Rivah Events Calendar

To avoid disappointment, call the numbers where indicated to verify dates and times of events. All area codes are 804 unless otherwise listed.

October – December

• Aylett Country Day School Faire, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 5K run, silent auction, antique car show, motorcycle show, children’s activities, raffles, music by a DJ and food. 443-3214.
• Art Auction supporting the Bay School Community Arts Center at  “Toddsbury” on the North River in Gloucester. Abundant menu and fully stocked bar. Variety of art to be sold and exhibited. $65. 725-1278.
• Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Irvington Commons. Crafts, foods, vendors.
• Montross Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., entertainment, parade, vendors, food, crafts.
• Fossils & Eagles Kayak Trip, 9-11 a.m. Westmoreland State Park. $25 tandem, $19 solo, $10 tagalong. Register at 800-933-7373 at least one business day in advance. Walk-ins accepted on same day only, call 493-8821.
• Astronomy After Dark, Belle Isle State Park. 462-5030.
• Holiday Bazaar, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Irvington United Methodist Church. Wreaths, theme gift baskets, gifts, crafts, collector items, baked goods, soups.
• Golf Tournament, 9 a.m. Quinton Oaks Golf Course, Callao. To benefit Westmoreland Players. $55 per player. Register at
  westmorlandplayers.org.
• Skipjack Cruise, 10:30 a.m., Claud W. Somers departs from the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum dock on Cockrell’s Creek, 504 Main Street, Reedville. $25 per person, Reservations required, 453-6529, email , or visit rfmuseum.org.
• Star Party, 7-11 p.m. Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Star gazing with the Rappahannock Astronomy Club. 493-8083.
• Spaghetti Dinner, Colonial Beach Junior Rescue Squad. 224-7750.
• Pet Blessing, 10 a.m St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Heathsville. Donations of dog or cat food accepted for the homeless pets at the Northumberland County Animal Shelter.
• 5K Races, 9:30 a.m. Belle Isle State Park. To benefit Mission Caridad. Two levels of competition and a children’s race at 9 a.m. $25. Register at active.com.
• Chandler Three-Miler, 7 a.m. Late registration. 7:30 a.m. one-mile run/walk for ages 12 and younger. 8 a.m. three-mile run begins. 15804 Kings Highway, Montross. Sponsored by Washington & Lee High School. Registration forms at the high school, , or 493-8015.
• Caring 4 Casey Ride, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Motorcycle run. Gather at Ferebees in Tappahannock. Proceed to back Draft in Kinsale, Coles Point Tavern and Sue’s Bar and Grill Warsaw. $5. Plus 50/50 raffles. Merchant donated prizes. Register on ride day, or send donations made out to Caring 4 Casey and mail them to 6673 Historyland Highway, Farnham, VA 22460. 761-0358.
• 7th Annual Run A Muck Mud Bog and Mud Sling at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway on Route 17 at Jamaica in Middlesex County. 758-1867.

• 15th Anniversary Celebration, 1-5 p.m., Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge Hutchinson Tract. 1.5 miles north of Tappahannock on Route 17. Outdoor activities, bird identification exercises, bird walks, scavenger hunts. raffles, refreshments. 366-6851.
• World Famous Breakfast, American Legion Post 83, Route 198, Hudgins, 8-11 a.m., $7. 725-9133.

• Northern Neck Audubon Society, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Kilmarnock. Mary Elfner will present, “Getting People Involved in Bird Conservation in Virginia Important Bird Areas.”
• Bingo, 7 p.m., every Monday, Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad, Deltaville.

• Bingo, 6:45 p.m., every Wednesday, Rappahannock Civic Club (Boosters Club), 8215 Gen. Puller Memorial Highway, Hartfield.

• Falling Gardens Of The Eighteenth Century Chesapeake Region, 1-2 p.m. Menokin, 4017 Menokin Road, Warsaw. Dominion Lecture Series. Donations. Reservations required, 333-1776.

