Join us for an afternoon of food and discourse at Richmond's Virginia Museum of History and Culture. Inspired by Thomas Jefferson’s legendary dinner parties—where great minds gathered to exchange ideas over food and drink—the Feast of Reason is a unique guided conversation dedicated to intellectual exploration, civil discourse, and the pursuit of knowledge. After getting your food and beverage, sit down with friends, old and new, and engage in conversation using our new conversation card deck. A conversation about civics is the goal! Here, everyone shares ideas and learns from one another.
Registration is free and food and beverages from the Museum Café will be available for purchase.
Recommended for ages 12+
Virginia Museum of History and Culture
428 N Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Richmond, Virginia 23220
Paid parking is available behind the VMHC, with entrances from Kensington Avenue and opposite the VMFA parking garage (from N Sheppard St. or Stuart Ave). The parking lot is open 24/7. There is also ample street parking available.
JUNE 14: Join Monticello in the courtyard of the David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center to kick-off Civic Season with a Feast of Reason. Registration is free and food and beverages from the Monticello Café and Jefferson Vineyards will be available for purchase.
JUNE 28: Join Monticello in downtown Charlottesville at South Street Brewery for an afternoon Feast of Reason. Registration is free and food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Friday and Saturday evenings late June through October: Join us at Monticello for an evening on the mountain with our new guided Founding Friends, Founding Foes tour of the house that explores the complicated relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams and the tumultuous politics surrounding the founding of the United States. Round out the evening with a Feast of Reason.
