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^{Holiday Open House}

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 24th.  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!

^{Fourth Annual Grand Illumination-November 24th}

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.

^{Clarksville Christmas Parade}

Kick off December by attending or participating in Clarksville’s annual Christmas Parade, on December 6th 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 5th, to be eligible for the December 6th 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; a specific line-up location is provided with the registration form.
• The Parade Committee reserves the right to reject any 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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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 45 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.

Slide the huge Fire truck at the pocket park, hosted by the Clarksville Volunteer Fire Dept. 

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 October.

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

New Birth Car Club Car show-3 pm

We hope to see you in Clarksville on October 5th. Check out our calendar also for more events happening that day

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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POSTPONE TO AUGUST 17th & 18th! Well? Are you ready for this? Tickets are available NOW… for the coolest event in Southern Virginia this summer! Slide a giant water slide in downtown Clarksville, VA! Aug 9th & 10th! Check out everything you need to know HERE

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Southern Virginia’s Largest Event! July 19th-20th. Free Admission

We invite you to come to “LAKEFEST”! The 47th annual event has added some NEW features and events. Starting with adding Vendors on Friday afternoon this year. So if you can’t make it on Saturday, join us on Friday evening with over 90 vendors, live music, and fun.

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It all starts Friday Afternoon, The streets will close from 2nd to 5th starting at Noon to allow over 90 vendors to set up along with our featured Ferris Wheel Ride in front of McDonald’s. Starting at 4 pm come down a view the array of vendors, shop our stores, and dine at our restaurants. Ride the bucking bull, slide the enormous Fire truck slide, or climb the rock wall and of course, don’t forget the Ferris Wheel. Tickets are sold at the Ticket booth at the corner of 4th and Virginia Avenue near the sand sculpture. Our new ticket booth was made by the shop class at Mecklenburg County Public School’s Carpentry 111 class under the direction of Wayne Talley.

 

OPENING NIGHT CEREMONIES  JULY 19th

Join us as we honor our 2024 Virginia Lake Festival Sponsors at 7 pm. Located this year at 416 Virginia Avenue/Lake Life Live Park. We so appreciate our Sponsors, Lakefest would not be possible without them. We will have a gated area where you can get a cold beverage from Woodbine Vineyards, Buggs Island Brewery & Sandy River Distillery. Live Music by Jusin Cody Fox band and a Balloon Basket candle lighting ceremony at dusk.

Check out all our fabulous sponsors https://clarksvilleva.com/festivals-celebrations/clarksville-lake-festival/#/

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC

7:30 pm-Live on Stage–Justin Cody Fox Band!

Saturday & Sunday AM & Saturday PM. For the safety of all pilots, flights only occur in select weather conditions. Should there be storms in a 60-mile radius, or winds locally greater than 10 mph–flights will be canceled. 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 the wind to determine where they will be lifting off.

LAKEFEST/YMCA 5K RACE 2024

JURIED ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW SATURDAY

We are hosting over 190 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 woodworking, 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 & Cousins Maine Lobster! For the sweet tooth, Homemade ice cream anyone? check out the Amish booth or Royal Creamery…also it would not be a festival without funnel cakes, deep-fried candy bars, & Oreos to ice, and smoothies, Lemonade is great for a hot day!  There will be lots of food to tempt you but nothing like the Smell and aroma of kettle corn, popcorn, cotton candy & more! All here on Saturday.

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. 

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 with and live out of town, there will be fewer headaches to park your car across from the YMCA, catch the bus, and ride to 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. Located on Industrial Parkway Road across from YMCA 1567 Noblin Farm Dr.  map-shuttle

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 to rent 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 47th 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, GAMES & SPECIAL GUEST

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 $50 per person to ride.

 

Friday 4 pm to 9 pm & Saturday hours vary … there will be a super Fire truck slide(proceeds will go to Clarksville Voluntary Fire Dept), rock wall, Bucking Bull, and Ferris Wheel. Tickets for these will be available at the ticket booth located next to the sand sculpture at the corner of 4th & Virginia Ave. 

We will still have our free trackless train offering rides on Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. Pick-up and Drop-off locations are next to Hite’s and Ayala’.

 

 

Special Guests From Ferngully Characters of Raleigh, we will have  Characters will be here for a short time from 10 am -1 pm. Bluey, Barbie & Spiderman

LAKEFEST CLASSIC CAR SHOW

In 2019, The Lakefest Antique Auto Show celebrated 25 years, now called Lakefest Classic Car Show will be held in the parking lot of TouchstoneBank 701 Virginia Avenue… 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 at HERE or call us at the Chamber Office at 434-374-2436

 

LAKEFEST RAFFLE-Cooler Days Ahead with these great prizes. Three Cooler packages to add to your summer fun. Drawings will be held Friday at 9 pm

Tickets are $5, 3 for $12, or 6 for $23.

