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April 7
21st Annual Daffodil Festival - Gloucester, VA
Begin the day with a 5K Race then catch your breath at the Parade. All-day entertainment includes storytellers, magicians, singers & bands. Pets and their owners are invited to participate in the "Magnificent Mutt Show". Guided tours of Brent & Becky's Bulbs are a short bus ride away ($). Fine arts and crafts shows feature local and regional artists. A food court features fresh seafood, bar-b-que, funnel cakes, fries, burgers, chicken, and more. Children will enjoy clowns, facepainting, balloons, games & pony rides. Daffodil bulbs are on sale with Fall delivery.
April 21
Greening Great Richmond - Earth Day & James River Fish Festival - Richmond City, VA
A combination of exciting events to celebrate Earth Day, the James River Fish Festival, Mayor's Walk and Roll, Arbor Day and Cool Cities - Cool Communities at the James River - 14th Street Bridge and Hull in Richmond. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Streets will be closed so that you can listen to live bands, see arts and crafts exhibits, enjoy science, energy and transportation exhibits, biking, green buildings, recycling, fishing, dance and food. Learn about the shad fish and their yearly return to the James. See Nicole Sandberg's GO FISH - FINS IN MOTION (ceremic fish) at Art Works, a salute to the shad's return to Richmond. Also experience a greener environment with the help of the forestry department, parks departments and community organizations.
www.earthdayrichmond.org
April 21
Menokin Bluegrass Festival - Richmond County, VA
The Menokin Bluegrass Festival at Francis Lightfoot Lee's Menokin, a national historic landmark located in Warsaw, Virginia. Enjoy a day of great bluegrass music, family fun, games, and plenty of food and golden beverages. Bands on the main stage will include: Blue Highway, Old School Freight Train, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Barrel House Mama's, Ga$ Money Band.
www.menokinbluegrass.com
April 28-30
Journey Up the James - Hampton, VA
Venue: Mill Point Park
The three replica ships of the "Virginia Company" make their way up the James River with other "character vessels" and the Godspeed stops in Hampton for several days of visitation and exploration. Held in conjunction with the International Children's Festival will offer fun experiences for kids of all ages. History and education station will be located dockside and the party will extend from the piers and Mill Point Park to the Virginia Air & Space Center, Hampton History Museum and along Queen's Way with costumed period entertainers interacting with visitors.
April 28
Amazement Square The Amazing Lynch's Ferry Festival - Lynchburg, VA
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of settlement at Jamestown and the 250th anniversary of the launching of Lynch’s ferry. The festival will begin with the raising of the Jamestown 2007 flag at Monument Terrace. The Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corps will lead a procession to the base of 9th Street for the official launching of a replica of Lynch’s Ferry. Ferry rides across the James River will be available throughout the day. Performances include the Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corps, Monacan drummers and dancers, colonial music and dance with Dean Shostack and the Virginia Academy of Historic dance and storytelling with Dylan Pritchett. Visit our living history village where you will be to interact with a colonial blacksmith, spinner, weaver, candle maker, cooper and cobbler. Also, hands on activities for the kids.
www.thebige.com/fair
April 29
Erection of Cross - Virginia Beach, VA
Venue: Cape Henry and First Landing State Park
Before they departed for Jamestown, the first settlers erected a cross at Cape Henry. On this day, as they have for many years, the Order of Cape Henry will commemorate the erection of the cross and conduct a religious observance in the style of the first New World services of the Church of England. Following the service, the three ships will depart for Jamestown. Later in the day, a salute to the City’s military history and personnel is planned.
May 1-6
80th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival - Winchester, VA
Venue: Northern Shenandoah Valley
A series of more than thirty events includes: dances, parades, band competitions, the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros Circus, a 10K run, the Coronation of Queen Shenandoah, Firefighters' events, and celebrities. The Festival is an event the whole family can enjoy.
The Festival is held in Winchester/Frederick County Virginia, in the beautiful and historic Northern Shenandoah Valley, just 75 miles west of Washington, D.C. A small city with a rural atmosphere, Winchester is within easy driving time from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA, Baltimore, MD and Richmond, VA. Crowds in excess of 250,000 attend the Festival each year.
www.thebloom.com
May 2
Eastern Shore of Virginia Seafood Festival - Chincoteague Island, VA
Venue: Tom's Cove Campground, 8128 Beebe Rd.
