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French and Indian War Weekend
Join us for a weekend of living history at the French and Indian War Weekend! 18th Century Colonial Encampments Drilling and Musket Presentations Two Battle/Skirmishes Historical Interpretation of Colonial Forces in the French and Indian War Tours of Abram's Delight, Winchester's oldest home Free admission
Reader’s Theatre: Red Hot Mamas
Reader’s Theatre: Red Hot Mamas
Abby and Dan are newly minted empty nesters. Their peace and solitude is interrupted when their odd couple widowed mothers-in-law move in, and chaos and hilarity ensues. A fun romp proving that sexy and funny are timeless and ageless. Written by David Christner Directed by Debbie Miles & Leandra Ganci Stotler Tickets $5, FREE FOR ... Read more
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Haunted Nightmares
October 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 21-4, and 28-31 Haunted Nightmares Haunted House Step inside and experience horror like never before! Haunted Nightmares is an intense attraction that features professional sets with theatrical lighting and special effects. (Our attraction is open during daylight hours on Saturdays and Sundays with a less aggressive show for a younger audience.) ... Read more
North-South Skirmish Association: Fall National Competition
The N-SSA is the country’s oldest and largest Civil War shooting sports organization with over 3,200 individuals that make up its 200 member units. Each unit represents a Civil War regiment or unit and wears the uniform they wore 150 years ago. Member units compete in live-fire matches with original or authentic reproduction Civil War ... Read more
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Charlie Ballatine Trio
Charlie Ballatine Trio
Charlie Ballantine is acclaimed as one of the finest and most versatile young guitarists on the scene today. JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE hails his playing as “teeming with intricate grooves and maniacal precision his guitar work is both beautiful and complex” and VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE described his style by stating “Jazz, rock, and folk music peacefully ... Read more
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National Finals – Sheepdog Trials
The National Sheepdog Finals are the North American championship of working dogs and their handlers from across the United States. One hundred and fifty competitors have earned the right to compete in Finals through their success at local sheepdog trials throughout the year. The event will be on the large front field at Belle Grove ... Read more
Wild West Express Comes to Middletown
Wild West Express Comes to Middletown
Join us Tuesday, October 5th at 5pm, as we commemorate the 105th anniversary of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show rolling through town by dedicating a Middletown railroad sign, a Wild West Reenactment, talk by local author John Flood, and some unique, vintage photos of Middletown's train station. The event takes place at Chapel Road and ... Read more
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Author Talk: Robert Linkous
Author Talk: Robert Linkous
Author, Robert Linkous will read and discuss the first chapter in his book Southern Fried Russia : From Communism to KFC. There will be time for Q & A. Robert Linkous was born in Radford, grew up in Roanoke, read Jack Kerouac and hitchhiked the length of the United States five times before he was ... Read more
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Haunted Nightmares
Haunted Nightmares Haunted House Step inside and experience horror like never before! Haunted Nightmares is an intense attraction that features professional sets with theatrical lighting and special effects. (Our attraction is open during daylight hours on Saturdays and Sundays with a less aggressive show for a younger audience.) Escape Rooms Come Try Our New Escape ... Read more
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Apple Harvest Festival
Saturday, Oct. 9 (9am-5pm) & Sunday, Oct. 10 (10am-5pm) Everything apples! Multiple varieties of apples to choose from, with pick your own available. Apple cobbler and apple cider slushees can be enjoyed while sitting on the front porch or listening to the music each day from 1-3 P.M. For the kids we have a playground ... Read more
Master Gardener’s FallFest
Master Gardener’s FallFest
When the garden slows down in the fall, get a head start on next year with VCE Master Gardeners at the FREE FallFest. Sponsored by the Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association, this event includes talks from Master Gardeners, as well as demos, crafts, and giveaways. All talks, demos, and crafts are free to the ... Read more
West Oaks Fall Festival
West Oaks Fall Festival
Come on out to West Oaks Farm Market's 4th Annual Fall Harvest Festival for a full day of Fall fun on the farm! Corn Mazes, Pumpkin Picking, Hayrides, Apple Picking, Live Music, Kids Activities, BBQ Chicken Dinners, tons of Fall Craft Beers, and so much more!