• Golf Tournament, 9 a.m. American Red Cross River Counties Chapter, Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club, Kilmarnock. $340 per team. 435-7669.
• Bingo, 7 p.m., Firehouse, Lively.
• Creatures Of The Night, 7-8:30 p.m., Belle Isle State Park. Outdoor hike. $3 per person, or $8 per family. 462-5030.
• Friday Night Wine-Down, 5-8 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Good Luck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.

• Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta, Yankee Point Marina, Lancaster County. Classic yacht regatta; any mono-hull design at least 25 years old is eligible. Entry fee, $70. Public events. Entry forms and schedule at turkeyshootregatta.org.

• Holly Point Art & Seafood Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Road, Deltaville. Over 70 exhibiting artists, car show, model train display, boat rides, variety of seafood. $5 parking donation. 776-7200.
• Main Street Blues and Brews, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 6596 Main Street, Gloucester. Thirty different microbrews, five different bands. Tickets $15 in advance (available at Kelsick Garden) or $20 at gate include four drink tickets and souvenir glass. Food available. 695-0700.
• Ride The Dragon cycling event includes 100-mile, 50-mile and 25-mile excursions of waterfronts, historic buildings and scenic country roads. $50 entry fee. All courses start and end at Thousand Trails Campground near Glenns where there will be an arts and crafts fair, eco exhibits and boat rides on the Piankatank.
• Market Day at Wicomico Parish Church in Northumberland County, 8 a.m.-noon, variety of homemade foods, arts and crafts and silent auction. 580-3888.
• Annual Yard Sale, 8 a.m., Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society, 6620 Jackson Lane, Gloucester. 693-5520.
• Big Breakfast, 8-10 a.m., Masonic Lodge, 48 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, orange juice. $5. Ages 5 and younger free.
• Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Main Street and Richmond Road, Warsaw.
• Change In The Air, 9-11 a.m., Belle Isle State Park. Outdoor hike. 462-5030.
• Wicomico Parish Market Day, 8 a.m.-noon. Wicomico Parish Church, 5191 Jessie Ball DuPont Memorial Highway, Wicomico Church. Yard sale, books, silent auction, specialty food and baked goods.
• Fossils & Eagles Kayak Trip, 9-11 a.m. Westmoreland State Park. $25 tandem, $19 solo, $10 tagalong. Register at 800-933-7373 at least one business day in advance. Walk-ins accepted on same day only, call 493-8821.
• Fairfields Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fairfields United Methodist Church, 14741 Northumberland Highway. Art, crafts, children’s activities, hayrides, health screenings, North Carolina-style pork barbecue, homemade soups, baked goods, silent auction, entertainment.
• Dinner/Auction, Festival Halle, Reedville. To benefit Northumberland Family YMCA. $35 per person. By reservation, 580-8901.
• WarsawFest, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Rappahannock Community College Warsaw Campus. Crafts, food, 5k run, corn hole tournament, baby pageant, truck show, children’s rides, entertainment, parade (3 p.m.). 313-2252.
• Ham/Turkey Dinner, Colonial Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary. 224-7750.
• Crab & Oyster Feast fundraising dinner and auction, 5-9 p.m., Middlesex Sportmen’s Club, Hartfield, $20 per person; $30 per couple.
• Car Show sponsored by Parts City of Deltaville, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Deltaville Maritime Museum. 776-9020.
• Annual Wine Tasting, 4-6:30 p.m., sponsored by Mathews Rotary Club, at Belle Point, Moon. $30 tickets available at Mathews Visitor Center or Mathews Library.
• Mathews Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at historic court square in Mathews Court House. Music by Jean Howard. A variety of vendors, workshops exhibits. 725-7755.

• Reenactment Presentation on the life of Thomas Cluverious, 2 p.m., King and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum
• Cruise-in, 4-6 p.m., Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck, 517 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Hosted by Memory Lane Car Club. Open to all antique, classic and exotic cars. Spectators welcome.