The festival features great seafood, live music and good company. The Seafood Festival promotes the best and widest use of Shore seafood products. The menu includes "Little Neck" steamed clams, oyster and clam fritters, fried fish, seafood chowder, chicken tenders, hush puppies, cole slaw and other seafood specialties and is all-you-can-eat.
www.chincoteague.com
May 2 - June 2
13th Annual Manassas Heritage Railway Festival - Manassas, VA
Venue: Historic Manassas Visitors Center
Historic Manassas, Inc. presents the 13th Annual Manassas Heritage Railway Festival, a celebration of railroad history and heritage. Railroad enthusiasts will find enough collectibles and merchandise to keep them busy all day. Tickets will be sold for the VRE Excursion train ride to Clifton and back. Enjoy food, lots of fun, and a wonderful family atmosphere. FREE admission to festival.
May 6-7
Virginia Indian Nations Pow-Wow Gathering - Charles City, VA
Venue: Chickahominy Tribal Grounds
Pow-Wow/Gathering featuring Native American dancers, singers, drummers, artisans and crafters. Grand Entry on Sat at 12 noon/Sun at 1 p.m. Cultural demonstrators including flute music and backwoods survival. Historical and educational exhibits to be featured, with tribal members on hand to discuss their early history and current tribal initiatives. Browse among traditional Native American artisans and crafters and enjoy traditional Native American and festival (hot dogs, hamburgers, fish, bbq, etc) foods. Traditional tribal Pow-Wow; Pow-Wow etiquette to be observed. Visitors will have an opportunity to begin their Jamestown 2007 experience with the Tribes that were here to meet the settlers in 1607. Event rain/shine. No pets permitted on grounds. Free parking and shuttle transportation to grounds. Elderly seating available. Family event.
www.vitalva.org
May 11-13
America's 400th Anniversary - Williamsburg, VA
A “new” Jamestown is about to be unveiled to the world in spectacular fashion. After a decade of planning, hundreds of millions of investment dollars and research that has reshaped history, the world will be re-introduced to our nation’s earliest days when international attention turns to Jamestown, Va. for America’s Anniversary Weekend. The weekend is the centerpiece of America’s 400th Anniversary, an 18-month international commemoration honoring the 1607 founding of the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. While Anniversary Weekend offers inspiring performances, exhilarating special events and stirring patriotic performances, above all it connects Americans to the nation’s earliest days in surprising ways. Details about how Jamestown made democracy, free enterprise and cultural diversity defining characteristics of American society are brilliantly conveyed at newly opened world-class facilities at Historic Jamestowne, site of the original fort, Jamestown Settlement, an AAM-accredited 17th-century living history museum, and Anniversary Park, a complementary site developed for only America’s Anniversary Weekend featuring exhilarating interactive events, childrens’ activities and inspiring patriotic performances.
www.Americas400thAnniversary.com
May 17-20
Chesapeake Jubilee - Chesapeake, VA
This four-day festival offers a variety of activities, rides, entertainment, food, fun and fireworks. Along with national entertainment, it also features regional musicians and dancers. There are 3 large crafts tents and the largest 4-H show and sale in Virginia. Features a Barbecue Cook-Off! Zambelli Fireworks on Saturday night are a blast! The Kiwanis Club will hold a shrimip feast on the 17th from 4:30pm - 7:00pm. (tickets required).
www.chesapeakejubilee.org
May 20
Whitetop Mountain Ramp Festival - Whitetop, VA
Venue: Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad
Authentic mountain arts and Crafts and old time and bluegrass mountain music provided by the best fiddlers and pickers in the region. The highlight of the day is the Ramp Eating Contest. For those who want just a taste of ramps, a BBQ chicken dinner is offered with fried potatoes and ramps. The Ramp Eating Contest begins at 5 pm. The ramp is a wild leek that grows in these high mountains. The taste is tart and delicious. The odor is pungent and lasting.
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