Dogtoberfest
Dogtoberfest
Please join us for our second annual Dogtoberfest! Boscawen street will be closed down and lined with tents for you to meet adoptable dogs and enjoy wine, craft beer, live music, local food trucks, vendors, and MORE in this block party-style event! FREE ADMISSION $6 DRINK TICKETS (beer, wine, mimosas) Live Music: 90 Proof Band ... Read more
Apples and Hard Cider: A History
Apples and Hard Cider: A History
This history program will provide a general background on apple cultivation and cider production worldwide, in particular, Frederick County. Join us at Winchester Ciderworks, for this special event, in collaboration with the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society. Founded in 2012, Winchester Ciderworks makes handcrafted Virginia hard cider with apples from their own orchard. Come visit their ... Read more
Free Fireworks Spectacular
Free Fireworks Spectacular
Please join us on October 9th as we celebrate the 225th anniversary of our beloved town, Middletown, AND the 40th anniversary of our friends at the nonprofit Blue Ridge Hospice. We are holding a free fireworks show for the public that will be displayed to music. You don't want to miss this!
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Haunted Nightmares
Haunted Nightmares Haunted House Step inside and experience horror like never before! Haunted Nightmares is an intense attraction that features professional sets with theatrical lighting and special effects. (Our attraction is open during daylight hours on Saturdays and Sundays with a less aggressive show for a younger audience.) Escape Rooms Come Try Our New Escape ... Read more
Ravenwood Faire
Ravenwood Faire is a festival celebrating the Medieval era with jousting, food, performers, vendors, music, and more. We are fun, friendly, and family oriented medieval enthusiasts! It is October and a cool breeze is in the air. Fall is upon us. The Lord and Lady of Ravenwood invite all to share in a time of ... Read more
Battle of Cedar Creek in a Box Program
Battle of Cedar Creek in a Box Program
Park Ranger Shannon Moeck gives an interactive talk about the Battle of Cedar Creek using props and the surrounding landscape features. All National Park Service ranger programs are free. Talks and tours may be cancelled in severe weather. Allow yourself time to find parking. Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove (336 Belle Grove ... Read more
Auto Tour of Cedar Creek Battlefield
Auto Tour of Cedar Creek Battlefield
“An Appalling Spectacle of Panic”: In-depth Auto Tour of Cedar Creek Battlefield - 4 hour tour Park Ranger Jeff Driscoll leads a four-hour auto tour that will take visitors to spots on the battlefield most never see. The tour includes often-visited stops like Thoburn's Redoubt and Mount Carmel cemetery, but also little-seen places like Bowman's ... Read more
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Battle of Cedar Creek Commemoration Weekend
Belle Grove Plantation will commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Cedar Creek with self-guided tours of the Manor House and living history presenters throughout the property, including an ordnance and flag display hosted by the Civil War Dance Foundation. They will also host free Civil War Signaling programs on the lawn. Admission will be ... Read more
Richard’s Apple Festival
Richard’s Apple Festival
FREE Admission! Join us on Saturday, October 16, 2021 from 11am - 3pm for our Annual Apple Festival & Farm Party! We'll have live music, farm food (sliders from our own burger, farm to crust pizza, hotdogs, caramel apples) and of course, LOTS of apples. The wine and beer garden will be open for tastings ... Read more
Battle of Cedar Creek in a Box Program
Battle of Cedar Creek in a Box Program
Park Ranger Shannon Moeck gives an interactive talk about the Battle of Cedar Creek using props and the surrounding landscape features. All National Park Service ranger programs are free. Talks and tours may be cancelled in severe weather. Allow yourself time to find parking. Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove (336 Belle Grove ... Read more
Auto Tour of Cedar Creek Battlefield
Auto Tour of Cedar Creek Battlefield
Attack & Counterattack: Auto Tour of Cedar Creek Battlefield Park Ranger Rick Ashbacker leads a two-hour auto tour of six to seven sites following the chronological order of the battle. The tour begins with an overview of the war situation in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864. Tour stops include Thoburn’s Redoubt, where the Confederates focused ... Read more
Blessing of the Vines Celebration
Blessing of the Vines Celebration
All are invited to join hands with us on Saturday, October 16th. Rev. Bjorn C. Lundberg from Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Winchester will bless the Vineyard to ensure a bountiful harvest. Stroll with us through the Vineyard as the priest blesses the vines in the old European Wine tradition. Yes, with incense and cantors ... Read more
Movie on Main
Movie on Main
The Town of Stephens City Parks & Recreation Committee is pleased to present a Movie On Main showing of Disney's© Hocus Pocus© at the Newtown Commons. (Covid-19 safety measures must be adhered to. Attendees must maintain proper social distancing). In the case of inclement weather, we will postpone the showing to 10/23.
