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It’s the most wonderful time of the year to Shop in Clarksville!  Our Merchants will be all decorated to get you in the Holiday Spirit by offering Special deals at CLARKSVILLE’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE on November 20th.  1- 5 PM!

Let our small businesses help you find the perfect gifts. Our area merchants have made special plans to be open from 1-5 pm and help you to wrap up your holidays with one-of-a-kind special gift ideas, discounts, and refreshments. In addition, Christmas music will be playing your holiday favorites. Santa Claus will be at Santa Land located in Virginia Avenue Mall. Take a ride down Virginia Avenue in a horse-drawn carriage, provided by B & W Carriage, of Buffalo Junction. Clarksville will be shining in its beautiful splendor of the holidays that take you back to Christmas of yesteryear.

Wander, Shop, and Love all the savings to be had in Clarksville. Remember that when you spend your money here, 1% of your tax dollars go back into our community!  SO…SHOP MECKLENBURG FIRST!

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Come celebrate our lighting of the tree and see our newest additions. There will be Christmas caroling, free refreshments, Santa Clause, & a whole lot of Christmas Cheer! 6 pm in Downtown Clarksville.

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Kick off December by attending or participating in Clarksville’s annual Christmas Parade, on December 2nd at 6:30 pm. What’s more fun than marching December in with a Christmas Parade, can’t think of anything. Me either. So come enjoy the floats, and bands, & see Santa in his sleigh!

It’s time to register for the Clarksville Christmas Parade ENTRY FORM must be received in the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber Office by Thursday, December 1st, to be eligible for the December 2nd event. We are seeking participants—beauty queens, businesses, community clubs, organizations, churches, antique vehicles, and others interested in making this the best parade to date.

The parade will be fun-filled with no competitions and each entry is required to adhere to the parade regulations below. The parade is hosted and sponsored by the Clarksville Chamber and the Town of Clarksville. For more info, contact the Chamber at (434) 374-2436. Online Form HERE

RULES & REGULATIONS

• Registered entries only—deadline December 6th; NO Santa on any entry, Line-up format is provided when registering is completed.
• All entries must be decorated in a Christmas theme for the Holiday and abide by these parade rules and regulations
• No candy may be thrown from entries; walkers alongside may hand candy to the children.
• No sirens, horns or air horns may be used.
• Drivers of all entries must have valid driver’s licenses.
• No entry may halt the parade (only exception will be marching bands).
• Participants must be in line by 6:15 p.m. sharp; specific line-up location is provided with the registration form.
• The Parade Committee reserves the right to reject any and all entries for any reason before and during the parade. No inappropriate actions or displays will be tolerated.

Please be aware that Highway 58 Business will be closed to truck traffic (trucks will need to utilize the Highway 58 Bypass) from 6-8 pm. During this same time, Virginia Avenue (2nd to 9th Streets) will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6-8 pm. So parade preparations may be completed, parallel parking along the parade route will be eliminated beginning at 5 pm through the duration of the parade.

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Monday, October 31st, from 5:30-7 pm Downtown Clarksville Virginia will be hosting Trick or Treat on the Avenue! It’s a safe & fun way to Trick or Treat and a great way to load up on those sweet treats! The spooky NEWS is that the street will be CLOSED this year, so there be a lot of extra fun this year!! The Chamber will be delivering Treat maps to Clarksville elementary school and preschools.

Over 40 merchants and civic organizations will be participating and most will be dressed up in their costumes and handing out treats from 2nd Street to 7th Street.  All children up to age 12 are invited to this Spooktacular event; each must be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult. Please, no masks are to be worn by those 12 years of age or over.

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Fall Plans are Underway!

Come and celebrate the fall season with the whole family on the first Saturday in October at the Annual Harvest Days Festival! Saturday morning, over 60 vendors will line the streets along Virginia Avenue offering seasonal crafts, jewelry and soaps, kettle corn, baked goods and so much more from 9 am to 3 pm.