• Bird Walk, 7:30 a.m. Dameron Marsh Natural Area Preserve, off Guarding Point Lane, Northumberland County. Northern Neck Audubon Society, Car pool departing Grace Episcopal Church in Kilmarnock at 7:15 a.m. Directions, 468-0084.
• Bingo, 7 p.m., every Monday, Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad, Deltaville.

• Bingo, 6:45 p.m., every Wednesday, Rappahannock Civic Club (Boosters Club), 8215 Gen. Puller Memorial Highway, Hartfield.

• Rotary Annual Pork Roast, 5:30 p.m., firehouse on Airport Road, Tappahannock.
• Homeschool Day-Autumn Changes, Belle Isle State Park. 9:30-11:30 a.m. 462-5030.

• Kiss My Little Girls, a Civil War play, 7:30 p.m., Arts on Main, 6580 Main Street, Gloucester Court House. $10 for adults; $5 for children under 12. 695-0700.

• Crafts Festival at St. Margaret’s School, Water Lane, Tappahannock, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 443-3357.
• Second Friday Art Walk, 6-8 p.m., Colonial Beach Artist’s Guild. Colonial Beach. 10 galleries, studios and businesses along Hawthorne and Washington streets. 410-2025.
• Love Letters, 7 p.m. Westmoreland Players Theatre, 16217 Richmond Road, Callao. Benefit performance for The Haven Shelter & Services. $75 includes beverage & dessert. Reservations by October 13, 333-1099.
• Bingo, 7 p.m., firehouse, Lively.
• Going Batty, 7-8:30 p.m., Belle Isle State Park. Outdoor hike. $3 per person, or $8 per family. 462-5030.
• Friday Night Wine-Down, 5-8 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Good Luck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.

• Fall Bazaar and Cruise-In sponsored by the Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department in Water View, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The bazaar will be held inside the firehouse and the Cruise-In will be held outdoors. Numerous arts and craft vendors, exhibits, demonstrations, and silent auction. 832-1765.
• Chili Cook-Off, noon-4 p.m., Gloucester Piankatank Club. Musical entertainment, prizes and awards, $10 for adults; $5 for ages 6-12. 694-4407. Proceeds benefit charities.
• Rappahannock River Run 5K, 8 a.m., register at St. Margaret’s School in Tappahannock, $25, 443-3357.
• Love Letters, 7 p.m. Westmoreland Players Theatre, 16217 Richmond Road, Callao. Benefit performance for The haven Shelter & Services. $25 Reservations by October 13, 333-1099.
• Ghosts & Legends Canoe Trip, 1-3 p.m.  Belle Isle State Park. $5. Equipment and instruction included. Reservations required, 462-5030.
• Oyster Roast, 5-9 p.m. Chesapeake Academy, Irvington. Oysters, music, corn hole tournament ($20 entry fee), raffle ($5 per ticket/three for $10). Event ticket, $45 advance/$50 at the door. Ages 21 and older. 438-5575.
• Community Festival, 10 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Kilmarnock Baptist Church. Children’s activities, hobby showcase, music by Reign. Kilmarnock Volunteer Fire Department’s “little engine” and a car seat safety demonstration. Pet blessing (1 p.m.).
• Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, Heathsville.
• Skipjack Cruise, 10:30 a.m., Claud W. Somers departs from the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum dock on Cockrell’s Creek, 504 Main Street, Reedville. $25 per person, Reservations required, 453-6529, email , or visit rfmuseum.org.
• Dog Gone Dog Show, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Irvington Commons. Animal Welfare League of the Northern Neck “just for fun” dog show. Ribbons awarded in variety of categories from longest ears to biggest lap dog. 435-0822.
• Mathews Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at historic court square in Mathews Court House. A variety of vendors, workshops exhibits. 725-7755.
• Kingston Parish Fall Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Main Street Parish House, Mathews. Free. 725-2175.
• Festival and Bazaar, Tappahannock Memorial Methodist Church, Earl Street.
• Tappahannock Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., in the historic area of town on the third Saturday of each month through October. Produce, plants, seafood, crafts, art, food, music.