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Auto Tour of Custer’s Cavalry at Cedar Creek Battlefield
Auto Tour of Custer’s Cavalry at Cedar Creek Battlefield
Sabers & Spencers: Auto Tour of Custer’s Cavalry at Cedar Creek Battlefield Park Ranger Rick Ashbacker leads a two-hour auto tour discussing the role of cavalry in the battle and following the movements of Gen. George Custer’s 3rd Cavalry Division. Tour stops include Cupp’s Mill Ford, part of the early morning Confederate attack; Hite’s Chapel ... Read more
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
MURDER AT THE HARPER VALLEY PTA A Murder Mystery Party Written and Directed by R. Aaron Thompson Produced by Jerri Wiseman Cast: Kyle Donovan, Cassandra Redding, and Tierney Thompson The wicked, selfish, and brazen Jolene Johnson has been murdered and someone at the meeting of the Harper Valley PTA did it! With so many members ... Read more
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Live Theatre: Bright Star
Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War ... Read more
Haunted Nightmares
Haunted Nightmares Haunted House Step inside and experience horror like never before! Haunted Nightmares is an intense attraction that features professional sets with theatrical lighting and special effects. (Our attraction is open during daylight hours on Saturdays and Sundays with a less aggressive show for a younger audience.) Escape Rooms Come Try Our New Escape ... Read more
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Farm to Fork Fondo
Farm to Fork Foundation is an organized bicycle ride where riders get to choose the distance best for them and stop for chef-prepared bites at farms along the way. Its mission is to highlight and support the symbiotic relationship between cyclists, farmers, and beautiful landscapes. The rides promote physical activity in a fun and supportive ... Read more
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Pumpkin Festival
Pumpkin Festival
Come find the "great pumpkin." Choose from ones already picked or pick your own. Enjoy pumpkin pie, pumpkin rolls, pumpkin bars and pumpkin donuts from our bakery. A variety of food will be available at the food building. Free admission.
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Haunted Nightmares
Haunted Nightmares Haunted House Step inside and experience horror like never before! Haunted Nightmares is an intense attraction that features professional sets with theatrical lighting and special effects. (Our attraction is open during daylight hours on Saturdays and Sundays with a less aggressive show for a younger audience.) Escape Rooms Come Try Our New Escape ... Read more
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Halloween Happenings
We had so much fun in 2020 we are back with even more fun! Join us at Clearbrook Park for a spook-tacular Halloween celebration. Halloween handouts and games for little ghouls and goblins will be provided by those stationed in the shelters along the ½ mile paved trail. On Saturday we will be showing Hocus ... Read more
Haunted History Ghost Tour
Haunted History Ghost Tour
This event has been canceled due to rain. If you purchased a ticket, you are invited to attend Saturday's tour, or call the Visitors Center at 540-542-1326 for a refund. Prepare yourself for a spine-tingling tour that delves into the mysterious history of Winchester! Learn of the restless spirits from the Colonial and Civil War ... Read more
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Halloween Hustle 5K and Little Monster Mile
Halloween Hustle 5K and Little Monster Mile
Run with us for a spell through Middletown, VA for the 2nd Annual Halloween Hustle 5K and Little Monster Mile to benefit NW Works! Guys and ghouls of all levels and paces are welcome (including canine friends) for this scenic race through the rolling hills of Middletown. Children are welcome in the standard race, but ... Read more
Old Towne Halloween Faire
Old Towne Halloween Faire
The Olde Towne Winchester Halloween Faire is back for 2021. This is a carnival event featuring games, activities and trick or treating for kids of all ages. Presented by the Old Town Winchester Business Association.