Come early for the petting zoo offered by Twisted “W” Farms, ponies, bunnies, goat and calf will be here for the kiddos located in the pocket park at the corner of Virginia Avenue and 4^th street. From 10 am to 2 pm we will have a pumpkin painting booth, kids can purchase a pumpkin and enjoy painting their pumpkin.

In addition to the vendors, the one-of-a-kind specialty shops and restaurants will offer specials throughout the Clarksville area. Also, take a stroll downtown and view all the creative lampposts decorated for the month of October.

Come out and enjoy the beautiful autumn weather and the activities that are available. The event is open to the public and there is no admission charge.

Stay all day as the events will continue into the late afternoon & evening with the last Lake Country Cruise-in starting and 4 pm and Lake Live Life Summer Music, admission is $5, and gates open at 5 pm.

We hope to see you in Clarksville on October 1^st.

Please note that Virginia Avenue from the middle of 2^nd through 5^th Street will be closed starting at 6 am and be closed all day.

Harvest Days Festival is hosted by the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce. For more information call (434) 374-2436.

 

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Starting August 5th we invite you to do the Catfish Art Crawl! Find all the catfish art by local artists throughout the town at sponsored businesses through Sept 5th. Get a map and be sure to vote at any voting box through town through Sept 2nd
Final Event and bobber drop Sept 3rd!

Now available you can purchase a numbered bobber for $5! Our goal is to sell 1000 bobbers for the 50/50 raffle which the winning numbered bobber picked by Clark may win up to $2500. The proceeds help out marketing our beautiful town! Come to Clarksville…we know you will love it here! Clarksville Chamber 105 Second St.

On September 3rd at 10 am we will award the top three artists voted by the public at the Lake Life Live Park corner of 5th & Virginia Ave. At 10:30, we invite kids to join Clark as he parades downtown towards the dock to get on a boat for the bobber drop. Kids that participate will receive a Clark pin. Above the water a helicopter, operated by Paul Jackson will drop the bobbers into the lake and Clark will net one winning bobber number and the winner will net 1/2 of the proceeds of bobbers sold.

New this year is the Catfish Cook-off at 1 pm at the Town Hall Council quarters where three judges will sample catfish dishes provided by local eateries within 30 miles and vote for the best dish. The winner will take home bragging rights and a trophy.

So come to Clarksville and do the Catfish Crawl.

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We are rolling out the free shuttle service in Clarksville! Beginning in January this year the Chamber board has been planning and looking for a golf cart for this new service for our tourists.

We wanted to give them the opportunity to visit our Chamber Merchants along the route when they arrive at the town dock and need a lift to visit our chamber member stores. We found a six-person golf cart in late May and jumped on the purchase the cart.

It debuted at the 4^th of July parade with signage saying Free Shuttle coming soon. So after Lakefest weekend, we started Clark’s Caboose Shuttle service which will run 11-6 pm weather permitting on Fridays and Saturdays! We just ask the riders to please tip their volunteer.

We have been asking for volunteers to help drive the shuttle and are pleased with the turnout of interest. We would love to have more volunteers. They must complete an hour-long orientation and can sign up for a three-hour shift on weekends they are available.

If you are interested in being a shuttle volunteer for a 3-hour shift contact the Chamber for an orientation date! We like to thank our four Business Sponsors as well. Clarks Caboose Board committee members, Karin Kuhn, Erica Romano, Jennifer Garrett, Jennifer Williamson & Aundrea Smiley & Heather Garnett

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OPENING NIGHT CEREMONIES  & ACTIVITIESTH th

Join us as we honor our 2022 Virginia Lake Festival Sponsors at 7 pm. Behind Hite’s in the Clarksville Ruritans Parking lot.

Enjoy Amusement Rides & Games,   Lakefest t-shirts & Raffle at Chamber Booth,  Craft Beer is available for purchase (Friday night only), selection from BIB (Buggs Island Brewery), NEW addition is the Woodbine Winery will also be here Friday night. No coolers or outside alcohol permitted at the event. Food is provided by Off the Chain and the Cottage Barn.  

