Walking Tour - Black Barbers of Charlottesville

Dates and Times

• Saturday, Apr 4, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• Saturday, Apr 11, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• Saturday, Apr 18, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• Saturday, Apr 25, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• Saturday, May 2, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• Saturday, May 9, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• Saturday, May 16, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• Saturday, May 23, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• Saturday, May 30, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• Saturday, Jun 6, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• Saturday, Jun 13, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• Saturday, Jun 20, 2026  1pm - 2pm
• + 23 more

Location

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Details

Take a look at the city of Charlottesville through the history of its Black barbers. Focusing on stories from the late-19th and early-20th centuries, this tour covers the history of Jim Crow, segregation, and into the Civil Rights Movement. Playing a pivotal role in society and business, Charlottesville’s Black barbers held influential positions within the local community and their barbershops were places of gathering and commerce, while also sometimes being spaces of racial tension. Learn about these complexities and more through stories of men like John West, James Ferguson, and Washington Pollard.

Seasonally, we offer historic walking tours that take guests through the history of Court Square, the Downtown Mall, or Charlottesville’s Black barbers and barbershops. The tour season will begin on Saturday, April 4 and go through Saturday, November 28, 2026!

$20 General Admission Adult/$10 General Admission Youth (12 and under)
$10 Member Adult/$5 Member Youth (12 and under)