| March | 13 | Local Artist on Display Cross Street Coffee |
| 13 | St. Patrick's Dinner Dance at the Beacon/Pilot House Innc |
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| 14 | Ladies Only Wine Class. Ladies come to Ingleside Vineyards and learn about wine in a fun class with all your best girl friends. Reservations required 1-4 p.m., $25. per person www.inglesidevineyards.com | |
| 19-21 | Waterfowl Festival at the White Stone Firehouse, Sat. 10-6, Sun 10-4. For infor on Firday night preview visist www.rrws.org. | |
| 20 | Plants from the Past: A Living Legacy for our Gardens and Yours, wwww.stratfordhall.org | |
| 20 | Spring Barrel Tasting. Ingleside Vineyards 1-4 p.m. Sample wines from French and American oak barrels. www.inglesidevineyards.com | |
| 20 | Donk's Oldies Show | |
| 27 | Virginia Motor Speedway Open Practice | |
| April | 01 | Spring Opening at Historic Christ Church. Carter Museum and Reception Center 10am-4pm. Tours of 1735 church and new museum exhibitions. |
| 03 | Easter Egg Hunt. Annual event for children ages 1 to 12 at Stratford Hall. No admission charge. The egg hunt begins exactly at 11 a.m. on the Oval. wwww.stratfordhall.org | |
| 03 | Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Bonnet Parade At Holly Point Nature Park |
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| 03 | Bay Trails Demo Day and Kayak Sale | |
| 03 | Virginia Motor Speedway Open Practice | |
| 03 | Donk's Second Talent Search/Cast Tribute to George and Tammy | |
| 04 | Easter Brunch and Easter Egg Hunt Irvington, The Tides Inn. wwww.tidesinn.com | |
| 09 | Cafe Art - Local Artists on Display | |
| 10 | Cafe Art - Local Artists on Display | |
| 10-5/9 | Dragon Run Paddle Trip daily, to register call 804-693-5246 or email teta@vims.edu. No children under 15 years of age. For more information www.Dragonrun.org | |
| 16-17 | Virginia Motor Speedway Commonwealth 100 | |
| 21 | Northern Neck Garden Tour | |
| 23 | Middle Peninsula, King William County Garden Tours 1-a.m.-5p.m. check website for details, http://www.vagardenweek.org/schedule-middlepeninsula.php |
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| 24 | Candian Tenors at the Robinson/Olsson Civic & Fine Arts Center in West Point, for tickets call 804-843-3475 | |
| 24 | Gloucester-Mathews Garden Tour, Saturday 9a.m.check wedsite for details, http://www.vagardenweek.org/schedule.htm |
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| 24 | Virginia Motor Speedway Opening Night for weekly racers | |
| 24 | Bluegrass Bands in Concert | |
| 24 | Canadian Tenors | |
| 25 | First Inauguration. George Washington Birthpace 9am-5p.m. George Washington took the oath of office as the first president of the United States of America on April 30, 1789. | |
| 25 | Kirkin of the Tartan. Historic Christ Church 12:30 p.m. Traditional Scottish blessing and celebration. Full Tartan/Scottish church service. Bagpipes and marching parade. | |
May |
01 | Watermen's Appreciation Day 10a.m. opening day of the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park. Plant sale at the park. |
| 01 | Cinco de Mayo (the Fifth of May) is a day that will be celebrated all over the world on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. But at Ingleside things are a little different. Cinco de May Celebrations will be on May 1st, come enjoy this fiesta in honor of this event! $25 per person www.inglesidevineyards.com | |
| 01 | Bay Trails Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Benefit Tour | |
| 07 | Stepoe's First Friday Walabout, downtown Kilmarnock 507p.m. Come celebrate the laid back Rivah life, details www.ticva.com | |
| 08 | Art on the Half Shell in Urbanna. Urbanna's juried outdoor art show and sale of two and three-dimensional works in various media. Enjoy a whole day of art, music, demonstrations, regional food specialties and hands-on art activities for kids in a charming colonial seaport setting. 10 am to 5 pm. For more information check the website, http://www.artonthehalfshellfestival.com/ | |
| 08 | Urbanna Farmer's Market - Stock up on home grown and homemade goodies: choice perennials, annuals, flowers, produce, baked goods, artisanal cheeses, clothing, jewelry, soaps, ets. | |
| 08 | Virginia Motor Speedway Weekly Racing | |
| 09 | Mother's Day Luncheon & Preservation Month Tour. In celebration of Preservation Month, join in a focused tour on this Mother's Day. Tour begins ag 2p.m. in the Visitor Center and cost $10 per adult www.stratfordhall.org | |