Program of Events (Click Here Program 22)

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC

7:30 pm-Live on Stage– Brake Tyme Band- started around 2015 playing pool parties in our neighborhood. We have 2 original members and we are a 6 piece variety band from Henderson, NC. We play country clubs, private parties, and festivals. Our website is braketymeband.com

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC

Paradise Road is a Contemporary Southern Rock band, (though not just Southern Rock) from Halifax County, VA. Starting from humble beginnings, we have been playing together for many years and bring a varied mix of music to our events. We are versed in Classic Rock, Southern Rock, Blues, and Country as well as Alternative. We are a high-energy band that aims to please. From Skynyrd to Zeppelin. From Johnny Cash to Neil Young, this band puts on a show that is guaranteed to satisfy. Ranging from hard rock hits to classic ballads, this group loves to put on a great show. After many years of playing on our namesake, Paradise Road as a weekend jam band, we have started hitting the public stage to bring a little music to anyone that will come see us. All are welcomed, as we have a little bit for everyone, and all leave satisfied. Come on out and join us!

Members of our group include Sonny Jones (Drums), Dwayne Rudder (Rhythm Guitar and Vocals), Jeremy Newton (Bass Guitar and Vocals), and Robert Jordan (Lead Guitar and Vocals). We have all lived in the area for most of our lives. All of us have been playing for many years with various other groups, but we have all found a kinship with this group.

We are available for small venues as well as larger venues from clubs to outdoor festivals and parties. Feel free to contact us if you are interested in having us perform.

JURIED ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW

We are hosting over 175 vendors ranging from Crafts, Food, Non-profits & Retail items. Vendors this year are coming not only from Virginia, but also from other states: Florida, Ohio, North and South Carolina, Alabama, Maryland, & Georgia. We have lots of new & exciting booths this year, from amazing wood workings, acrylic and oil paintings, pottery, jewelry, items to be personalized on the spot, clothing, home accessories, and even homemade pet food & attire… just to name a few. VIRGINIA AVENUE FROM 9th through 2nd and Business bridge will be CLOSED ALL DAY from 4 am to 11 pm. 

FOOD & BEVERAGES

We have a full plate of food offering this year from Thai, Mediterranean, Greek, African, BBQ & Kono Pizza! For the sweet tooth, Homemade ice-cream anyone? check out the Amish booth…also it would not be a festival without funnel cakes, deep fried candy bars, & Oreos to icees, smoothies, Lemonade is great for a hot day! NEW this year is a Sober Mobile Bar which is a non-alcoholic beverage truck. There will be lots of food to temp you but nothing like the Smell and aroma of kettle corn, popcorn, cotton candy & more! All here on Saturday.

HOT AIR BALLOONS

Saturday & Sunday AM & Saturday PM. For safety of all pilots, flights only occur with select weather conditions. Should there be storms in a 60-mile radius, or winds locally greater than 10 mph–flights will be cancelled.

Pilots will meet at the Clarksville Community Center on Woodland Drive across from the Food Lion lot around 6:30 to see the location of wind to determine where they will be lifting off. Stay tuned via Facebook

FIREWORKS

We are excited to partner again with a local company from South Boston this year! The Virginia Skypainters, now owned and led by Ryan Francisco, is well known for it’s outstanding fireworks displays. For over 8 years, the Virginia Skypainters has provided fireworks displays using both professional, and consumer grade fireworks, for events and occasions all over the state of Virginia, and North Carolina. 

In 2017, Ryan founded his own fireworks company (Francisco Display Fireworks, LLC) which is a family owned and operated fireworks company located in South Boston, Virginia. Francisco Display Fireworks is now doing business as the Virginia Skypainters and is currently serving Virginia and North Carolina specializing in outdoor aerial displays consisting of shells and ground effects. Earlier this year, Virginia Skypainters was announced as a winner of the 2021 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards®, an accolade representing the top wedding professionals across the board in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism reviewed by couples on WeddingWire.  Virginia Skypainters has received this award 7 times out of the last 8 years, and has held 5-star ratings with both Wedding Wire and The Knot.

