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38.70549 -80.201653 | 1 Helvetia's Fasnacht Festival is an ancient Swiss celebration whose purpose is to drive Old Man Winter away. In its Helvetian incarnation, this involves a jazz tournament, a lamp parade and a… |  |
37.544762 -77.438289 | 2 Central Virginia Home and Better Living Show The Central Virginia Home and Better Living Show at the Richmond Convention Center brings out the interior designer in everyone. It features hundreds of displays from the region's most… | |
37.306946 -76.729712 | 3 As a city with a rich history, it seems only fitting that the Williamsburg Film Festival celebrates the golden age of Hollywood. Held at Holiday Inn Patriot, the event features screenings… | |
37.534625 -77.432592 | 4 The Sine Irish Pub (pronounced 'Shin-áy') in Richmond celebrates St Patrick's Day with a party. Enjoy the live music and drinks, and tuck into traditional pub grub such as fish 'n' chips or… | |
37.55302 -77.461182 | 5 Annual Church Hill Irish Festival The Church Hill Irish Festival is held in downtown Richmond. Highlights include a parade and a street festival with bagpipers, dancers and delicious food. For the little ones there are games… | |
38.654831 -80.211433 | 6 West Virginia Maple Syrup Festival The West Virginia Maple Syrup Festival is a packed weekend in Pickens that honours that all-purpose American nectar, maple syrup. Events include a five kilometre run, perhaps so that you can… |  |
36.6924 -79.8697 | 7 NASCAR at Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway hosts races each season during the NEXTEL series of NASCAR races. With a seated capacity of 63,000, the oval track here is the shortest of any to stage races in the series. | |
37.551987 -77.477588 | 8 The Virginia Commonwealth University Film Festival presents around 13 feature films and 13 short films from France each year. All have English subtitles and are introduced by the director or… | |
37.55302 -77.461182 | 9 More than 35,000 people head to Richmond's Monument Avenue every year for Easter on Parade, a celebration of spring that includes arts and crafts stalls, children's activities, food vendors and music. | |
10 Historic Garden Week in Virginia Historic Garden Week in Virginia enables visitors to tour over 250 of the area's gardens, homes and historic landmarks. Over 30 different tours are offered during the event, which shows off… |  | |
37.585245 -77.423604 | 11 NASCAR at Richmond International Raceway Richmond International Raceway hosts races each season during the NEXTEL series of NASCAR races. With a seated capacity of 105,000, the oval track opened in 1946, two years before the birth of NASCAR. | |
36.847019 -76.285316 | 12 Norfolk's International Azalea Festival was founded a year after NATO's Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT) was formed. It celebrates peace and a unified world's role in maintaining it… | |
36.85922 -75.978706 | 13 Let your hair down, kick off your flip-flops and dance in the sand at this weekend of free concerts on a huge stage on Virginia Beach. The event features top beach music from a range of… | |
38.993698 -80.23175 | 14 West Virginia Strawberry Festival Strawberry lovers unite in the small West Virginian town of Buckhannon to honour the harvest of the sweet red fruit which carries its seeds on its skin. The fun includes parades down… |  |
51.396742 -0.593562 | 15 The BMW PGA is one of the European Tour's biggest events, attracting all of Europe's top golfers and many from overseas. Beautiful Wentworth provides the perfect setting and the difficult run… |  |
37.2705 -76.7077 | 16 Four concerts over four nights make Festival Williamsburg one of the main cultural events on the local calendar. Leading classical performers, orchestras and conductors play popular and less… |  |
38.335391 -81.612853 | 17 The Vandalia Festival is a celebration of folk life held in and around the Cultural Center and the State Capitol Complex of Charleston. It features concerts, craft demonstrations, kids'… |  |
36.844471 -75.979233 | 18 Remember the Music, Remember the Heroes On Memorial Day weekend visitors to Virginia Beach can swing to the live sounds of Big Band music at the 17th, 24th and 31st Street Parks. The popular event gets everyone on their feet. | |
37.55302 -77.461182 | 19 Richmond tips its cap to the Greeks with a day of Greek food, music and dancing, otherwise known as Greek Festival. Authentic jewellery, leather, rugs and folk art are also on offer to… |  |
36.852798 -75.979538 | 20 Virginia Beach takes a cue from Miami and recreates its own Calle Ocho festival. The two-day Hardee's Latin Fest fills the oceanfront with Latin music, food and dance. Free Salsa dance lessons… | |
36.852798 -75.979538 | 21 North American Sand Soccer Championships Eight thousand players and 800 teams descend on beautiful Virginia Beach for the world's largest amateur sand soccer festival. Attracting competitors from all over the world, the fast-paced… | |
36.85922 -75.978706 | 22 Over 300 sculptors, painters, photographers and craftsmen converge on Virginia Beach for the annual Boardwalk Art Show & Festival in Virginia. The festival is recognised as one of the best… | |
37.740903 -81.253189 | 23 West Virginia Spring Wine Festival Fine wine, good music and great food - the West Virginia Spring Wine Festival at Daniel Vineyards is a bon viveur's dream come true. It includes live musical acts, regional food, crafts and… |  |
37.595495 -77.466188 | 24 The Richmond Vegetarian Festival The Azalea Gardens of Bryan Park host The Richmond Vegetarian Festival. Companies promote their veggie-friendly products and there are plenty of supporting activities and live entertainment. A… | |
38.807789 -77.040738 | 25 The Waterfront Festival in Alexandria, Virginia (in aid of the American Red Cross) draws around 80,000 visitors every year. The main attractions are the three tall ships, the Schooner Sultana… | |
