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What better way to celebrate your culinary traditions than with special events - most of which are centered around food? Peanut Fest, Bacon, Bourbon & Beach Music Fest or a guided ghost tour of Suffolk's beautiful historic downtown - there's always something happening along the Salty Southern Route.
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CITY OF FRANKLIN & SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY
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Down Home DaySaturday in April (date to be determined), 2018 at the Southampton Heritage Village/Agricultural & Forestry Museum,
26135 Heritage Lane in Courtland Down Home Day is a family day full of heritage activities for everyone. Check out the petting zoo and sheep shearing or watch logs being sawn on a 1928 sawmill. Take a peek at corn being ground into fresh cornmeal on a replica grist mill. Taste a fresh cornbread patty or purchase your own cornmeal. Local printers will demonstrate the 1880s printing press. Visitors will get to take home a souvenir bookmark made on the press that day. All activities except food included in admission price. For further information call 757.375.2523 |
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Heritage DaySaturday, September 9, 2017 at the Southampton Heritage Village/Agricultural & Forestry Museum,
26135 Heritage Lane in Courtland Visit during Heritage Day to see Heritage Crafters making butter, hominy, molasses, cracklin's, soap and baskets. Watch an 1880s printing press, 1920s sawmill and a corn gristmill in action. Story-telling will take place in an old 1-room school house. Watch blacksmithing and pottery-making demonstrations. Visit the petting zoo and take a peek at miniature horses as well as antique cars, tractors and small engines, which will all be on display. Live music will be provided. Join us for a family fun hayride or shop for hand made arts & crafts. The Rebecca Vaughan House will be open with a display of local historical items. All activities except food included in admission price. For further information call 757.375.2523 |
SMITHFIELD & ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
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The Isle of Wight County FairSeptember 14-17, 2017 at Heritage Park, 21311 Courthouse Highway, Windsor
Come on out and join the fun. Catch a show, watch a tractor pull, enter the talent show, or enjoy the sights from the top of the giant ferris wheel. We know you will agree it is the best way to spend the last four days of your summer! Held Thursday through Sunday, the second weekend of September |
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Smithfield & Isle of Wight County's Restaurant WeekHeld the last weekend of January through the first weekend of February at participating restaurants
Participating restaurants offer a reduced price lunch and dinner menu which include an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Participating shops offer a special Restaurant Week discount on select items. Sixteen participating restaurants and shops in 2017! |
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Smithfield Farmers MarketEvery Saturday, April through October from 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon, 115 Main Street in downtown Smithfield
Named one of the "101 Best Farmers Markets in America" by TheDailyMeal.com, the Farmers Market is located in the parking lot of the Bank of Southside Virginia and offers tasty foods, baked goods, lovely gift items & of course, plenty of fresh produce and LIVE MUSIC every week! For further information call 757.357.5182. |
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Smithfield Hog Jog 5K Run & Piglet RunSaturday, October 14, 2017 at Smithfield Foods Corporate HQ parking lot, 200 Commerce Street in downtown Smithfield
This charity run is a challenging, family and community oriented 5K run/walk through downtown historic Smithfield and our beautiful Virginia countryside. Whole Hog teams for groups of 10 or more are just $20 each! |
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Smithfield VA Event's Bacon, Bourbon & Beach Music FestSaturday, October 7, 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Windsor Castle Park, 301 Jericho Road in downtown Smithfield
This "can't miss" event offers tastings of small batch, hard-to-find and specialty bourbons, as well as tastings from the hottest craft breweries around. Each ticket holder gets 1/2 lb. of bacon hot off the grill to take to the condiment tent to dress it up. Live music will be featured on three stages. This is a 21 and older, ticketed event which sells out within minutes for online purchases. General Admission Tickets & Non-Sponsor tables will go on sale July 26 and 27. |
