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SCUPPERNONG RIVER FESTIVAL <strong>2015</strong><br />
By Jimmy Fleming mrflemz@embarqmail.com<br />
The Scuppernong River Festival is an all day street festival held in Columbia, NC on the second Saturday of <strong>Oct</strong>ober each<br />
year. The festival began in 1991 with the help of J.D. Brickhouse (county manager), Carlisle Harrell (town manager), and<br />
Francis Voliva (county extension director). They formed a committee to organize and host an annual local festival centered<br />
around Columbus Day, The Scuppernong River, and the Scuppernong grape which grows locally. The festival has grown<br />
from the early days of mostly local vendors and attendees to crowds of 8,000 or more from all around eastern North Carolina.<br />
The festival kicks off with a large parade featuring marching bands, floats, and many other entries. During the day<br />
there is live music of all genres, games/rides for children, vendors (selling food, arts/crafts, clothing, and many other products),<br />
displays such as US Coast Guard rescues, BMX bike displays, helicopter rides, antique cars and tractors, and many<br />
other fun things. The day ends with a spectacular fireworks display on the Columbia waterfront followed by a street dance<br />
featuring a great band. For locals, the festival is like a huge family reunion or high school class reunion … a chance to see<br />
and visit with family or friends not seen in years. This year is the 24th Annual Scuppernong River Festival and will be held<br />
on <strong>Oct</strong>ober 10, <strong>2015</strong>. This year’s festival will feature the opening parade, helicopter rides, all day music & entertainment,<br />
local foods & products, canoe rides, water activities, as well as rides and amusements for the kids. There will be an awesome<br />
fireworks display followed by a concert featuring the music of Brae V. King. It promises to be great day of food and fun, so<br />
make plans to visit Columbia on <strong>Oct</strong>ober 10th and be a part of the excitement of SCUPPERNONG RIVER FESTIVAL<br />
<strong>2015</strong>!!! See you there!<br />
For more information you can call (252) 796-1371 or visit www.tyrrellcounty.org<br />
Great Bridge Battlefield &<br />
Waterways History Foundation<br />
Come celebrate the 6th Annual Waterways Heritage Festival <strong>Oct</strong>ober 10 & 11, <strong>2015</strong>. Located on the Intracoastal<br />
Waterways in Chesapeake, Virginia, the Waterways Heritage Festival is a celebration of Chesapeake’s waterways and<br />
cultural heritage. The festival will be open Saturday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at<br />
Battlefield Park South (120 Reservation Road), Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Park (1775 Historic Way), and<br />
Great Bridge Lock Park (100 Lock Road). This event features free admittance, parking, and shuttle service provided<br />
by Chesapeake Emergency Response Team and Fire Department. Free Parking and Shuttle Service will be located on<br />
Shea Drive near Albemarle Drive and shuttles will run between this main parking area and the three event locations<br />
throughout the festival.<br />
The Waterways Heritage Festival is a family oriented outdoor event for guests of all ages. This year attendees will be<br />
able to enjoy free docent-led tours of historic Battlefield Park, the unique experience of traveling through the locks,<br />
and learning from Batteau and Canal Society members about the history of transportation through the liquid<br />
highways of yesteryear. Children can learn how to make cornhusk dolls, beeswax candles, and more. This year’s festival<br />
will host several guilds, exhibitors, and vendors from across the Commonwealth showcasing the skills, talents, and<br />
craftiness of people and their trades that have contributed to the establishment and development of this unique region<br />
including baked goods, basketry, beekeeping, fiber arts, fine art, glassblowing, handbags, jams, jewelry, knitting, live<br />
music, pottery, quilting, sewing, shaker boxes, sheep shearing, soap making, spinning, weaving, wood-carving, and<br />
much more. Also, joining us at Great Bridge Lock Park this year will be the Virginia Coastal Fly Angler’s Club<br />
featuring internationally known Fly Fishing Expert, Ed Jaworowski!<br />
This event benefits the Great Bridge Battlefield Waterways & History Foundation and is paid for in part and made<br />
possible by our many sponsors. For more information about becoming a juried vendor, guild, or exhibitor or<br />
participating as a sponsor or volunteer for this fabulous event, please contact :<br />
Cindy Mulkey at cindy@gbbattlefield.org or 757-482-4480.<br />
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