LAKEFEST T-SHIRTS-

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC

The Earls of Kent

The Earls of Kent is a premier cover band from the Washington D.C. Metro area consisting of six accomplished musicians skillfully performing a variety of popular Southern and Classic Rock. Paying tribute to the artists they cover, EoK takes pride in the fact that fans view the band as authentic to the musicianship, vocals, sound, and live stage performance of the original artists they cover such as The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. EoK is a very entertaining, lively, and high-energy band passionate about the music they play. We are excited to have them perform at this year’s Lakefest for a fun and memorable show.

One of the band members is the brother of our very own Steve Gaetani from Bridgewater Bar & Grill

9:15 pm Gathering of the Boats & Fireworks over the lake.

SUNDAY

Early morning hot air balloon show.

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Seeking Vendors for the Big Lake Flea Market…..Spring into Clarksville on Saturday, May 11, beginning at 8 am. We are now taking applications for vendors- yard sale items, food, arts & crafts, antiques, and much more!  There will be tons of bargains and special deals.  Reserve your booth space today

The Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to spend a day of fun and fantastic shopping and eating in Clarksville—Virginia’s Only Lakeside Town and what better way to treat your mom… the day before Mother’s Day, to a fun day of shopping & dining in Clarksville!

Be a part of the fun in Clarksville and join us on Saturday, May 11.  For more information contact the Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 1017, Clarksville VA 23927.  Phone:  434-374-2436 or 800-557-5582.  Get your applications on our Website:  www.clarksvilleva.com or stop at the Chamber Office at 105 Second Street or visit us at facebook.com/clccoc

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Starting April, 27th, The Clarksville Lake Country Chamber is hosting a Farm Fresh Marketplace at the corner of 4th & Virginia Ave. Farm Fresh produce and craft vendors. This will remain on the 4th Saturday of each month through September. Come out and support these local Virginia Farmers & Crafters. 8 am to 1 pm.

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WINE FEST TICKETS are IN for the upcoming Clarksville Lake Country Wine Festival in Clarksville! Join us Saturday, April 13, from NOON to 5 pm at The Delicate Flower B & B grounds, 617 Virginia Avenue located in Historic Downtown Clarksville.

We are hosting 11 Virginia wineries, 3 Whiskey Selections, a selection of craft beer by our very own Bugg’s Island Brewery, great food from our local Chamber eateries, hand-selected artisan vendors and specialty merchants, and live music by Jeff Bailey and Brian Parks.

You can purchase tickets at the Chamber office, The Corner at Two One Six, and  Cooper’s Landing Inn. Taster Tickets in advance are $30, $35 at the gate, ticket includes a souvenir wine glass (all access to all Wine, Whiskey & Beer-is not a tasting, sold by the glass only).

Beer ONLY  Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the gate (This is only for beer, no wine or whiskey can be tasted, purchased, or consumed during the event. Beer is not included in the tastings it is sold by the glass.

For non-tasters/DD tickets are $15 or purchased online at clarksvilleva.com via PayPal, there is a $1.50 fee per ticket for online purchases.

Each ticket has coupons on the back from our participating merchants with special discounts. Some offers are good all year, so hold on to them 🙂

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

If you stop by the Chamber office be sure to purchase your wine festival tee or long sleeve shirt.

Cutline: administrative assistant Priscilla Ellington

 

 

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“Soar to New Heights with us” is our campaign motto for the 2024 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 2023, we hit a new record for membership, 274 members from 254 in 2022.  We love to have more!! The last few years have been tough economically with prices going up on everything. The Clarksville Lake Country Chamber of Commerce values our members and we are here to help promote your business and organization. We are committed to assisting our current members and those who may want to join us. For a small business, it is just under $17 a month, what greater investment to partner with our Chamber to promote your business for 12 months?

The primary purpose of this Chamber is for our members. Members are “preferred” businesses because they commit 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 2023—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 us Soar to New Heights.”
“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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^{Holiday Open House-November19th}

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 19th.  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 p.m. and help you 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!

^{Fifth Annual Grand Illumination-November 26th}

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

^{Clarksville Christmas Parade}

Kick off December by attending or participating in Clarksville’s annual Christmas Parade, on December 1st 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, November 30th, to be eligible for the December 1st 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 November 30th; 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 (the only exception will be marching bands).
• Participants must be in line by 6:15 p.m. sharp; a 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 p.m. During this same time, Virginia Avenue (2nd to 9th Streets) will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6-8 p.m. So parade preparations may be completed, parallel parking along the parade route will be eliminated beginning at 5 p.m. through the duration of the parade.

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October 31, 5:30-7 pm, Downtown Clarksville, will be having its annual Safe Trick or Treating event. The Road from 2nd Street to 7th will be closed so that over 60 merchants and organizations will be set up along the curb to pass out their treats. RAIN Date is November 1st. Check out the event page on Facebook for all the updates on HERE

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NOW ACCEPTING VENDORS! applications are on this page under event applications.