Ryan is a Certified Pyrotechnician who is dedicated to the safe and responsible use of fireworks.  Ryan is licensed with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and is also a member of the Mid Atlantic Pyrotechnics Arts Guild, Pyrotechnics Guild International, and Crackerjacks. Ryan has performed shows in Virginia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

PARKING & SHUTTLE

We get that question a lot here in our office, and to make life a little less stressful for you & the Town of Clarksville during Lakefest we encourage you to use the shuttle service offered to you as our solution for everyone. (View the Shuttle Map here)

This service will help with the age old question of where to park? This way you don’t have to worry about being stuck on the side street with all those others trying & hoping to find a spot nearby. The side streets are really narrow and if you are new to the area, you might not know the best way to navigate around the back roads, even though there are detour signs. Even if you are familiar and live out of town, there will be fewer headaches to park your car across from the YMCA, catch the bus and ride to the drop you off at 8th street. And any time you are ready to head back to your vehicle, a bus will be there within minutes to take you back.

Festival-goers are encouraged to Park & Ride.  Parking is $5 per vehicle; there is no charge to ride the shuttles to and from the festival.  Parking will be at the Lake County Business Park, on Noblin Farm Road.  The Shuttle will run from 8 am until 6 pm. If you want to participate in the night activities you will have to catch the last ride by 6 pm to retrieve your vehicle so you can then just park closer to town after 6 pm.We are excited to announce that we are again working with the Mecklenburg County Public School division with renting two of their buses – one handicapped accessible – and hiring division bus drivers to operate them.

SAND ART

Lakefest is thrilled to announce we have John Gowdy & Laura Cimador-Gowdy from Atlantic City, New Jersey, who will be returning to the 45th Annual Virginia Lake Festival. He is a retired captain from the Atlantic City Fire Department having served 27 years, half of those years in the rank of captain. He has dedicated the rest of his life to the arts. May it be painting, sculpture, or the performance of both together.  The duo recently achieved 2nd Place Masters Duo, John, and Laura Gowdy at the annual Texas SandFest Competition (April 12, 2022) Photos by Kastle Kelley.

“My team and I have been carving sand for over 30 years professionally. I work with my lovely wife Laura. We have won many national, international, and world-class first-place awards in just about every master sand sculpture competition on the planet. Our greatest and most often won prize is “people’s choice”. We love pleasing the people who look at our sand displays and experience an emotional feeling from them.~https://www.johngowdy.com/

RIDES & SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENT

For the last seven years, Paul Jackson, Helicopter Pilot, has been flying the friendly skies and giving our Lakefest visitors rides over Clarksville and the Lake. Take advantage of seeing Lake Country from the air this year, it is a memory you will never forget. Rides will be available starting Friday evening, at the Food Lion lawn area & Saturday for most of the day. It is $45 per person to ride. From Macclesfield NC, Fun Fest is a carnival that is designed to help non-profits make money and for the community to have a safe and fun time. 

Special Guests From Party Princess Productions of Raleigh, we will have Disney Characters will be here for a short time from 10:30-1:30. Sleeping Beauty & Maleficent.  Sparrow will be on stage at 10:45-11:15 and will be roaming crowds till 1 and back to stage at 1 pm. Cocomelon Island Baby & Children’s Clothing 331 Virginia Ave.

LAKEFEST RAFFLE

Local Fun & Games is this year’s Lakefest Raffle prizes. The first winner will choose between backyard games valued at $645, or local shopping, dining, and accommodations gift certificates totaling $645. or $200 in Chamber cash with a 31 Lakefest Longaberger Media Basket total valued at $245. It’s all about LAKE FEST #45, Your family will love the backyard fun & games with a Lakefest/Clarksville Cornhole set, Jenga, Connect four, Badminton Sets plus some fun lake fest accessories.

