Did you know the home of the seventh President, Andrew Jackson, is just 50 miles from Clarksville? Celebrate President Jackson’s 253rd birthday on Sunday, March 15 and receive half-price general admission for the day!
The festivities will include the annual Presidential wreath laying ceremony with the Tennessee National Guard at noon. The ceremony will be held at the President’s Tomb. Attend the award-winning The Duel program, the new Wager to Win program, cupcakes and samples of the new Hermitage Farmhouse Ale from The Black Abbey Brewing Company.
Test Your Knowledge
Test your presidential knowledge and take our Andrew Jackson quiz! You could win a family 4-pack to The Hermitage and a $50 gas card. Enter before Friday, March 13 at 11:59am. Winner will be announced Friday.
Other family friendly activities include:
Tea with The Jacksons
Mansion Back Lawn
10 a.m. – Noon
Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony
President Jackson’s Tomb
Noon
Birthday Cupcakes
Education Tent
1 p.m.
Hermitage Farmhouse Ale Samples
Museum Store Courtyard
1 – 3 p.m.
Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans: A Virtual Tour of The Historic New Orleans Collection
Andrew Jackson Center Auditorium
1:15 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Sons of the American Revolution Bench Dedication
President Jackson’s Tomb
2 p.m.
The Ladies Who Influenced a President
Andrew Jackson Center Auditorium
3 p.m.
Family Activities
Education Center
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
A Soldier’s Life
Grounds
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Historic Laundry Demonstration
Cabin Pathway
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wager to Win
War Road
Every hour, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The Duel
Cabin Pathway
Every hour on the half-hour, 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.