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Heritage Artisans take Center Stage at Floyd County Harvest Festival Watch soapstone carving, learn tree grafting, smell fresh cider being made. These are just a few of the artisans who will demonstrate their work at the Floyd County Harvest Festival and County Fair on Saturday, September 15th at the Floyd County Recreational Park. Also scheduled to be on hand are experts in the area of chair caning, black powder guns, tatting, quilting, and spinning. Come out and share some memories with your family. 
The Floyd County Harvest Festival and County Fair is a day to celebrate Floyd County’s agriculture and heritage. Many fun family activities are scheduled including traditional music, children’s games, craft vendors and more beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing to 4 p.m.
Craft vendors will include goat milk soaps and lotions, quilt blocks, alpaca spun wool, local jams, jellies and cakes, and other related products. There will also be youth livestock shows from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., done by 4-H and the Future Farmers of America Adult admission to the festival is only $2, and children 12 and under are admitted free. For more information, including County Fair categories and entry information, visit www.floydharvestfestival.org or call 540 745-9307.
This event is made possible with grant funding from the Community Foundation of the New River Valley and many private sponsors. The Jacksonville Center for the Arts will also host many heritage arts demonstrations that day including well-known whittler Brad Smith, plus Dillard Frazier demonstrating basket-making and furniture making with wood-shaving horse. A special treat will be Buck Whisenant demonstrating blacksmithing in 18th-century costume.
There will also be ceramic and an early form of lampworking (glassbeads) demonstrations. For more information see www.jacksonvillecenter.org or call 540 745-2784. There will be many other special events that day, too, including historic walking tours of downtown, free music at the Floyd Country Store (www.floydcountrystore.com), children’s theater at the June Bug Center (www.junebugcenter.org) and an Open Farm day at Hope Springs Farm (www.innathopespringsfarm.com). More details on these other events will be upcoming. Many events, one great day in Floyd! Check THIS out!
Region: Blue Ridge Highlands
Locality: Floyd County
Harvest Moon Foodstore
227 North Locust Street
Floyd, VA 24091
Harvest Moon Foodstore presents "A Taste of Floyd" featuring "SLOW FOOD" from Floyd and the surrounding area.
Admission of $3.00 will cover an abundance of tastings from many of the region's finest food producers of
breads, cheeses, wines, produce, sauces and even fresh roasted coffee. Harvest Moon is located on Route 8 in the town of Floyd.
The Taste of Floyd is an event in conjunction with The Floyd County Fair and both are presented as part of the Floyd Harvest Festival.
The Floyd County Harvest Festival and County Fair is a day to celebrate Floyd County’s agriculture and heritage. Many fun family activities are scheduled including traditional music, children’s games, craft vendors and more beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing to 4 p.m. Craft vendors will include goat milk soaps and lotions, quilt blocks, alpaca spun wool, local jams, jellies and cakes, and other related products. There will also be youth livestock shows from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., done by 4-H and the Future Farmers of America Adult admission to the festival is only $2, and children 12 and under are admitted free. For more information, including County Fair categories and entry information, visit www.floydharvestfestival.org or call 540 745-9307.
This event is made possible with grant funding from the Community Foundation of the New River Valley and many private sponsors. The Jacksonville Center for the Arts will also host many heritage arts demonstrations that day including well-known whittler Brad Smith, plus Dillard Frazier demonstrating basket-making and furniture making with wood-shaving horse. A special treat will be Buck Whisenant demonstrating blacksmithing in 18th-century costume.
There will also be ceramic and an early form of lampworking (glassbeads) demonstrations. For more information see www.jacksonvillecenter.org or call 540 745-2784. There will be many other special events that day, too, including historic walking tours of downtown, free music at the Floyd Country Store (www.floydcountrystore.com), children’s theater at the June Bug Center (www.junebugcenter.org) and an Open Farm day at Hope Springs Farm (www.innathopespringsfarm.com). More details on these other events will be upcoming. Many events, one great day in Floyd! Check THIS out!
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Locality: Floyd County
Harvest Moon Foodstore
227 North Locust Street
Floyd, VA 24091
Harvest Moon Foodstore presents "A Taste of Floyd" featuring "SLOW FOOD" from Floyd and the surrounding area.
Admission of $3.00 will cover an abundance of tastings from many of the region's finest food producers of
breads, cheeses, wines, produce, sauces and even fresh roasted coffee. Harvest Moon is located on Route 8 in the town of Floyd.
The Taste of Floyd is an event in conjunction with The Floyd County Fair and both are presented as part of the Floyd Harvest Festival.
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