LAKEFEST T-SHIRTS

Lakefest Tee shirts and tank have arrived and are now on sale at the Chamber office and will be at the Virginia Avenue Mall later today. We tried hard to keep the prices affordable with everything going up in price and shortage issues on colors. Regular tees are $24. 2XL, 3 XL & 4 XL are $28. Youth sizes are $18. Colors vary and many are limited so hurry in for the best selection. We like to thank our four Captain Sponsors for sporting the new tees and some of the colors.

LAKEFEST CLASSIC CAR SHOW

In 2019, The Lakefest Antique Auto show celebrated 25 years, and then the pandemic hit, and Lakefest was canceled for 2020. For many years, Century 21 on the Lake helped the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber organize this attraction and since Century 21 merged and now Coldwell Banker Advantage, we needed to find a new host. The Clarksville Regional Museum stepped in and organized it at their lawn on 8th Street in 2021 and now the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber brings it back into the festival for 2022. The Pandemic has changed a lot of things for us and we are working hard to keep this attraction part of Lakefest, with that change we are updating the name and location for this year to Lakefest Classic Car Show and it will be held in the parking lot of TouchstoneBank 701 Virginia Avenue. We are thrilled to have Bob Murphy available that morning to help with placements. Each vehicle will receive a dash plaque for its entry.

Enter your Classic automobiles by filling out an application, $10 entry, and $20 day of show. You can register online  https://clarksvilleva.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/10619

or call us at the Chamber Office at 434-374-2436

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Mark YOUR  calendar and make this the year to come, experience the fun at our 45th annual event and experience the wonder and fun of LakeFest – you’ll be glad you did!

Opening Ceremonies, Friday, July 15th starting at 6:30 pm, join us at the Clarksville Ruritans Parking lot behind WF Bank!

Join us on, Saturday, July 16th, for a full day of events starting with the Hot air Balloon show and 5 k fun run. Starting at 9 am the streets will be filled with over 175 vendors and plenty of activities and fun for all ages! The Paradise Road Band takes the stage at the Clarksville Ruritans Parking lot at 7 pm and we end the day with our grand finale with fireworks over the Lake. More details will be out soon.

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Big Lake Flea Market in Clarksville on Saturday, May 7th! We will have a variety of vendors-crafts, yard sale items, food, and retail. Treat mom to a fun day of bargain shopping and explore all the happenings in Clarksville this weekend.  In addition to the vendors, the Clarksville Shops and restaurants will be hosting specials throughout the day, too, so make time on your Saturday to visit with them. Vendors will be located on the pavement (in the parallel parking spaces) along Virginia Avenue from 2nd Street to 5th Street Thus, vehicle parking will be available in the lots of Wells Fargo Bank and behind the Virginia Avenue Mall, plus on the sides streets of Downtown Clarksville. Virginia Avenue will not be closed for this event, please exercise extra caution around the vendor areas. The road isn’t closed for this event just the parking spaces. Get ready to hit the streets early (vendors will be ready at 8 am) and make your plans to spend a fun day in Virginia’s only lakeside town.

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WINE FEST TICKETS are available now for the Clarksville Lake Country Wine Festival in Clarksville,  Saturday, April 9, NOON to 5 pm. 617 Virginia Avenue grounds of the Delicate Flower B & B. A great selection of Virginia wineries, Buggs Island Brewery, & newly added Springfield Distillery Whisky, great local food, hand-selected artisan vendors, & live music by the Premiere Trio & Tobacco Road Band.

So mark your calendars and stay with us that weekend.  Get up early Saturday and Shop our one-of-a-kind stores & dine at our restaurants, at noon then stroll on over to the wine festival for those who are 21 and over.

You can purchase to the left (or below if you’re on your phone) or at the Chamber office, The Virginia Avenue Mall, Coldwell Banker Advantage  & Cooper’s Landing Inn. Tickets in advance are $25, $30 at the gate, ticket includes a souvenir wine glass. For non-taster/DD tickets in advance are $12, $15 at the gate.