• Kiss My Little Girls, a Civil War play, 2 p.m., Arts on Main, 6580 Main Street, Gloucester Court House. $10 for adults; $5 for children under 12. 695-0700.

• Freedom Fund Banquet, honoring menhaden fish boat captains. The Beacon, Topping. Sponsored by NAACP Lancaster branch. Attorney Marcel Jones to speak. 50/50 raffle, silent auction. For tickets, call 438-6713.
• Library Book Discussion Group, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Lancaster Community Library, Kilmarnock. The Help by Kathryn Stockett.
• Bingo, 7 p.m., every Monday, Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad, Deltaville.

• Gardening Symposium, 10:30 a.m. The White Stone Event Center, White Stone. Garden Club of the Northern Neck biennial symposium featuring floral designer David Pippin. $35. 472-4206.

• Bingo, 6:45 p.m., every Wednesday, Rappahannock Civic Club (Boosters Club), 8215 Gen. Puller Memorial Highway, Hartfield.

• Nana’s Naughty Knickers, 7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. curtain. The Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. A Lancaster Players Production. $20. By reservation, lancasterplayers.org, or 435-3776.

• Kiss My Little Girls, a Civil War play, 7:30 p.m., Arts on Main, 6580 Main Street, Gloucester Court House. $10 for adults; $5 for children under 12. 695-0700.

• Bingo, 7 p.m., firehouse, Lively.
• Owl Prowl, 7-8:30 p.m. Belle Isle State Park. Outdoor hike. $3 per person/$8 per family. 462-5030.
• Friday Night Wine-Down, 5-8 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Good Luck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.
• Nana’s Naughty Knickers, 7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. curtain. The Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. A Lancaster Players Production. $20. By reservation, lancasterplayers.org, or 435-3776.

• Gloucester Haunted Trail, 7-9:30 p.m., Beaverdam Park. $6 for ages 13 and up; $4 for ages 12 and under. 693-2355.

• Autumn Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Road, Deltaville. Thunderbird Club car show, over 50 vendors, food, music. 776-7200.
• Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Kilmarnock Towne Center field on North Main Street.
• Ghosts & Legends Canoe Trip, 1-3 p.m.  Belle Isle State Park. $5. Equipment and instruction included. Reservations required, 462-5030.
• Nana’s Naughty Knickers, 7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. curtain. The Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. A Lancaster Players Production. $20. By reservation, lancasterplayers.org, or 435-3776.
• 32nd Annual Harvest Celebration, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Ingleside Vineyards. 224-8687.
• Halloween Golf Cart Parade & Contest, Colonial Beach, Sponsored by Colonial Beach Chamber of Commerce. Art Buswell, 224-2278.
• Cow-A-Dung-O Fall Festival, Lancaster High School, Lancaster. Sponsored by the LHS Band Boosters. Arts, crafts, food, children’s activities, pumpkins, former New York Yankee Jim Coates to sign autographs, band performances. Cow-A-Dung-O players pick a number on the wheel between 1 and 50 for $10 per play. For tickets, call 462-0697, or 436-6991.
• Fall Festival, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Allison’s Ace Hardware, Lottsburg. 10 a.m-1 p.m. Crafts, activities, food drink, 529-5578.
• Bobby Stewart Run/Walk, Williams Wharf. Mathews. Register at http://www.raceit.com.
• Art Around Town Reception, 4-6 p.m., Bay School, Mathews Court House. 725-1278.
• Mathews Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at historic court square in Mathews Court House. Music by Jean Howard. A variety of vendors, workshops exhibits. 725-7755.

• Northern Neck Cultural Landscape Symposium, Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Interpret a landscape through the perspective provided by traditional natural history, the insight offered by the local American Indian experience, the knowledge revealed by the archaeological record, and information uncovered by current computer-based imaging and landscape analysis technologies. $245 per person. Register by October 14 at 493-8038, ext. 1039.

