A statue of Robert E. Lee stands in the Old House Chamber at the State Capitol in Richmond in 2019. The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to eliminate Lee-Jackson Day as a state holiday.

Though Lee-Jackson Day won’t officially be observed by the state, in Lexington, Virginia, an annual two-day celebration is still planned, according to a website for the event.

New Date for Lee, Jackson. Va. Honors Confederate Heroes on ... a small crowd celebrated Virginia's Lee-Jackson Day on the holiday's new official date yesterday in a ceremony at Arlington ...

Election day will take its place. If the legislation is passed by the House and Governor Northam, Lee-Jackson Day will no longer be a state holiday. Skip Navigation ...

Surrounded by flags of the Confederacy, Braxton Spivey portrays Gen. Robert E. Lee as he leads the Richmond-based group Virginia Flaggers during the Lee-Jackson Day parade in Lexington on Saturday.

LEXINGTON, Va. – While the Commonwealth no longer celebrates Lee-Jackson Day as a holiday, organizers who have hosted events in the past to celebrate the day say the history must live on.

For more than a century, Virginia has designated a day in January to honor two military leaders from its secessionist past. As in previous years, most state offices were closed Friday for Lee ...

The 25th celebration of Lee-Jackson Day took place in Lexington.This celebration included a memorial service on. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:22:53 GMT (1751070173172) Story Infinite Scroll ...

Despite Lee-Jackson Day no longer being recognized as a state holiday, dozens gathered at Oak Grove Cemetery in Lexington on Saturday to honor Confederate generals Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and ...