Haunted History Ghost Tour
Haunted History Ghost Tour
Prepare yourself for a spine-tingling tour that delves into the mysterious history of Winchester! Learn of the restless spirits from the Colonial and Civil War eras often seen and heard in the streets and historic buildings of Old Town. Your expert guide weaves a tale of carefully researched history and true ghost stories that will ... Read more
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Safe Halloween
Safe Halloween
This is the Sherando Band Boosters 14th annual Safe Halloween. Held at Sherando High School on Sunday, 10/31/21 from 12pm - 4pm, indoors. Enter at the students/bus entrance loop near the gym. We provide a safe environment for the little ones to dress up and safely trick or treat and play games for as long ... Read more
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Wild Virginia
Wild Virginia
Come join the Audubon Society and the Shenandoah University for a wild evening! Staff from the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, a wildlife hospital and rehabilitation center in Boyce, VA, will be giving a presentation about their work helping Virginia's native wildlife and what to do when you find a wild animal in need! Come meet ... Read more
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First Friday and Old Town Spirit
First Friday and Old Town Spirit
Enjoy strolling the Loudoun Street Pedestrian Mall for November's First Friday Celebration of the Arts. The First Friday of the Month we like to do something a little special in Old Town Winchester, by creating a fun and celebratory atmosphere as we support amazing local art, music, restaurants and the great stores of Old Town ... Read more
Luis Hernandez Trio
Luis Hernandez Trio
Luis Hernadez Trio A native of Miami Florida, virtuoso saxophonist Luis Hernandez began his musical career at the age of 14. He studied the prestigious music program at the University of North Texas where he played in the internationally acclaimed "One O'clock Lab Band for three and a half years. In 1996, Luis joined the ... Read more
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Antiques Appraisal Fair
Expert appraiser, Sandra Perry from Bremo Auctions in Charlottesville, Virginia will be available for verbal evaluations of antiques and heirlooms. She has a wide range of experience in appraising items such as textiles, furniture, documents, Shenandoah Valley and Civil War artifacts. Appraisals are $10 for one item and three for $25. Since appraisals will be ... Read more
Battlefield Half Marathon
Battlefield Half Marathon
Experience all the beauty of fall in the Shenandoah Valley running in the area's premier half marathon. At 13.1 miles the race is welcoming for casual runners but still provides a challenge for more seasoned participants. The starting line is located in historic Kernstown Battlefield with the majority of the course following scenic Middle Road ... Read more
Kernstown Battlefield Walking Tour
Kernstown Battlefield Walking Tour
Join us for a tour of Kernstown Battlefield, during the Battlefield Half Marathon. The walking tour of the battlefield and Pritchard House will start immediately after the race begins. Tour attendees will gather in the large mowed grass area along the north side of the entrance road of the battlefield. The tour will last about ... Read more
Fall Craft and Vendor Show
Fall Craft and Vendor Show
• Crafts of all kinds • Lots of treasures for everyone • Get your Christmas gifts ahead of time! • Hot food To be held at the Stonewall District Ruritan building.
McCormick Civil War Institute Fall Seminar
McCormick Civil War Institute Fall Seminar
“We Shall Have Graveyards at Every Door” The Lower Shenandoah Valley’s Border Region during the Civil War While portions of the Shenandoah Valley such as Winchester experienced frequent occupations by Union and Confederate armies, communities to its south such as Stephens City and Middletown experienced the conflict differently. Situated in the lower Shenandoah Valley’s border ... Read more
Blue Ridge Sprouts Food Festival
Blue Ridge Sprouts Food Festival
A Festival for “Foodies” and the Whole Family! Love locally sourced food and want to learn more about the “real food” movement? Be sure to put Blue Ridge Sprouts on your culinary calendar! More than just a food festival, Blue Ridge Sprouts embraces the power of food to enrich a community. Come out and celebrate ... Read more
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