• Kiss My Little Girls, a Civil War play, 2 p.m., Arts on Main, 6580 Main Street, Gloucester Court House. $10 for adults; $5 for children under 12. 695-0700.

• Art Forum, 1 p.m Rappahannock Art League/Studio Gallery, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. All About Prints: 500 Years of Prints & Print Making. Video presentation. 436-9309.
• Stone Soup Supper, 4-8 p.m., Westville Christian Church, Mathews. Free.
• Bingo, 7 p.m., every Monday, Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad, Deltaville.

• Books Alive! 7 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Authors review their books. 435-7074.

• Bingo, 6:45 p.m., every Wednesday, Rappahannock Civic Club (Boosters Club), 8215 Gen. Puller Memorial Highway, Hartfield.

• Haunted Museum & Tales, 6:30-9 p.m. Westmoreland County Museum and Montross Library. Scary stories, costume contest, guided trail. $3. 493-8440.
• Nana’s Naughty Knickers, 7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. curtain. The Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. A Lancaster Players Production. $20. By reservation, lancasterplayers.org, or 435-3776.
• Barn Sale, 7 a.m. 1783 Walnut Point Road, Claraville. Sponsored by Fairfields United Methodist Church.

• Halloween Party, 3:30-5 p.m., Mathews Memorial Library.
• Golf Tournament sponsored by the Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department, noon, Piankatank River Golf Club at Hartfield, $240 for four-person captain’s choice team. 694-9045.
• Bingo, 7 p.m., firehouse, Lively.
• Friday Night Wine-Down, 5-8 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Good Luck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.
• Nana’s Naughty Knickers, 7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. curtain. The Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. A Lancaster Players Production. $20. By reservation, lancasterplayers.org, or 435-3776.

• Scream at Screen on the Green, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Westmoreland County Museum & Library, 43 Court Square, Montross. Halloween horror movie. Bring a picnic and blanket. 493-8440.
• Historical Haunts, 6-8 p.m. Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford. Ghost Tours of the Great House, Halloween crafts, refreshments.  $5 adults/$3 children.
• Harvest Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Washington’s Birthplace. Costumed interpretation of colonial crafts, 224-1732.
• Skipjack Cruise, 10:30 a.m., Claud W. Somers departs from the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum dock on Cockrell’s Creek, 504 Main Street, Reedville. $25 per person, Reservations required, 453-6529, email , or visit rfmuseum.org.
• Nana’s Naughty Knickers, 7 p.m. doors open, 8 p.m. curtain. The Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. A Lancaster Players Production. $20. By reservation, lancasterplayers.org, or 435-3776.
• Oktoberfest, noon-4 p.m. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Fleeton. Beer, bratwurst, knackwurst and frankfurters, polka.
• Mathews Farmers’ Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at historic court square in Mathews Court House. A variety of vendors, workshops exhibits. 725-7755.

• Nana’s Naughty Knickers, 2 p.m. doors open, 3 p.m. curtain. The Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. A Lancaster Players Production. $20. By reservation, lancasterplayers.org, or 435-3776.

• Scary Halloween in the Park, 6-8 p.m., Deltaville Maritime Museum, 287 Jackson Creek Road, Deltaville. For kids of all ages. Free. 776-7200.
• Bingo, 7 p.m., every Monday, Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad, Deltaville.

• Volunteer Expo, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library, 8346 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster. Learn more about volunteer opportunities, exhibits, docents, researchers, educational programs, gardening, hospitality and special events. Tours. Light lunch. RSVP for lunch, 462-7280.
• Bingo, 6:45 p.m., every Wednesday, Rappahannock Civic Club (Boosters Club), 8215 Gen. Puller Memorial Highway, Hartfield.

• Crowning of Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen and Little Miss Spat, 4 p.m., Taber Park, Urbanna.