71st HamFest returns to Berryville
The 71st Annual Berryville Hamfest is back this weekend at the Clarke County Fairgrounds.
Gates open at 6 am with vendors starting at 8 am.
The event regularly draws 1500 people and there will be nearly 150 vendors from the HAM radio world selling all types of tools of the trade from vintage radios to the latest models.
VE Exams will be given starting at noon at the nearby Clarke County High School by the Laurel Amateur Radio Club VE Team.
Don’t forget to stick around for the raffle prizes.
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SVSGEA Steam Show is back in Berryville
The Shenandoah Valley Steam and Gas Engine Association Steam Show is back in Berryville this weekend.
The festivities started yesterday at the Clarke County Fairgrounds and will continue through Sunday with activities for the whole family.
This year will feature Oliver tractors, Galloway engines, and White trucks.
There will also be live demonstrations, craft and food vendors, and live music from Bryan Sheppard tonight.
This evening will also include the always popular horse pull competition.
Tomorrow will be the second tractor pull of the weekend, with the first having taken place on Friday.
Children under 12 are free and can compete in the pedal tractor pull each day of the show at 2 pm.
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Juneteenth celebrations in the Valley
Juneteenth celebrations are taking place throughout the Valley this weekend.
Hood-Love and the Handley Black Student Union hosted speakers and had live music at the Civil War Museum Friday evening.
The Clarke County Fairgrounds will hold a Freedom Day Celebration on Saturday.
The event will include educational, historic, and entertainment activities throughout the day such as interpretive dancers, musicians, and poets.
Then on Sunday, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley will celebrate with a performance from Souled Out, black owned food trucks, and a new exhibit sponsored by the NAACP titled “ Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery.”
Other exhibits include Contributions: African-Americans in the Shenandoah Valley and Danny Lyon: Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement.
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Blandy Farm’s 32nd Annual Garden Fair
The 32nd Annual Garden Fair hosted by Blandy Experimental Farm is back for Mother’s Day weekend.
This year’s event is held at the Clarke County Fairgrounds from 9 am – 4 pm Saturday and Sunday.
This plant sale will everything you can imagine from unique plants and trees to gardening accessories as well as experts to provide tips on how to help your plants flourish.
The event will also feature live music and food trucks.
Entry costs $10 per car load with proceeds going to the Virginia State Arboretum at Blandy Farm.
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BRWC 2nd annual WildFest
The Blue Ridge Wildlife Center’s 2nd Annual WildFest is today from 11 am to 4 pm at the Clarke County Fairgrounds.
This celebration of everything wild will feature visits from their animal ambassadors, prizes, interactive games and activities, and food vendors.
The event is free but donations are highly encouraged.
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Steam Show returns to Clarke County
The Steam Show by Shenandoah Valley Steam and Gas Engine Association is back at the Clarke County Fairgrounds this weekend.
This years show will feature Minneapolis Moline Tractors and equipment, Olds gas engines, REO trucks, as well as the usual fan favorites like the flea market, a threshing demonstration, food vendors and more.
The festivities started yesterday with a tractor pull.
Today will feature the horse pull with live music tonight starting at 8 pm featuring Bryan Sheppard and Allen Boyd.
Tomorrow’s events include the parade at noon, followed by the farm stock tractor pull at 1:30. Admission costs $7 today and $5 tomorrow.
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Blandy Farm’s garden fair is back
Blandy Experimental farm’s 31st annual garden fair is back this weekend, but in a new location to provide more space.
The Clarke County Fairgrounds will host the event today and tomorrow May 8 and 9 from 9 am to 4 pm.
The garden fair offers one of the largest selections of plants with vendors from all across the region.
Food vendors will also be open at the fairgrounds.
The event is only $15 a car load and is the biggest yearly fundraiser for the arboretum.
For more information, including a full list of vendors, visit blandy.virigina.edu.
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