Stay at Fleeton Fields to enjoy area events:
April 3, 2010. Greet the Easter Bunny as she arrives in Reedville aboard the Elva C. Reedville Fishermen's Museum, 804-453-6529
Saturday, April 17, 2010. At Rice's Hotel - Hughlett Tavern, an historic landmark in Heathsville. 11 am to 4 pm. Wine tasting from Northern Neck Wineries, plus food, craft vendors & museum displays. Fun for the whole family. Tickets $10 in advance, $13 at the door. 804-580-3377 More info on Northern Neck Wine Festivals here.
Sunday, May 2, 2010. Marks the opening of the fishing season in Reedville. Sponsored by St. Mary's Episcopal Church and Omega Protein. Reedville Fishermen's Museum, 804-453-6529
May 1, 2010. Rice's Hotel - Hughlett's Tavern, Heathsville, 3-7 pm. Sip Mint Juleps and wager on the Kentucky Derby. Watch it on the big TV and enjoy live and silent auctions. Great Derby fare donated by local restaurants. Music 3-7 on the Tavern Complex. Admission $50 benefits the Rice's Hotel/Hughlett's Tavern Foundation. Call for reservations by April 30th, 804-580-3377
Saturday, May 29, 2010. The festival features over 100 high-quality arts and crafts exhibits, a giant bake sale, food concessions, music, fresh strawberries and their phenomenally popular strawberry shortcake. The festival is a major event for the entire community, and draws thousands of people from a radius of some 200 miles. St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Heathsville. 580-4555.
June 26th, 2010. At the Kilmarnock Farmers' Market. Tastings 11 am to 5 pm, market opens 10 am. Free parking, $5 admission and souvenir wine glass. 247 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.
Saturday, July 3 or Sunday, July 4?, 2010. Afternoon parade, evening fireworks. Craft fairs, barbershop quartets and a 5K run/walk, all centered on Reedville's Main Street, decked out for the occasion.
September 10-12, 2010. Come and tour various types of antique boats, enjoyed from private piers all up and down the town of Reedville. Boat owners share their love of boats, remodeling, and traveling on the water. Boat parade Saturday 3 pm. Oyster boat to comfortable cruiser anyone? Reedville Fishermen's Museum, 804-453-6529
November 5-7, 2010. All-day entertainment and food concessions, with a parade on Saturday.
November 13, 2010. All-you-can-eat oysters, soup, BBQ. Music. 2-5 pm. Reedville Fishermen's Museum, 804-453-6529
December 12-13, 2009. House tour, sponsored by the Reedville Fishermen's Museum. House tour, fun to make by available water taxies, Saturday 10-5 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. For children, the Reedville Santa arrives in Reedville Historic District aboard the Elva C. Breakfast with Santa is at 9 am. Sometime during the house tour stop to see the Designer Tablescapes Exhibition. Gentlemen and ladies alike, don't miss an amazing show, where you will see dining set from French kitchens to an old pier, gardens to Victorian parlors. Refreshments are also served. Reedville Fishermen's Museum, 804-453-6529