NewMarketEvents

New Market Events

CommunityEvents

New Market Events 2010
Email your events to events@shenandoahvalleytourism.com
Monday through Saturday		New Market Walking Tours Apple Blossom Inn, New Market, Virginia. Beginning May 17, the Apple Blossom Inn of New Market will present New Market Walking Tours. Led by costumed guides Susan Smith and Betty Karol Wilson, these tours will highlight the sights, topics, and people of New Market from colonial times to the present. Inquire about group tours, rates, and times. Each tour is approximately 90 minutes and online tickets are available at www.new-market-virginia-walking-tours.com or for more information call 540-325-9529.
Saturdays Through October 30th		Locally Grown & Locally Made Farmers Market (In the Casual Friday Boutiqe Parking Lot) 197 East Lee Hwy (Route 11 East) Saturdays 8:00am to NOON Until October 30th
August	14	Rt. 11 Yard Crawl
August	21	New Market Battlefield State Historical Park Jacob Bushong's Birthday Party 11:00am to 4:00pm Costumed volunteers interpret birthday traditions of the 19^th century and show how members of the neighborhood came together to celebrate with the Bushong family. A period menu, including hand-cranked ice cream, will be prepared for the party. Period songs and games will add to the festive nature of the event. For admission fees and other information, visit www.vmi.edu/newmarket or call 866-515-1864.
September	18	New Market Battlefield State Historical Park 1950's Style School Picnic 11:00am to 4:00pm Taking place in front of the Park’s Hall of Valor Museum, the Sunday School Fair recreates a typical community event of 1850’s New Market. Family focused event features games of skill and chance, 19^th century refreshments, and handwork items. Pies donated by area restaurants will be auctioned to benefit the Park’s educational programs. For admission fees and other information, visit www.vmi.edu/newmarket or call 866-515-1864.
October	23 & 24	New Market Heritage Days 9:00am to 5:00pm Homemade Crafts and Wide variety of Delicious Foods Fun for the Whole Family! (540) 740-3212
October	30	New Market Battlefield State Historical Park Spirits of New Market 7:00pm to 4:00pm Costumed historical interpreters portraying Union and Confederate soldiers, Virginia Military Institute Cadets, and members of the Bushong family take visitors back in time to the aftermath of the battle that ushered in a year of death and destruction in the Shenandoah Valley. Guided lantern tour centers on the Bushong Farm and the battlefield made famous by the charge of the VMI Cadets. Tours begin at 7 PM and every 15 minutes until 8:45 PM. For admission fees and other information, visit www.vmi.edu/newmarket or call 866-515-1864.
December	4	New Market Battlefield State Historical Park "Christmas On The Farm" 10:00am to 4:00pm Costumed historical interpreters at the Park’s Bushong Farm share traditions of Christmas in the Shenandoah Valley during the 1850s. Features music, storytelling, period games, and ornament-making. Civil War reenactors depict the hardships and improvisations that soldiers experienced during Christmas far from home. For admission fees and other information, visit www.vmi.edu/newmarket or call 866-515-1864.
December	To Be Announced	New Market Christmas Parade

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