburg which are sold at their visitors center or via their website:
http://www.history.org/ . There are daily and annual passes available. Which is best for you/your family will largely depend on how many days and how much you want to do and see in Williamsburg. They are not good for the Jamestown 400th events or venues.
For us, we bought the Independence Pass which is good for one year, gives us admission to all of the CW venues and provides for free tickets to their evening events (which run $10-$15 each). There is a lower tier annual pass which is like $55-$60 but with that one you only get 1/2 off on the evening activities so if you're going to do more than 3 or 4 of them, it's best to get the Independence Pass.
Here is the entire ticket page from the Jamestown 400th webpage, which includes the phone number you can use to call and order your tickets since you are having internet challenges:
Come Join Us for an American Extravaganza
Three days and nights commemorating. . .
America's 400th Anniversary!
May 11-13, 2007
Ticket Highlights
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You're invited to one of the first great American moments of the 21st century!
Get your ticket to a once-in-a-lifetime event - the 400th anniversary of the founding of the first permanent English settlement in the Americas - Jamestown, Virginia.
Join us for America's Anniversary Weekend as we commemorate an American milestone with commemorative festivities, cultural and heritage events, interactive exhibits, original productions, and family friendly programs. It all takes place May 11-13, 2007 at Historic Jamestowne, Jamestown Settlement and Anniversary Park.
Date specific tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for children 6 to 12. Children under 6 are free. Anniversary weekend tickets and accommodations are available through Colonial Williamsburg - the official hotels of the Commemoration-and
Tickets entitle you admission to the three sites, satellite parking, shuttle bus transportation and memories that will last a lifetime.
Each day of America's Anniversary Weekend festival will feature special activities and performances. Evenings will conclude with concerts, symphonic works and fireworks displays honoring Jamestown's pivotal role in American history.
America's Anniversary Weekend Programs
Where: Historic Jamestowne, Jamestown
Settlement & Anniversary Park
When: May 11-13, 2007 (single day tickets only)
Tickets*: $30 Adults
$15 Youth (12 - 6 year olds)
Free for under 6
*Due to production delays, tickets will be mailed in mid-April.
*Saturday, May 12th concert is included in the $30 ticket price.
Performance Highlights for Friday, May 11:
The Virginia Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of JoAnn Falletta, and Richmond Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Mark Russell Smith, play separately and then combine – for the first time ever – to premier new works by John Corigliano, John Duffy, Adolphus Hailstork and Jennifer Higdon written especially for the commemoration.
Performance Highlights for Saturday, May 12:
Three-time Grammy winner Bruce Hornsby & The Noise Makers leads an evening of rock, R&B and progressive bluegrass. Bruce will be joined by legendary funk and R&B artist Chaka Khan, as well as progressive bluegrass master Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder. Their performances caps “400 Minutes of Music,” an afternoon-long program featuring contemporary rock infused with native American musical traditions from Brule’, a mix of folk, world, blues and soul music from South African artist Vusi Mahlasela, folk roots music from Michael Seeger, poetic urban folk from Jen Chapin, and alternative country from Scott Miller & The Commonwealth.
Performance Highlights for Sunday, May 13:
Anniversary Weekend concludes with the performance of a 400-Piece Orchestra and a 1,607-Voice Choir created especially for the commemoration and representing most of the United States. The individual choral and orchestra groups performing at Anniversary Park throughout the weekend join for a powerful concert worthy of America’s 400th Anniversary. A fireworks finale completes the evening.
In addition to performance highlights your America's Anniversary Ticket entitles you to:
· Admission to Anniversary Weekend’s three sites—Jamestown Settlement, Historic Jamestowne, Anniversary Park
· Satellite parking and bus transportation to and from the three sites
· Cultural presentations/demonstrations featuring Indian, European and African works
· Continuous entertainment on five performance stages (three at Anniversary Park and one each at Historic Jamestowne and Jamestowne Settlement)
· Special evening productions at Anniversary Park’s Main Stage (details below)
· Jamestown Settlement’s “World of 1607” exhibit, which places Jamestown
in the global context of 17th century exploration, turmoil and innovation through rare treasures on loan from major museums and international collections
· “The Crafting of America”: A special artisans’ village where blacksmithing, pottery making, glass blowing and other crafts that sustained the Jamestown settlement will be performed. A kid’s area will engage children in selected crafts
· Anniversary Village, featuring information about destinations and history throughout Virginia
· Admission to Jamestown Settlement’s new 30,000-square-foot galleries, including new exhibits devoted to European, Virginia Indian and the African experience at Jamestown
· Guided tours and presentations by interpreters at Jamestown Settlement. New features include two new replica ships—the Godspeed and Discovery—as well as an enlarged and improved Virginia Indian village, Riverfront interpretive areas and new buildings within the re-creation of James Fort. Interpreters in period costume will help visitors understand life at Jamestown as lived by people from the three cultures that converged there—European, Virginia Indian and African
· Historic Jamestowne features many new facilities designed to showcase recent scholarship. APVA’s “Archaearium” displays hundreds of artifacts unearthed from the re-discovered fort site in the last 13 years. The National Park Service’s new visitor center will help visitors understand the settling of Jamestown and the difficult times endured during its early years. Costumed interpreters will tell tales of the settlement’s beginning
· Pageantry and demonstrations including military drills, cannon firings and dramatic readings of period materials
· Original productions:
o Children’s theater Ba-baaah and the Windigo: A whimsical Jamestown story told through the experiences of a young Indian girl and a larger-than-life cast of characters
o Musical show Anniversary Voices: a spirited, high energy performance by a 16-member song and dance troupe
Click Here To Purchase Tickets or call (866) 400-1607
over the tickets offered for attending the different areas (Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown) plus apparently there are some tickets that are only valid during that weekend and can only be purchased in advance!! Can anyone shed some light on any of this? I tried to log into the jamestown2007.org website but couldn't get it to load - I have dial-up service for internet.
