| July | 31 | Fish Fry at the Water View Firehouse 6-8p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under and available from auxiliary and fire department members or Big John's Convenience Store at Church view. |
| 31 | Bay Trails Picnic & Paddle Kayak Tour | |
| August | 01 | Bay Trails Up a Creek Kayak Tour |
| 06 | Steptoe's First Friday Walkabout in downtown Kilmarnock 5-7 p.m. Celebrate the laid back Rivah life. www.ticva.com | |
| 07 | Bay Trails Marshes and Mansions Kayak Tour | |
| 07 | Bay Trails Star Gazing Kayak Tour | |
| 07 | Virginia Motor Speedway Weekly Racing | |
| 14 | Urbanna Farmer's Market - come and enjoy homegrown and homebaked goodies and more. | |
| 14 | Second Saturday at Historic Christ Church 11am-2pm. Family fun with colonial games and crafts. Lemonade and cookies. Church tours and museum exhibitions. | |
| 14 | Summer Beach Bash 1-4 p.m. Enjoy the end of summer with a Beach Bash and Luau! Live beach music, Hawaiian leis, tastings, souvenir wine glass and light food included. $20 per person. Reservations recommended www.inglesidevineyards.com | |
| 14 | Bay Trails Lighthouse Island Kayak Tour | |
| 14 | Virginia Motor Speedway Weekly Racing | |
| 15 | Bay Trails Blueberries & Boats Kayak Tour | |
| 21 | Music Under the Stars in Urbanna's Taber Park 7-9 pm | |
| 21 | Bay Trails Star Gazing Tour | |
| 21 | Virginia Motor Speedway TBA | |
| 22 | Bay Trails Fossil Find Kayak Tour | |
| 28 | Bay Trails Blueberries & Boats Kayak Tour | |
| 28 | Virginia Motor Speedway Weekly Racing | |
| 29 | Bay Trails Goin' to the Chapel Kayak Tour | |
| Sept. | 03 | Steptoe's First Friday Walkabout in downtown Kilmarnock 5-7 p.m. Celebrate the laid back Rivah life. www.ticva.com |
| 04 | Family Fun Day in Urbanna 3-7p.m. Fun day is for children of all ages. There will be food, beverages, music and entertainment. | |
| 04 | Irvington Stop at White Fences Vineyard, Irvington. Celebrate the annual grape harvest in a small town event. Bring a blanket and enjoy music and lots of new activities for the whole family, from skydivers to a maize maze. Food will be available for purchase. wwww.whitefencesvineyard.com | |
| 04 | Bay Trails Marshes and Mansions Kayak Tour | |
| 04 | Virginia Motor Speedway Weekly Racing | |
| 05 | Bay Trails Star Gazing Kayak Tour | |
| 06 | Most of the Plantation: Slavery and Labor at Popes Creek 2 p.m. Park Ranger will talk about the 24 men, women and children who worked to establish and make prosperous the land where George Washington was born. | |
| 11 | Urbanna Farmer's Market 9am-1p.m. Homegrown produce, baked goods, arts/crafts and much more. | |
| 11 | Jazz in the Courtyard at Ingleside Vineyard, 5-9 p.m. Music, tours, tastings and souvenir wine glass are inclued for $15 per person for music & tasting and $35 per person to include dinner. www.inglesidevineyards.com | |
| 11 | Bay Trails Picnic & Paddle Kayak Tour | |
| 18 | Virginia Motor Speedway USA 100 | |
| 24-26 | Northern Neck RiverRide. Join the 5th Annual RiverRide! Scenery, rest stops, meals and other activities. For info and to register wwww.riverride.org | |
| 24-25 | 2nd Annual "Steamboatin'show 7:30-9:00 p.m. Step back in time, a turn of the century show with music. Mr. Gallaher and Mr. Sheen skits, melodrama and old fashioned sing-along www.steamboateramuseum.org | |
| 25-26 | Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival - Stratford Hall Plantation 11am-5p.m. Live music, food, 9 wineries, tastings plus sales by glass or bottle. Advanced tickets $15 or $20 at the gate. Includes a commemorative wine tasting glass and a free tasting at each wine booth. $10 for designated driver or under 21, $5 for children under 12. | |
