Orange County Fair!
July 26 - 28
Join local farmers, craftsmen, cooks, and gardeners for an annual celebration of rural life in the Virginia Piedmont.
A true country fair with no high-pressure sales or carnival rides! |
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HHBB Always Lists Events
We always have a running list of area events on our website.
Call us with any questions!
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Montpelier's Specialty Tours
 Perfect for those who love a tour with in-depth content.
Given by high-level staff members at Montpelier, some of the tours offered are:
* Meet the Madisons - In-depth Masion Tour
* Let it be Red - Behind the Scenes with Curators
* Constitution Tour
* Enslaved Community
FREE GIFT INCLUDED FOR THOSE WHO STAY AT THE HHBB! |
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Vino Vans
A fantastic wine touring company, cleverly named Vino Vans.
Have a knowledgeable guide drive you to wineries + get served a delicious lunch!
Discover more about Vino Vans on their website.
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Holladay House "Hops and Chops" July 7th
July 4th is one of our favorite holidays, and our annual Independence Day Hops and Chops celebration is one of our most popular events of the year!
Join us Saturday, July 7th to drink local micro-brewed craft beers (the Hops), feast on locally-raised chops (beef, pork, and/or mutton, expertly prepared a variety of ways) and dive into Sharon's "family secret" homemade apple pie (Virginia wine also available)!
If you'll be here July 4th, enjoy music at Keswick Vineyard's annual Red, White and Blues event, then head over to Culpeper for fireworks!
Stay a third night and we'll take
50% off your third night stay OR fourth night FREE!
To participate, just say "Hops and Chops" when you make your reservation!
The Hops and Chops feast is only $39 per person!
2-night minimum; based on availability.
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edible Food Fest
August 11
The inaugural edible Food Fest, hosted by the Orange Downtown Alliance and edible Blue Ridge Magazine, is a family-oriented educational event, dedicated to strengthening relationships between small-scale producers and consumers.
Children's activities, workshops for adults, tastings, and music are all part of the Edible Food Fest's goals to increase awareness of today's most topical food issues. One of the most popular "ingredients" of the festival will be cooking demonstrations by some of the area's most admired culinary masters.
At the heart of the edible Food Fest are educational programs on sustainable agriculture, organic gardening, soil and composting, seed saving, edible landscaping and other means of healthier living.
Featuring: and more!
$5 for adults, FREE for the little ones. ONE BLOCK FROM THE HOLLADAY HOUSE.
Make your Holladay House reservations here.
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Civil War Commemoration Weekend
August 17 - 19
Geeky about the Civil War? Or just want to see what all this 150th Commemoration stuff is all about?
Immerse yourself as deep as you would like with a weekend full of Civil War Commemoration activities:
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* Visit Montpelier for a weekend of skirmishes, dress parades, and Civil War history, where General Samuel McGowan's South Carolinians encamped during the winter of 1863-1864. Watch re-enactors use Civil War-era tools and techniques to rebuild the huts once occupied by McGowan's troops.
* Tour the Gilmore Farm, home of George Gilmore, who was born a slave at Montpelier and emancipated after the Civil War.
* View the period dress Fashion Show on the steps of Dolley Madison's Montpelier.
* On Main Street: watch "The Blue and the Gray in Orange" parade, commemoration event of the Battle on Main Street.
* The "Blue and the Gray in Orange" continues around the block with period Civil War music, drill demonstrations, living history demonstrations, and southern cooking with period recipes (no hard tack - don't worry!) |
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