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Please check the calendar often - events are continuously added.
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Virginia Gold Cup
Great Meadow, The Plains..... Gates open at 10am, first race starts 1pm
The Virginia Gold Cup is a grand spring tradition as welll as a fixture on the
social
calendar. Run in Fauquier County since 1922 and attended by over 45,000
spectators,
this race is one of the largest and most popular sporting events in the
greater
Washington metropolitan area. Race day features seven hurdle and timber
horses
races, Jack Russell Terrier races, tent, tailgate and hat contest, a parachute
demonstration, and over 30 vendor booths for shopping. $
For ticket sales call (800) 69-RACES or (540) 347-1215 or purchase online.
For more information call (540) 347-2612 or visit the www.vagoldcup.com.
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The Blue and Gray Ball
Inn at Kelly's Ford..... doors open at 4:30pm
16589 Edwards Shop Rd, Remington
Join us as we celebrate history. Come properly dressed in your blues or grays,
period military, period civilian, or black tie for the gentlemen; and period attire or
evening dress for the ladies. The fun begins at 4:30pm with a reception, and
demonstration by The Black Horse Cavalry. Dinner at 6:30pm followed by
dancing
at 8pm.
Sponsored by The John Singleton Mosby Museum Foundation.
Reservations requested by April 30, 2008. Cost: $90 /person; $50 /student
To make your reservation, please call Jackie Lee at (540) 347-0607.
View or download flyer
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30th Annual Old Town Warrenton Spring Festival
Main Street, Old Town Warrenton..... 9am - 4pm
This extra large craft show closes Main Street and spills onto side streets
with food,
live music and entertainment, petting zoo and children's activities.
A Southeast Tourism Top 20 Event every year it has been nominated.
For more information call (540) 347-4414.
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Hunt Country Stable Tour
Upperville / Middleburg..... 10am - 5pm (self-driven tour)
The Upperville and Middleburg area is home to many of the country’s premier
Thoroughbred breeding farms, show hunter barns, fox hunting barns, and country
estates. On this remarkable weekend in May, owners open the doors of their
exquisite
grounds, magnificent stables and extensive training facilities to visitors.
Come spend a day
touring by
car with your friends and family. The tour offers
visitors an opportunity
to drive
down
winding country lanes amidst spectacular
scenery in the heart
of the
nation’s horse capital.
Check the website for ticket prices.
For more information or to purchase tickets call (540) 592-3711 or visit the website.
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Delaplane Strawberry Festival
Sky Meadows State Park, Delaplane..... 10am - 5pm
Held in Sky Meadows State Park, in the heart of Virginia's beautiful hunt country,
the festival is only an hour's drive from Washington DC. A weekend of family fun,
featuring local crafters, children's games, hayrides, live entertainment, a raffle,
an old-fashioned bake sale, antique cars, petting zoo, fresh strawberries, and
more.
Events include 5K Run/Walk, Strawberry Pie and Jam Contest, and the first-ever
National Strawberry Eating Championship! Proceeds from the festival are used to
fund the ministries and outreach programs of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Delaplane.
For more information or to purchase tickets call (540) 592-3556 or visit the website.
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Confederate Memorial Service
Warrenton Cemetery..... 2pm
Located in Old Town Warrenton
Each year in May, on the Sunday preceeding the observed Memorial Day Monday,
the Confederate Memorial Service is held. It is sponsored jointly by the Black Horse
Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Black Horse Camp of
the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The ceremony is held in close proximity to the
"To Name The Fallen" monument.
Buried in the Warrenton Cemetery are
close to
900 Confederate soldiers.
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Twilight Polo at Great Meadow
Great Meadow, The Plains..... Gates open at 6pm; Match begins 7pm
5089 Old Tavern Road, The Plains
Pretty women, handsome gents, sumptuous tailgates and the romance
of an evening under the stars combine to form a great party! Warm summer
evenings,
flickering fireflys, and the excitement of pounding hooves make the
night's fun
unforgettable. Come to Great Meadow for Twilight Polo on Saturday
nights through September 13, 2008.
Cost: $20 per car, or $10 if you come alone; new this season...
the Polo Pony Express Meal Deal includes admission and meal for four for only $40.
For more information and reservations, call (540) 253-5001, or visit www.greatmeadow.org. |
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