Art, music, theater, history, hiking, birding, skiing, wine tasting, museums and tours, reenactments, sports, festivals of all kinds, and more! Browse our calendar, and you will find much to entertain you every month of the year!
2008 Calendar
May Events
| Apr 30- May 3 |
Wool Days
9am-5pm Daily
Sheep shearing, wool carding, and spinning.
Location = Frontier Culture Museum
Address = 1290 Richmond Rd
City = Staunton
Phone = 540-332-7850
URL = www.frontier.virginia.gov |
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| 3 |
33rd Annual Lexington Road & River Relay
Race Start: 10:00am
The Lexington Road & River Relay is a four-leg event including running, bicycling and canoeing/kayaking over a challenging 16.1 mile course in and around Lexington. Teams and individual participants welcome. Benefits the Lexington Sunrise Rotary Club.
Location = Lexington
City = Lexington
Phone = 540-463-5375
URL = http://www.sunriserotarylexva.org/ |
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First Ladies Tea: “The Role of the First Lady”
3-4:30 PM, Museum of American Presidents, 130 N. Massanutten St., Strasburg, VA 22657
$5, RSVP: (540) 465-5884 |
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| 10 |
African-American Festival
12:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Come and hear: The Fuzzband; The Telly Tucker Trio and other great musical groups for 2008! Food, music, children's rides, arts & crafts, soul foods and educational exhibits. Free Admission!
Location = Lucy F. Simms Center
Address = 620 Simms Avenue
City = Harrisonburg
Phone = 540-433-9168
URL = www.harrisonburgva.gov |
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| 15 |
New Market Day Parade & Ceremony
2:00pm
Every May 15, the Virginia Military Institute honors those cadets who fought at the Battle of New Market. A special full dress cadet parade is held, roll is called for the cadets who "died on the Field of Honor" and wreaths are placed on the graves of those buried on VMI grounds.
Location = Virginia Military Institute Parade Grounds
Address = Virginia Military Institute
City = Lexington
Phone = 540-463-7313
URL = http://www.vmi.edu |
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| 17 |
May 17, 2008 at 2 p.m. Hallelujah Hoedown at Shenandoah Caverns!
An afternoon of fellowship with local favorites singing well-known gospel tunes and popular patriotic tribute to American. Admission includes concert, American Celebration on Parade and The Yellow Bar. At American Celebration on Parade you will see spectacular parade floats, props, and settings from the most prestigious parades and events: Presidential Inaugurals, Tournament of Roses and Thanksgiving parades. The Yellow Barn offers a look at our agricultural heritage with historical displays, restored antique farm wagons, carriages and vehicles, indoor beehive, & a country theme gift and wine shop. $12.00 per person. $20.00 per person with one-entrée buffet.
Shenandoah Caverns Family of Attractions
261 Caverns Road, 2 Minutes from I-81, Exit 269
Shenandoah Caverns, VA 22847
(540) 477-4300 or 888-4CAVERN
www.shenandoahcaverns.com |
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| 17 |
XtremeFest 2008
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
XtremeFest of the Blue Ridge is a one day Festival taking place in the heart of the spectacular Blue Ridge Mountains. Hike It Bike It Paddle It Climb It.
Location = Ridgeview Park
Address = 700 South Magnolia
City = waynesboro
Phone = 540-942-6735
URL = www.waynesboro.va.us/xfest |
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| 18 |
Shall We Gather
2pm-4pm
Old-time gospel sing in the Bowman House parlor.
Location = Frontier Culture Museum
Address = 1290 Richmond Rd
City = Staunton
Phone = 540-332-7850
URL = www.frontier.virginia.gov |
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May 22, 2008 at 2 p.m. Shenandoah Jubilee Show in Freedom Hall at American Celebration on Parade.
An afternoon of family entertainment with the Shenandoah Jubilee, two hours of country, gospel, and patriotic music in beautiful Freedom Hall. Admission includes concert, American Celebration on Parade and The Yellow Bar. At American Celebration on Parade you will see spectacular parade floats, props, and settings from the most prestigious parades and events: Presidential Inaugurals, Tournament of Roses and Thanksgiving parades. The Yellow Barn offers a look at our agricultural heritage with historical displays, restored antique farm wagons, carriages and vehicles, indoor beehive, & a country theme gift and wine shop. $22.00 per person.
Shenandoah Caverns Family of Attractions
261 Caverns Road, 2 Minutes from I-81, Exit 269
Shenandoah Caverns, VA 22847
(540) 477-4300 or 888-4CAVERN
www.shenandoahcaverns.comMay |
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