| African American Heritage Festival |
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Staunton's Annual African American Festival features music, food, arts, crafts and fun for everyone. All events are under the big tent. Join us Sunday morning for worship, and Sunday afternoon for the Gospel Extravaganza!
Date/Hours:
Saturday, September 19, 2009 - Sunday, September 20, 2009 (10:00 AM-6:00 PM)
Children Welcome |
540-886-3040
540- 337-7041
Gypsy Hill Park
One Churchville Ave.
Staunton |
| Fall Foliage Bike Festival |
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October 16-18, 2009 will mark the 19th year of the Shenandoah Valley Fall Foliage Bike Festival. The festival offers a fun way to take in the breathtaking views of the Staunton countryside. Gracious and friendly volunteers welcome the opportunity to share the ambiance of the Shenandoah Valley with all event attendees.
The well marked color-coded routes offer choices for all levels of cycling experience. Families with children can ride the relaxing 10 mile routes while the more ambitious can tackle the 100 mile Century route. There are also 34 and 45 mile routes for all of those in between. Activities include stops at several area attractions including Grand Caverns and Wade’s Mill, an apple dumpling social and live music at Gypsy Hill Park.
The event is headquartered at Shelburne Middle School in Staunton. Visit the web site www.shenandoahbike.org for full details or email fallbikefestival@comcast.net with questions. Tel: 540-885-2668. |
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| Fortune Williams Music Festival |
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Annual music festival featuring Jimmy Fortune from the Statler Brothers and Robin and Linda Williams. Other performers as well! You won't want to miss the food, fun and festivities!
Date: Open Daily
Friday, September 25, 2009 - Sunday, September 27, 2009
Website: www.fortunewilliamsmusicfestival.org |
540-332-7850
Frontier Culture Museum
1290 Richmond Rd.
Staunton |
| Hot Glass Festival at Sunspots Studios |
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The 7th Annual Virginia Hot Glass Festival will run from 9am to 6pm inside the three-story historic building that houses Sunspots Studios in Staunton. Glass artists from across the region will exhibit and demonstrate many types of glass artistry. See bright orange masses of molten glass being transformed into beautifully-colored crystalline artworks before your eyes. Admission is free, and the Festival is handicapped accessible. Each glass artist will display and sell their work during the Festival, giving glass aficionados a chance to see and buy from many glass artists in one location. Ample parking is available at Sunspots and nearby public parking lots.
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540-885-0678
202 S Lewis Street
Staunton
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| Oktoberfest at the Frontier Culture Museum |
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Saturday, October 03, 2009. Traditional Oktoberfest celebrates German heritage at the Frontier Culture Museum's German farm. Music, children's activities and your favorite brew bring the celebration of Oktoberfest to Historic Staunton, Virginia.
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540-332-7850
Frontier Culture Museum
Staunton
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| Staunton Music Festival |
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Features world-renowned artists in Baroque, Classical and Romantic music performance.
The annual August Summer Festival is broad-ranging in scope and innovative is its performance of chamber instrumental and vocal works including a fully-staged Baroque opera, Gala, Premieres by Virginia composers-in-residence as well as talented Emerging Composers, Master Classes featuring Young Artists, Outreach Concerts, and more.
Each September, the Staunton Music Festival (in cooperation with the Office of International Programs at James Madison University) offers a weekend-long celebration of the music of another country. The 2008 season features the music traditions of China and Western music reflections upon that tradition.
Additional chamber music and solo harpsichord concerts are scheduled throughout the year.
Details and ticketing are available at: www.stauntonmusicfestival.com |
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