All festival proceeds will benefit the Town’s Chamber of Commerce and will go towards future projects. For more information, contact the Chamber at here or 800-557-5582.

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“Blossom with us” is our campaign motto for the 2022 Membership Drive here at the Clarksville Lake County Chamber of Commerce. Every January we send out well over 300 membership packet applications to partner with area businesses & organizations. In 2021, we had 225 members of the Clarksville Chamber. We love to have more!! The last few years have been tough on everyone, dealing with the pandemic and now inflation. The Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce values our members and we are proud to say we haven’t raised our membership dues in over 12 years. We are committed to assisting our current members and those who may want to join us.
The primary purpose of this Chamber is to our members. Members are “preferred” businesses because they make the commitment to the purposes of the Chamber – to promote civic, economic, and area enterprises. Chamber members promote job readiness for youth, efficient public services, a positive business climate, and solid customer service. This Chamber refers only to investing members’ information throughout the year. We make thousands of referrals yearly via telephone, email, and person-to-person, In our office alone, we handled more than 15,000 inquiries in 2021—phone calls, emails, social media contacts (Facebook), and people walking through our door, all asking questions and needing assistance with information.
The Clarksville Chamber has been serving this community and county for over 50 years and hopes that you know we could not do it without our members and community support! Please join our organization for another successful year by joining our organization of businesses. “Let’s Get Growing.”
“Coming together is the beginning, Keeping it together is Progress, and working together is a success.” We are all different, it’s the one thing we all share. Difference unites us. Joining your local Chamber of Commerce sets up all different kinds of possible alliances, including new & key customers, local leaders, non-profit organizations, networking, Chambers of Commerce, community recognition and support, coop marketing, and so much more.

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Christmas in Clarksville Holiday Open House

Make your holidays extra special by attending the Christmas in Clarksville Open House on Sunday, November 21st! Downtown merchants have made special plans to be open from 1-5 pm and help you to wrap up your holidays with one-of-a-kind special gift ideas, discounts and refreshments. In addition, Christmas music will be playing your holiday favorites. Santa Claus will be at Santa Land located in Virginia Avenue Mall. Take a ride down Virginia Avenue in a horse-drawn carriage, provided by B & W Carriage, of Buffalo Junction. Downtown Clarksville will be shining in its beautiful splendor of the holidays that take you back to Christmas of yesteryear.

Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy what Downtown Clarksville has to offer for the holidays. Remember that when you spend your money here, 1% of your tax dollars go back into our community!  SO…SHOP MECKLENBURG FIRST!

Clarksville’s Grand Illumination Tree Lighting event. December ^1st

Come celebrate our new Christmas tree and lighting. There will be Christmas caroling, free refreshments, Santa Clause, & a whole lot of Christmas Cheer! 6pm  Downtown Clarksville.

Clarksville Christmas Parade

Kick-off December by attending or participating in Clarksville’s annual Christmas Parade, December 3rd at 6:30 pm. What’s more fun than marching December in with a Christmas Parade, can’t think anything? Me either. So come enjoy the floats, bands, & see Santa in his sleigh!

It’s time to register for the Clarksville Christmas Parade ENTRY FORM must be received in the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber Office by Thursday, December 2nd, to be eligible for the December 3rd event. We are seeking participants—beauty queens, businesses, community clubs, organizations, churches, antique vehicles and others interested in making this the best parade to date.

The parade will be fun-filled with no competitions and each entry is required to adhere to the parade regulations below. The parade is hosted and sponsored by the Clarksville Chamber and the Town of Clarksville. For more info, contact the Chamber at (434) 374-2436.