37.5594 -77.4472 | 26 Richmond's summer Fridays are all about Friday Cheers at Brown's Island. Locals and visitors mix at the event, a great place to relax after work and listen to some live music. |  |
36.85922 -75.978706 | 27 Viva Elvis And The Legends Of Rock and Roll There's a whole lotta shakin' goin' on at this three-day tribute to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Viva Elvis. Fans from all over the world gather down at the Virgina Beach boardwalk for a host of… |  |
36.8514 -76.2884 | 28 Bayou Boogaloo and Cajun Food Festival New Orleans comes to Virginia every year for the Bayou Boogaloo and Cajun Food Festival. Three stages in Norfolk's Town Point Park showcase national entertainment, Louisiana-style cooking… | |
39.02083 -80.647695 | 29 La Paix Farm's Lavender Fair presents demonstrations of lavender distillation and how to craft lavender wands and soap. Stalls offer gourmet food, healthy living products and environmental… |  |
36.852798 -75.979538 | 30 Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge Virginia Beach's Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge includes the spectacular Crustacean 500 race and the Miss Curvaceous Crustacean competition. It's a free event, so grab yourself a crab and… | |
39.025643 -79.937412 | 31 Battle of Laurel Hill Reenactment The vivid Battle of Laurel Hill Reenactment remembers one of the first battles of America's Civil War, near Belington in West Virginia. Thousands of spectators watch cannons fire and listen to… |  |
36.767448 -76.100321 | 32 The music and extreme sports behemoth that is the Vans Warped Tour rolls into Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre. It presents leading punk bands on ten stages, extreme sports demos… | |
36.8514 -76.2884 | 33 Every July, Norfolk hosts a jazz festival in Town Point Park. The outdoor event is the region's longest running jazz festival, attracting renowned performers to the waterfront for two days of… |  |
37.2705 -76.7077 | 34 Celebrate possibly the world's most famous bard with The Virginia Shakespeare Festival. With two plays performed every year, the festival sees nearly a month of live theatre at Williamsburg's… | |
37.595495 -77.466188 | 35 The Dogwood Dell Festival of the Arts is held annually in Richmond's beautiful Bryan Park and the enclosed Dogwood Dell Amphitheater. It includes exhibitions and over 50 concerts, theatre… | |
38.805278 -77.049215 | 36 The Friendship Firehouse Festival commemorates the role that firemen have played in the history of the United States. Visitors to Alexandria's historic firehouse can enjoy displays of antique… |  |
37.999996 -80.942614 | 37 Appalachian String Band Music Festival This international gathering of musicians and friends in Clifftop, West Virginia presents five days of Appalachian string music. The popular Appalachian String Band Music Festival includes… | |
39.29401 -77.861015 | 38 Jefferson County African American Culture and Heritage Festival The town of Ranson commemorates black educators throughout West Virginian history. Events include a celebratory banquet, a parade, music, food, a health fair and history exhibits. | |
39 The Irvington Stomp is an annual harvest-time festival at the White Fences Vineyard in Irvington. To celebrate the harvest, attendees are invited to stomp grapes in individual barrels or in a… |  | |
39.264495 -81.565468 | 40 The delicious aroma of cooked apples and cinnamon lures visitors to the Blennerhassett Island historical state park for the annual Apple Butter Weekend. Held over two days, visitors enjoy… |  |
41 Mayhem In The Mountains - Snowshoe Downhill The annual Mayhem in the Mountains weekend in Snowshoe Mountain is the grand finale to the Full Throttle Mountain Bike Race Series. The event features the Mayhem Slopestyle event in the… |  | |
37.585245 -77.423604 | 42 NASCAR at Richmond International Raceway Richmond International Raceway hosts races each season during the NEXTEL series of NASCAR races. With a seated capacity of 105,000, the oval track opened in 1946, two years before the birth of NASCAR. | |
37.560773 -77.467 | 43 The Virginia Garden Festival offers a full programme of exhibits, lectures and demonstrations. Visitors can exercise their new-found knowledge by purchasing a variety of plants and accessories… | |
38.821076 -77.079303 | 44 Alexandria Festival of the Arts The Alexandria Festival of the Arts transforms six blocks of King Street into an outdoor gallery featuring 200 of the nation's top award-winning artists. Sculptures, paintings, photography… | |
37.2733 -76.7194 | 45 Colonial Williamsburg Storytelling Festival Colonial Williamsburg is essentially an act of storytelling itself, so it makes a fitting venue for an annual storytelling festival. The festival takes place in Bassett Hall, once the home of… |  |
38.7077 -77.0863 | 46 The annual 18th-century Craft Fair at Mount Vernon features dozens of craftspeople in colonial costume demonstrating activities such as stone cutting, gunsmithing, soapmaking and paper making.… |  |
38.805038 -77.047028 | 47 The Alexandria Film Festival draws together both home-grown and international films for four days of showings at the Patent and Trademark Office Auditorium. Other locations around Alexandria… |  |
37.619089 -77.401372 | 48 The State Fair of Virginia offers everything from fairground rides to live music and agricultural exhibits. Held at The Meadow Event Park it is a full-on family event. Numerous competitions… | |
42.9612 -92.2129 | 49 Oktoberfest is a colourful, festive celebration of Fredericksburg's German heritage. Family entertainment includes two stages and two tents on Marktplatz with continuous oompah music, art &… | |
37.2733 -76.7194 | 50 Williamsburg Scottish Festival The Williamsburg Scottish Festival at Jamestown Beach gives all those with tartan blood a chance to celebrate their heritage. The event stages typical Highland activities including tossing the… |  |