| 15 | Music Under the Stars in Urbanna's Tabaer Park 7:00-9:00 p.m. | |
| 15-16 | Virginia Motor Speedway Paul Sawyer Memorial | |
| 19 | Bay Trails Lighthouse Island Kayak Tour | |
| 22 | Hunt Family Fiddlers at the Robinson/Olsson Civic & Fine Arts Center in West Point. Call 804-843-3475 for tickets. | |
| 22 | Bay Trails Paint & Paddle Kayak Tour | |
| 29 | Bay Trails Picnic & Paddle Kayak Tour | |
| 29 | Virginia Motor Speedway Weekly Racing | |
| 30 | Bay Trails Lighthouse Island Kayak Tour | |
| 31 | Memorial Day Service. Historic Christ Church 11 a.m. sponsored by Retired Military Officers Assoc. of America | |
| June | 04 | Steptoe's First Friday Walkabout in downtown Kilmarnock 5-7 p.m. Celebrate the laid back Rivah life. www.ticva.com |
| 05 | Spring on the Plantation 9am-5pm. George Washington was a product of plantations. To understand Washington, we must understand plantation life. 18th century activities and demonstrations such as sheep shearing, tobacco planting, fishing and hunting demonstrations, backsmithing and open hearth cooking will be offered at Popes Creek Plantation. (804)224-1732 | |
| 05 | Lees and Independence. This year's Lees and Independence event will take place at 3 p.m. Enjoy activities for kids, Revolutionary War reenactments, and free live music at an evening concent. This event is free www.stratfordhall.org | |
| 05 | Bay Trails Marshes and Mansions Kayak Tour | |
| 12 | Urbanna Farmer's Market 9:00a.m.-1:00 p.m. home grown and baked goodies, arts, crafts and more | |
| 12 | Virginia Motor Speedway Weekly Racing | |
| 13 | Bay Trails Lighthouse Island Kayak Tour | |
| 19 | Music Under the Stars in Urbanna's Taber Park 7:00-9:00 p.m. | |
| 19 | Rock "N" Roll Oldies 6-9 p.m. Ingleside Vineyards. Live music, tastings and gift specials included $15 per person for music only, $35 per person for dinner and music. Reservations required www.inglesidevineyards.com | |
| 19 | Bay Trails Fossil Find Kayak Tour | |
| 19 | Virginia Motor Speedway Mud Bog | |
| 26 | 3rd Annual Chesapeake Bay Wine Trail Festival. Brought to you by the Chesapeake Bay Wine Trail. Rain or shine. Arts and crafts, delicious food and live music. Featuring 9 wineries $15 in advance $20 at the gate wwww.chesapeakebaywinefestival.com | |
| 26 | Bay Trails Full Moon Kayak Tour | |
| 26 | Virginia Motor Speedway Weekly Racing | |
| 27 | Bay Trails Wetland Wonders Kayak Tour | |
| 29-30 | Bay Trails Kids Kayak Camp | |
| July | 02 | Steptoe's First Friday Walkabout in downtown Kilmarnock 5-7 p.m. Celebrate the laid back Rivah life. www.ticva.com |
| 03 | Bay Trails Picnic & Paddle Kayak Tour | |
| 04 | Independence Day Fireworks and Boat Parade in Urbanna | |
| 04 | Bay Trails Blueberries & Boats Kayak Tour | |
| 04 | Independence Day at George Washington Birthplace 9am-5pm Be like a young George Washington and practice taking up arms to defend...Great Britian! Militia drills and outdoor games will be on tap for everyone to celebrate our freedom. Free admission. | |
| 10 | Ice Creat Social on "Second Saturday" at Historic Christ Church 11am-2p.m. Family fun with tasty ice cream treats in a historic setting. Colonial games and crafts. Church tours and museum exhibitions. | |
| 10 | Urbanna Farmer's Market come and enjoy the great local grown products and more | |
| 10 | Donk's Patriotic Show/Joell & Jim Kepka | |
| 10 | Bay Trails Star Gazing Kayak Tour | |
| 10 | Virginia Motor Speedway Steel Block Bandits | |
| 11 | Bay Trails Lighthouse Island Kayak Tour | |
| 13-14 | Bay Trails Kids Kayak Camp | |
| 17 | Music Under the Stars in Urbanna's Taber Park 7-9 p.m. | |
| 17 | Bay Trails Marshes and Mansions Kayak Tour | |
| 18 | Bay Trails Blueberries & Boaty Kayak Tour | |
| 22 | "Hands-On History Day" at Historic Christ Church. Explore the history of colonial Virginia through hands-on activities with archaeology, 18th century brickmaking, grave rubbings and other exciting lessons. 10am.m-2p.m. Ages 6-12. Free event with luch provided for all participants. Registrations required www.rteagle@christchurch1735.org | |
| 24 | Virginia Motor Speedway Weekly Racing | |
| 25 | Bay Trails Lighthouse Island Kayak Tours | |
| 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 | Harvest Festival at Stratford Hall. Celebrate the fall season with a fun festival for the whole family. Admission www.stratfordhall.org | |
| 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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