| 25 | Bay Trails Seashore Secrets Kayak Tour | |
| 26 | Bay Trails Lighthouse Island kayak Tour | |
| October | 01 | Archaeology Exhibit, Warsaw, Richmond County Museum. Wed-Sat. 11am-3pm until Dec. 15. www.co.richmond.va.us |
| 02 | "From Harry the Fiddler to Covent Garden:" Music of the Stratford Lees. The Lee years at Stratford Hall spanned a period unmatched in the history of music. The day will close with dinner and a lively musical evening in the Great Hall www.stratfordhall.org | |
| 02 | Virginia Motor Speedway 6th Annual Run A Muck Mud Bog | |
| 09 | Urbanna Farmer's Market 9am-1pm come and enjoy some great products. | |
| 09 | Bay Trails Picnic & Paddle Kayak Tour | |
| 16 | Harvest Celebration Festival. Ingleside Vineyards 1-4 pm. Something for everyone, come celebrate the 30th harvest. See winemaking demonstrations, take a tour of Ingleside's vineyards and winery, enjoy artwork, crafts, exhibits and more. wwww.inglesidevineyards.com | |
| 16 | Bay Trails Marshes and Mansions Kayak Tour | |
| 22-24 | Northern Neck Cultural Landscape Symposium. 3rd symposium in the series will study the region's formal landscapes of the colonial and early national periods, examining closely the gardens and "big house" landscapes that were a necessary complement to colonial plantation seats. www.stratfordhall.org. | |
| 23 | Bay Trails Full Moon Kayak Tour | |
| 24 | Bay Trails Fall Colors Kayak Tour | |
| 30 | Stratford Hall's Historical Haunts. Special ghost tours of the Great House will be offered during the evening event, as well as Halloween crafts and refreshments. wwww.stratfordhall.org | |
| November | 05-06 | Urbanna Oyster Festival. Friday 9am to Midnight, Saturday 9 am to 6p.m. Virginia's official oyster festival. Over 75,000 visitors come to walk around and enjoy music, food, parades, arts and crafts and much more. |
| 12 | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle...and Render your Refuse. 2 p.m. George Washington Birthplace, in recognition of America Recycles Day. Admission to workshop is free. | |
| 13 | Fall Barrel Tasting 1-4pm Inglesied Vineyards www.inglesidevineyards.com | |
| 25 | Thanksgiving Dinner at Stratford Hall www.stratfordhall.org | |
| December | 03 | Urbanna Christmas Parade 7p.m. Marching bands, Santa Claus and 70 or so homemade floats to bring out the kids in all of us. |
| 04 | Urbanna Holiday Homes Tour 12-4:30 p.m. Admissioin | |
| 06 | The Holly & The Ivy, traditional songs, carols and hymns sung a capella. Historic Christ Church 3 p.m. | |
| 07 | Boxwood Tree Workshop, create a fresh table top tree that will last the holiday season using fresh apples, cones, berries and dried everlastings. Morning and afternoon workshops at Stratford Hall with lunch option. Class size limited to 15, so sign up early! www.stratfordhall.org | |
| 11 | Christmas at Stratford Hall, experience the Lees' Great House as they might have known it during the holiday season. www.stratfordhall.org | |
| 11-13 | Ingleside's Holiday Open House 12-5 p.m. Sample award-winning wines and enjoy holiday refreshments while shopping for that perfect gift. www.inglesidevineyards.com | |
| 11-12 | Irvington Holiday House Tour 2-5 p.m. Marvelously decorated homes on this walking tour on "The Lane" in Irvington. www.steamboateramuseum.org | |
| 12 | Winter Open House at Westmoreland State Park 2-6 pm. Join the community for fun and food at the beautifully renovated Helen and Tayloe Murphy Hall. www.virginiastateparks.gov | |
| 18-19 | Ingleside's Holiday Open House 12-5 p.m. Sample award-winning wines and enjoy holiday refreshments while shopping for that perfect gift. www.inglesidevineyards.com | |
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