2023 Tour Plan for Regular and Special Tours

Subject to change without notice.

Monthly, 1st and 2nd Wednesday of each month. Up to 20 guests per tour unless otherwise noted.

January – On-call tours

February 1 & 8 – Black History Month

Special tours (45-minutes each) –10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., noon, 1:00 p.m.

March 1 & 8 – Women’s History Month

Special tours (45-minutes each) – 10:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m., noon, 1:00 p.m.

April 5 & 12 – Regular Tours

Regular tours (30-minutes each) –  10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

April 5 & 12 – Special Library Focus (10 guests per tour)

Special One tour (60-minutes) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

May 3 & 10 – Art in the Mansion

Special tours (45-minutes each) – 10:00 a.m., 11:00 p.m., noon, 1:00 p.m.

June 7 & 14

Regular tours (30-minutes each) – 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.

July 5 & 12

Regular tours (30-minutes each) – 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.

September 6 & 13

Regular tours (30-minutes each) – 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.

October 4 & 11

Regular tours (30-minutes each) – 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.

November 1 & 8

Regular tours (30-minutes each) – 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.

*December 6 & 13 – Holiday Tours

Special Holiday Tours (30-minute tour, ten-minute retail shopping in the ballroom)

Morning: 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., noon.

Afternoon: 12:30 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

(*Additional tour times may be considered.)

April 2023 Regular Wednesday Tours and Special Library Focus Tours

Subject to change without notice.

Regular Wednesday Tours

Tour dates: First and second Wednesdays:  April 5 and April 12, 2023

Regular Tour Times: 10:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

Tour Length: 30-minutes each

Location: First floor public rooms of the Mansion

Visitors: 20 guest per tour

Library Focus Tours

Tour dates: First and second Wednesdays:  April 5 and April 12, 2023

Time: 11:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m.

Tour Length: 45-minutes each

Location: Library room of the Mansion

Visitors would enter and leave the mansion by the front door, walk through the Drawing Room coming and going, and remain in the Library for 45 minutes.

Visitors: Maximum of 10 guests on each date.  Additional chairs will be set up in the library in order to seat 11 people (10 visitors plus 1 docent).

Other: Public Information/Press: Visitors will not visit the other rooms of the Mansion. They will be given an in-depth look of the Library.

In recognition of the 2023 National Library Week (the 4th week of April), the Focus Tours in the Mansion Library will be partly lecture and partly hands-on discovery. Visitors will learn about rare books, Washington State history and personalities, and donors to the Library. Visitors will gain an appreciation for how the books of the Governor’s Mansion Library document and preserve history.