THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, September 29, 1996 TAG: 9609280045
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Harvest and food, craft and music festivals already have begun throughout Virginia. Here are some (listed chronologically):
Callands Autumn Potpourri, held in 18th century buildings, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Sunday at Callands on Route 969, about 20 miles northwest of Danville. Info: (804) 432-1650.
Dayton Autumn Celebration, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Sunday at Dayton, 5 miles southwest of Harrisonburg. Quaint. Info: (540) 879-9538.
Montross Fall Festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Sunday at Courthouse Square, Montross, in Westmoreland County on the Northern Neck. Info: (804) 493-9623.
Newport News Fall Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Newport News Park. Info: (757) 247-8451.
Eastern Shore Birding Festival, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 5-6 at Kiptopeke State Park, Cape Charles, on the Eastern Shore. Info: (757) 331-2267.
Sorghum Molasses Festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. Oct. 5-6 at Clifford in Amherst County, about 45 miles southwest of Charlottesville. Info: (804) 946-5168.
Chincoteague Oyster Festival, all you can eat, cooked every imaginable way, noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 12 at Maddox Family Campground, Chincoteague, on the Eastern Shore. Info: (757) 336-6161.
Warsawfest, all day Oct. 12; at Rappahannock Community College, north campus, Richmond County on the Northern Neck. Info: (804) 768-5622 or 394-4901.
Autumn Peak, fall festival held on the ski slopes of Massanutten Resort from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12. Info: (540) 434-0331.
Fall Fiber Festival and Sheep Dog Trials, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 12-13 at Montpelier, home of James Madison, 4 miles southwest of Orange. Info: (540) 672-2935.
Festival of Leaves, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12-13 in downtown Front Royal at the northern end of the Skyline Drive. Info: (540) 636-1446.
Page County Heritage Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12-13 at fairgrounds near Luray in Shenandoah Valley. Info: (540) 743-3915.
Virginia Garlic Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12-13 on U.S. Route 29, 5 miles north of Amherst. Info: (804) 946-5168.
Hands and Harvest Festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 12-13 at Monterey and McDowell, Highland County, less than an hour beyond Staunton in western Virginia. Info: (540) 468-2550.
Apple Harvest Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 12-13 and 19-20 at Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, in Madison County about an hour north of Charlottesville. Info: (540) 923-4231.
Madison Harvest Festival, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 19, with cider pressing, sorghum squeezing and cooking, antique farm equipment and mountain music, at Young Farmers Grounds, Virginia Route 687, Madison. Info: (540) 948-4455.
Oktoberfest, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Town Commons, Front Royal. Info: (800) 338-2576.
Farm Color Tour of the Loudoun Valley, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19-20 on the back roads of Loudoun County in Northern Virginia. Info: (703) 777-0426.
18th Century Autumn Market Fair, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19-20 at Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean, just off Washington Beltway. Info: (703) 442-7557.
Elkton Autumn Days Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 19-20 at Elkton, 20 minutes east of Harrisonburg. Info: (540) 298-9370.
Amherst County Apple Harvest and Arts & Crafts Festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. Oct. 19-20 at the high school. Info: (804) 847-7435 or 845-5606.
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