Oktoberfest

Get ready for the Old Town Winchester Oktoberfest 2023, presented by Katie Moody Homespire Mortgage. This much-anticipated event is organized by and will benefit Literacy Volunteers Winchester Area (LVWA). Mark your calendars for September 29th from 5-10 pm, as we gather in beautiful Old Town Winchester to celebrate Oktoberfest in grand style!

Early bird tickets are now available for just $25 until August 15th. Don’t miss out on this special offer. Afterward, ticket prices will be $30 until the day of the event, and $40 at the gate.

Join us for an evening filled with refreshing brews, live entertainment, and a festive atmosphere, all while supporting literacy in our community. Don’t forget to invite your friends and spread the word!

Save the date, September 29th, and get ready to raise your steins as we make this year’s Oktoberfest an unforgettable experience.

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Friday Fish Fry Celebration

This year’s Fish Fry will be a drive-through event!

The Fish Crew is proud and eager to bring the now World Famous Concern Hotline Friday Fish Fry to your plate! Fresh Hand Battered Fried Fish, Red Beans and Rice w/ Andouille, Creamy Cole Slaw, Cornbread, Fresh Baked Cookie, Sodas, and Water!

Pizza is available for you land lubbers.

Advance ticket sales $15

Day of event ticket $20

This event supports Concern Hotline. Concern Hotline is a free 24/7/365 anonymous information & referral, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention hotline serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Kids Civil War History Camp

Join the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, along with Company H, 13th Virginia, McNeill’s Rangers and McClanahan’s Battery. Activities include mustering into Civil War service for the day, infantry drill, cavalry drill, and an artillery demonstration. A “Grand Battle” will commence at 3:00 pm.

Parents welcome! For ages 8-14.

8437 Valley Pike. For more information, or to register, call (540) 869-2064, or see: www.ccbf.us.

Apple Blossom Festival: Grand Feature Parade

Since 1941 the Winchester Host Lions Club has coordinated the glofiber Grand Feature Parade through the historic streets in downtown Winchester. The Grand Feature Parade will step off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon and will include five parade divisions. From start to finish the parade is nearly 4 hours long!

All tickets are reserved chairs on the ground level. There are handicap accessible seating on the Handley South side (on the Handley Campus). Handley North is in front of the Judges Stand.

The parade has special and equestrian units, floats, and marching bands. The glofiber Grand Feature Parade features bands like the Quantico Marine Band, Steelers Drumline, Community Bands and High School bands from the Mid-Atlantic Region. The route winds for 1.5 miles around the historic downtown area and passes by the iconic John Handley High School campus.

Check back for a lineup of units a week before the parade. The lineup is subject to change.

Band Awards Sponsored by Shenandoah University
Bands come from all over the region to compete for the top spot and cash prizes from the $30,000 prize pool! We have had several bands who come year after year to enjoy the “Springtime Extravaganza”
Firefighters Parade Competition
Grand Feature Parade Competition

Float Awards
There are Professional and Non-Professional floats who compete in Civic-Service, Business and Communities Participation categories.
1st Place Sweepstakes Award
2nd Place Lion’s Award
3rd Place Grand Marshal’s Award​

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Free First Friday

The Discovery Museum loves to give back to the community! Admission is free from 5:00-7:00 PM on the first Friday of every month. Explore all four floors of exhibits and we might even have a special program planned. Bring the whole family and for something new every month!

Masks will be required for all guests ages 5 and older throughout your visit. To visit and play at the Museum, you MUST wear a mask, no exceptions.

Tickets must be reserved in advance: discoverymuseum.net/about/general-info

Watermelon Park Fest

The 16th annual Watermelon Park Fest celebrates 75 years of music at the Park featuring Grammy award winners Sam Bush, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Travelin’ McCoury’s and many more.

