Visit Chesapeake Bay Events

Old fashioned county fair. Live Music, rides, petting zoo, farm equipments, displays, food, fun for the whole family. Warsaw. 804-333-3420 $

Join us for a festival at Stratford:
Hayrides
Colonial Games
Storytelling
Petting zoo
Puppet show
Bluegrass music
Wine tasting from wineries of the Northern Neck Wine Trail
Displays from museums of the Northern Neck
Tours of the Stratford Hall Grist Mill
Delicious food from local food vendors.

website 804-493-8038

Grounds Pass Fee: $5 adults, $3 kids
(Optional Wine Tasting is an extra $5 - Includes souvenir glass)

Get the best seafood in the Chesapeake Bay area. Enjoy live music, tours, tastings, wine and gift specials. Reservations. 1-5. $40 Ingleside Oak Grove. 804-224-8687

Ingleside Vineyards
5872 Leedstown Rd.
Oak Grove, VA 22443

Crafts, rides, parade, food, vendors. Family fun on the grounds of Rappahannock Community College in Warsaw. 804-333-3737

2-5 pm. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum annual oyster roast - rain or shine 804-453-6529 $

Christmas Wreath-making Workshop. Area native Don Haynie will lead two workshops,one at 10 a.m. and another at 2 p.m. Co-owner of Buffalo Springs Herb Farm in the Shenandoah Valley and a member of Stratford Hall’s Historic Gardens Advisory Panel, Mr. Haynie is well known in the region for his skill at floral arranging. Class size is limited to 15, so sign up early!

804-493-8038 $

Join aspiring wine connoisseurs in a presentation on Virginia Wines. Carol and Ada of Athena Vineyards offer a selection of wines with the health benefits in mind. Join the club or come find out what the excitement is all about.

Belle Mount Vineyards Wine Tasting Workshop - Cottage Getaway
7pm to 9pm
Email for reservations.

Join aspiring wine connoisseurs in a presentation on Idaho Wines. Cliff and Judy Greve offer a selection of wines from Idaho. Learn about the distinctive and exacting flavors found in these wines.
Wine of Idaho - you say potato, I say vino.
Join the club or come find out what the excitement is all about.

Belle Mount Vineyards Wine Tasting Workshop - Cottage Getaway
7pm to 9pm
Email for reservations.

Jerry & Denise Gibson - will present Bordeaux Wines Join aspiring wine connoisseurs in a presentation of fine wines from abroad. Learn new wine tasting techniques and rate wines on a score sheet using appearance, aroma, taste and finish. Journey to the old country without leaving the Northern Neck.
Join the club or come find out what the excitement is all about.

Belle Mount Vineyards Wine Tasting Workshop - Cottage Getaway
7pm to 9pm
Email for reservations.

The Kilmarnock-Irvington-White Stone Rotary host the Chesapeake Bay Seafood Festival as their annual fund raiser. Enjoy oysters, soft shell crabs, crab cakes, scallops, steamed shrimp, fish, fried shrimp, clam chowder, pork barbecue, french fried sweet potatos, french fries, hush puppies, corn on the cob, salad, cole slaw, ice cream, soda, beer, wine, bottled water and an assortment of mixed drinks. Advanced Sale Tickets required - no tix sales at the gate. This is an adult event, activities for children are limited.

Great bands and live entertainment. It all happens at the park’s Bel Air grounds. (5:00 PM-10:00 PM) $ (804) 462-5030 Phone: (800) 777-9717 Email

Lancaster County
Belle Isle State Park
1632 Belle Isle Rd.
Lancaster, VA 22503

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at The Essex Inn. Join us for a special four-course Irish Dinner including Melodie’s famous Split Pea Soup with Rosemary, Homemade Irish Soda Bread, Corned Beef Dinner w/Horseradish Mustard Sauce, Barbecued Cabbage, dessert and of course plenty of Green Beer! $140 per couple includes tax and gratuity.

Come to the Tappahannock-Essex County Chamber of Commerce sponsored RivahFest. A community festival held in historic downtown Tappahannock. With contests, exhibits, live music & great food it’s fun for the whole family. Free admission

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10am-5pm. Urbanna juried outdoor art show and sale of two and three-dimensional works in many mediums. Enjoy a whole day of art, music, demonstrations, regional food specialties and hands-on art activities for kids in a charming colonial seaport setting.

Three days of dancing, drumming, crafts and foods. Cultural Village Site, Tribal Grounds,
Rt 30 Near Central Garage, King William

Friday 9 am to Midnight. Saturday 9 am to 6 pm.

51st Urbanna Oyster Festival - Friday: 9:00 am to Midnight
Saturday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Virginia’s official oyster festival. Over 75,000 visitors come to walk around one of the nation’s oldest seaports, sampling oysters, seafood and other, tasty regional specialties, taking in music and waterfront exhibits and snapping up funky novelty items and fabulous finds like hand-knit sweaters at bargain prices and one-of-a-kind arts and crafts. Highlights include Friday night’s Firemen’s Parade (7:00 pm), Saturday’s Virginia State Oyster Shucking Contest (11:00 am) and the right-out-of-Norman-Rockwell Oyster festival parade (2:00 pm).
Important Note: The Oyster Festival is traditionally held the first weekend in November. This year, because Halloween falls on Friday, the Festival will take place the following week, on November 7-8.