NORFOLK, Va. — Hampton Roads residents can register to see Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer when they head to Williamsburg next month.

The co-hosts of NBC’s morning show “3rd Hour of Today” will broadcast live on May 15 from the historic city in honor of the United States semiquincentennial. On May 15, 1776, the Fifth Virginia Convention met in Williamsburg and passed a resolution for its delegates to propose to the Continental Congress independence from Great Britain.

The “3rd Hour of Today” airs weekdays at 9 a.m. following the main segment of “Today.” Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt, a William & Mary alumnus, will join the show’s anchors as a co-host of the episode.

According to Today.com, Dreyer and Roker will also take viewers on a tour of Williamsburg, stopping by landmarks and eateries. Visit Williamsburg, a marketing organization, is bringing the show to town as its sponsor.

“Trust us, this is not going to be your average school field trip,” Roker said on a recent episode.

“We are going to walk the same streets as the Founders,” he said. “And we’re going to visit amazing restaurants, local breweries and, as everybody must do to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our country, eat pancakes because Williamsburg — I did not know this …”

“Fun fact,” Dreyer interjected.

“… is known as,” Roker continued, “the pancake capital of the world.”

And he’s not wrong. Williamsburg refers to itself as the “Pancake Capital of the World” because of the concentration of pancake restaurants in and around its small downtown area.

Fans can sign up to attend the live broadcast from the Governor’s Palace in the Historic Area for free at events.bizzabo.com.

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