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Come and celebrate the fall season the first Saturday in October at the Annual Harvest Days Festival! On the morning of Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, vendors will line the streets facing the storefronts and sidewalks along Virginia Avenue offering seasonal crafts, specialty items, antiques, collectibles, and antiquities from 9 am to 3 pm. In addition to the vendors, the one-of-a-kind specialty shops and restaurants will offer specials throughout the downtown area, along with a host of crafts for the kids.  Come out and enjoy the beautiful autumn weather and the activities that are available. The event is opened to the public and there is no admission charge.

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The Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce board of directors is excited to host a whole new event this year. Buggs Island/Kerr Lake is home to the world’s largest Blue Catfish back in June of 2011 weighing 143 pounds! The Clarksville Chamber board discussed highlighting this and art so we started earlier this year seeking a mascot for an art crawl idea. This contest was open to the public and the winner won $500 which was sponsored by Karin Kuhn of Coldwell Banker Advantage. Once our mascot was chosen we had a contest to name him and the winner won $250 sponsored by the Galleria, and the winning name was…Clark and then had a life-size mascot made as well. After that was settled we sought artists out whose talent could include pottery, metal or woodwork, paintings, digital design, jewelry, photography…and so on, and businesses who would sponsor an artist to be displayed at their business or accessible location. We have 24 artists and 24 businesses who are participating in the Catfish Art Crawl which will debut starting August 6th through September 5th. An art crawl map will be available to the public for them to find all the creative Catfish masterpieces. You will also get to vote for your favorite and if you love it, you can opt to buy it if the artist is selling their piece, but it will need to stay in their window until Sept 5th. On September 4th, winners will be announced. Also available is our Bobber Drop 50/50 Raffle, purchase a number for $5 and on Sept 4^th we will be dropping the bobbers from a helicopter between the two bridges and Clark will be bobbing for a bobber with a net and the bobber caught will win half of the proceeds this event is at 11 am, so come watch it all unfold.

Once you have done the Catfish Crawl be sure to get a jersey:

Men’s Jerseys available in Green & Blue $30

Ladies Jerseys in Blue only $25

We also have Catfish Pins available for $5

Keep a lookout for Clark and all the updates via our Facebook event page or clarksvilleva.com

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Please follow any of the links below to get informed and stay updated about what’s happening at Lakefest 2021!

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BE SURE TO COME AND 

• Join us as we honor our 2021 Virginia Lake Festival Sponsors at 7 pm. Behind Hite’s in the Clarksville Ruritans Parking lot
• Enjoy Amusement Rides & Games
• Lakefest t-shirts & Raffle at Chamber Booth
• Craft Beer is available for purchase (Friday night only), selection from BIB (Buggs Island Brewery) no coolers or outside alcohol permitted at the event.
• Food provided by Off the Chain and Mezquital
• 7:30 pm-Live on Stage– The Tobacco Road Band

The Tobacco Road Band

The Tobacco Road Band is privileged to be able to open the 2021 Virginia Lake Festival! Plus, we will be joined on stage by, Grammy Award Winning, Mary Frances Lee – Mama Funk (www.bootyband.com)

The Tobacco Road Band consists of four Southside Virginia musicians with roots deep in the soil, mining the music of our generation. Lead by Ronnie Newcomb (Bass & Vocals) this group is the result of years of musical collaboration. Most of the members have played together for decades. Rounding out the lineup is Barry Hughes (Drums), Bill Baker (Guitar) and our newest member Kevin Allgood (Guitar & Vocals).

Their music blends old soul & blues, country and some good southern Rock & roll to give an audience’s the rhythms and lyrics sure to bring a smile. The band is always pleased when their show turns into a full scale sing-a-long as they play the favorites of the time. In fact, most of our audiences know the lyrics better than the band does! The Tobacco Road Band lives by its motto “Music that will make you move!

WARNING! The surgeon general has determined that continuous enjoyment of this music will result in uncontrollable movement of the hips, feet and lower extremities. In most cases, symptoms often include a better attitude, smiling faces and an overall reconciliation of the day’s events into a feeling of happiness. In rare occasions, overwhelming joy has occurred. ENJOY OFTEN WITH RECKLESS ABANDONMENT!

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