The sixteenth annual Watermelon Park Fest will take place September 19 through 22, 2019 at Watermelon Park in Berryville, VA. The weekend will include performances by Grammy award winners Sam Bush, the Infamous Stringdusters and the Traveling McCourys, as well as The Tim O’Brien Band, Sierra Hull, The Dead South, Larry Keel, local favorites Furnace Mountain, the Woodshedders and many many more. A full listing of bands can be found on the web at www.watermelonparkfest.com/bands.

Located on the banks of the Shenandoah River, Watermelon Park has been the home of Shepherd’s Ford Productions events for sixteen years, with the inaugural Watermelon Park Fest in 2004. In addition to the performances, the festival also offers a variety of workshops, as well as activities for children. Festival goers may also enter one of three contests: the Eastman Mandolin Pickin’ Contest, the Fairbuilt Guitar Pickin’ Contest, or the $1000 Band Contest.

Tickets from $70- $160 and can be purchased at www.watermelonparkfest.com/tickets. or at the event. More information on the event, including a schedule for the weekend, can be found at www.watermelonparkfest.com or by calling 540-955-1621.

 

Summer Historic Lecture Series

Godfrey Miller Historic Home and Fellowship Center Lecture Series 2019

Held in the Woltz Pavilion

Winchester through 275 years

July 16
1700s in Winchester
Tom Maccubbin on early business life in Winchester through ledger
Gene Fisher on history of the Godfrey Miller Home

July 18
1800s in Winchester
Rebecca Ebert on life before the War Between the States
Keven Walker on life during and after the war

July 23
1900s in Winchester
Trish Ridgeway on benefactors to the area
Judy Humbert on integration in the second half of the century

July 25
2000s in Winchester – Kris Tierney, Frederick County administrator, and Eden Freeman, Winchester city manager, on the present state of the area and future goals

Cost is $10 per person (cash or check) at the door. Proceeds benefit programs at the Godfrey Miller Historic Home and Fellowship Center, 28 S. Loudoun Street, Winchester. Door prizes will be given each evening.

(540) 667-5869

www.godfreymillerhome.org

winchesterva.gov/275th-anniversary

Summer Historic Lecture Series

Godfrey Miller Historic Home and Fellowship Center Lecture Series 2019

Held in the Woltz Pavilion

Winchester through 275 years

July 16
1700s in Winchester
Tom Maccubbin on early business life in Winchester through ledger
Gene Fisher on history of the Godfrey Miller Home

July 18
1800s in Winchester
Rebecca Ebert on life before the War Between the States
Keven Walker on life during and after the war

July 23
1900s in Winchester
Trish Ridgeway on benefactors to the area
Judy Humbert on integration in the second half of the century

July 25
2000s in Winchester – Kris Tierney, Frederick County administrator, and Eden Freeman, Winchester city manager, on the present state of the area and future goals

Cost is $10 per person (cash or check) at the door. Proceeds benefit programs at the Godfrey Miller Historic Home and Fellowship Center, 28 S. Loudoun Street, Winchester. Door prizes will be given each evening.

(540) 667-5869

www.godfreymillerhome.org

winchesterva.gov/275th-anniversary

Summer Historic Lecture Series

Godfrey Miller Historic Home and Fellowship Center Lecture Series 2019

Held in the Woltz Pavilion

Winchester through 275 years

July 16
1700s in Winchester
Tom Maccubbin on early business life in Winchester through ledger
Gene Fisher on history of the Godfrey Miller Home

July 18
1800s in Winchester
Rebecca Ebert on life before the War Between the States
Keven Walker on life during and after the war

July 23
1900s in Winchester
Trish Ridgeway on benefactors to the area
Judy Humbert on integration in the second half of the century

July 25
2000s in Winchester – Kris Tierney, Frederick County administrator, and Eden Freeman, Winchester city manager, on the present state of the area and future goals

Cost is $10 per person (cash or check) at the door. Proceeds benefit programs at the Godfrey Miller Historic Home and Fellowship Center, 28 S. Loudoun Street, Winchester. Door prizes will be given each evening.

(540) 667-5869

www.godfreymillerhome.org

winchesterva.gov/275th-anniversary