Jamestown 2007 is the name of the organization planning the events commemorating the 400th anniversary (quaricentennial) of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, the first permanent English-speaking settlement in what is now the United States . America's 400th Anniversary was an 18-month long commemoration including 10 Signature Events, hundreds of community programs and dozens of partner and programs and events. Activities took place throughout Virginia, in major cities along the East Coast, and in the United Kingdom.