Guided Tours

A park ranger leads a tour during the First Manassas Sesquicentennial in 2011.

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Join a member of the park staff and walk in the footsteps of history. Check out the schedule below to see what programs will be offered during your visit. All programs are weather and staffing permitting.

*Check the alert tab on our website for cancelations or changes in real time and our calendar for additions or updates. All programs are weather and staff-dependent.

2025 Schedule:

 

Spring 2025 Schedule March 8th - June 1st

Henry Hill Tours

Join a park staff for a tour on Henry Hill discussing the major action of the First Battle of Manassas on the ground where the battle was fought. 

Programs will be offered at 11:00AM Thursdays through Mondays only, and last approximately 45 minutes. Meet outside the doors of the visitor center by Ricketts' Battery.

Programs are subject to weather and staffing availability and can be canceled or altered at any time. Check our calendar for the full schedule and our alerts page for cancelations.

Second Manassas Tour

Join a park staff for a tour on Henry Hill discussing the major action of the Second Battle of Manassas. While the majority of the battleswas elsewhere on the battlefield, this tour is designed to provide an overview of the campaign, the battle's context, decisive moments, and encourage you to depart from the tour to visit locations on the battlefield that correspond with what interested you the most.

Programs will be offered at 2:00PM Saturdays and Sundays only, and last approximately 45 minutes. Meet outside the doors of the visitor center by Ricketts' Battery.

Programs are subject to weather and staffing availability and can be canceled or altered at any time. Check our calendar for the full schedule and our alerts page for cancelations.

 

Summer 2025 Schedule June 1st - September 1st

Henry Hill Tours

Learn about the First Battle of Manassas on the ground where it took place. A park ranger or volunteer will take you to the landmarks of Henry Hill and decribe the day's events. Imagine the Cannon's roar and the crack of musketry as Park Staff narrarate the battle blow by blow. Henry Hill Tours last approximately 45 minutes. Meet outside the doors of the visitor center by Ricketts' Battery.
 

• Henry Hill Tours will take place at 11:00AM everyday (Sunday-Saturday) between June 1st and September 1st.
• Henry Hill Tours will also take place at 3:00PM Sunday-Friday between June 1st and August 9th.

 

All programs are weather and staffing dependent. If you have any questions, please check with visitor center staff on the day of your visit.   

Second Manassas Tour

Learn about the Second Battle of Manassas on the ground where it took place. A park ranger or volunteer will take you to the landmarks of Henry Hill and decribe the day's events. Imagine the Cannon's roar and the crack of musketry as Park Staff narrarate the battle blow by blow. Second Manassas Tours last approximately 45 minutes. Meet outside the doors of the visitor center by Ricketts' Battery.
 

• Second Manassas Tours will take place at 1:00PM everyday (Sunday-Saturday) between June 1st and September 1st.

 

All programs are weather and staffing dependent. If you have any questions, please check with visitor center staff on the day of your visit.   

Battlefield in a Box

Join a Park Ranger to learn the maps of the First or Second Battle of Manassas! Battlefield in a Box is an interactive program, designed to get you standing on a recreated map of the battlefield. Take charge of a unit and help make command decisions as you see and hear the battle unfold before you. The program is designed for amatuers and experts alike! Help rethink, restrategize, and take a commander's view of the battles of Manassas! Battlefield in a Box will last approximately 1 hour. Meet outside the front of the visitor center near the large stone patio.
 

• Battlefield in a Box will take place at 10:00AM every Saturday between June 7th and August 9th.

All programs are weather and staffing dependent. If you have any questions, please check with visitor center staff on the day of your visit.   

Face of Battle

One of the most powerful ways to tour a battlefield is to walk in the footsteps of the soldiers who fell in combat. Face of Battle is designed to follow one soldier in combat. You'll learn about their personal thoughts, reasons for fighting, what the regiment did in combat, and what one soldier's death meant to their comrades and family. Face of Battle will last approximately 1 hour. Meeting location is determined by soldier we will be following, please check our website calendar for the most up-to-date information. (Calendar - Manassas National Battlefield Park (U.S. National Park Service))
 

• Face of Battle (following a soldier from First Manassas) will take place at 3:00PM every Saturday between June 7th and July 19th.
• Face of Battle (following a soldier from Second Manassas) will take place at 3:00PM every Saturday between July 26th and August 30th.

 

All programs are weather and staffing dependent. If you have any questions, please check with visitor center staff on the day of your visit.   

Stone House Tours

Join Park Staff on a guided tour of the historic Stone House on Manassas National Battlefield Park. The house's history stretches from before the Civil War to this very day! Go from room to room and hear the stories come alive inside its walls. From a waystation on the Warrenton Turnpike, to a hospital during the battles of Manassas, to a family home and community center post-war, the Stone House has many stories to tell!

Stone House Tours last 30 minutes and take you through the multiple rooms on the two floors of the Stone House. Please be mindful, the steps to enter the house and navigate the two floors are steep. There is no elevator inside the structure.
 

• Stone House Tours will take place at 10:00AM Sunday-Friday between July 6th and August 9th.
• Stone House Tours will also take place at 2:00PM everyday (Sunday-Saturday) between July 6th and August 9th.

All programs are weather and staffing dependent. If you have any questions, please check with visitor center staff on the day of your visit.