Come and celebrate the fall season on the first Saturday in October at the Annual Harvest Days Festival! On the morning of Saturday, October 7th, vendors will line the streets facing the storefronts and sidewalks along Virginia Avenue offering seasonal crafts, specialty items, antiques, collectibles, and antiquities from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 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 & Petting Zoo.  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.

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This weekend we turn Clarksville into a giant waterslide! SOLD OUT FOR SATURDAY!! LOOK FOR IT IN 2024

 Www.visitmeckva.com/slide

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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 1st
Final Event and bobber drop Sept 2nd!

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 2nd at 10 am we will award the top three artists voted by the public at the town dock. At 10:30.  Above the water, a helicopter, operated by Paul Jackson will drop the bobbers into the lake Clark will net one winning bobber number and the winner will net 1/2 of the proceeds of bobbers sold.

So come to Clarksville and do the Catfish Art Crawl.

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Southern Virginia’s Largest Event! July 21st -23rd. Free Admission

We invite you to come to “LAKEFEST”!The 46th annual event has added some NEW features and events. Starting with adding Sunday this year. So if you can’t make it on Saturday, join us on Sunday with over 110 vendors, live music, and fun. Lakefest is usually pretty hot, so we invited a few winter guests to bring some cool weather and vibes. What does Santa do on his off time? He comes to the Lake! Summer Santa citings throughout the three days, and on Saturday Olaf & Elsa will be here, it’s like Christmas in July. Decorate your boat for our Summer Santa/Christmas in July theme for loads of fun. Be sure to check the program or our Facebook page for all the updates https://fb.me/e/4412wELIL

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Friday Night Virginia Avenue will be closed from 7/11 to 5th Street for Opening Ceremonies starting at 5 pm. Saturday-Business Bridge and Virginia Avenue will be closed starting a 4 am Saturday morning and until 12 am. The ramp at WF Bank to 5th Street will remain closed until 4 pm Sunday. The bridge will be open on Sunday. We have over 100 vendors that will be open on Sunday

HERE IS THE LINEUP:

It all starts Friday evening as our Opening Night, and Saturday is packed with events all day long. Be sure to check the schedule! New! We added another day for our Arts & Crafts vendors. We will have over 110 vendors from crafts to great food, from 9 am to 3 pm. Live music & beer garden from 11:30 to 3 pm.

OPENING NIGHT CEREMONIES  & ACTIVITIES JULY 21st

Join us as we honor our 2023 Virginia Lake Festival Sponsors at 7 pm. Located this year at 416 Virginia Avenue/Lake Life Live Park. Lakefest t-shirts & Raffle at Chamber Booth,  Craft Beer is available for purchase, and a selection from BIB (Buggs Island Brewery), and Woodbine Winery will also be here Friday night. No coolers or outside alcohol are permitted at the event.  Face Painting and Food are offered by Off the Chain, Blended Soul, Cottage Barn & Poppa Bears Kettle Corn. Face painting & Come See Summer Santa and there are Free games and a chalk station.

7:15 YMCA LINE DANCERS

Check out all our fabulous sponsors https://clarksvilleva.com/festivals-celebrations/clarksville-lake-festival/#/

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC

7:30 pm-Live on Stage– Main Street Station!

Saturday & Sunday AM & Saturday PM. For the safety of all pilots, flights only occur in select weather conditions. Should there be storms in a 60-mile radius, or winds locally greater than 10 mph–flights will be canceled. 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 the wind to determine where they will be lifting off.

LAKEFEST/YMCA 5K RACE 2023

JURIED ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW SATURDAY

We are hosting over 190 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 woodworking, 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 ice, and 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 tempt you but nothing like the Smell and aroma of kettle corn, popcorn, cotton candy & more! All here on Saturday.

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. 

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 with and live out of town, there will be fewer headaches to park your car across from the YMCA, catch the bus, and ride to 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. Located on Industrial Parkway Road across from YMCA 1567 Noblin Farm Dr.  map-shuttle

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 46th 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, GAMES & SPECIAL GUEST

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 $50 per person to ride.

For Saturday only…We are doing something different this year with the rides and games, there will be a super slide, rock wall, Surf the waves, and Golf Simulator & photo booth. Tickets for these will be available at the Chamber booth located in front of Town Hall on Saturday. You can purchase a golden ticket which will allow you to have unlimited use of these ticketed features. 

We will still have our free trackless train offering rides on Saturday from 9:30 to 3 pm. Pick-up and Drop off locations are next to Hite’s and Ayala’.

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. Elsa & Olaf. 

LAKEFEST CLASSIC CAR SHOW

In 2019, The Lakefest Antique Auto Show celebrated 25 years, now called Lakefest Classic Car Show will be held in the parking lot of TouchstoneBank 701 Virginia Avenue… 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 at HEREor call us at the Chamber Office at 434-374-2436

LAKEFEST RAFFLE

Tis the SUMMER SEASON is this year’s Lakefest Raffle prizes. It will be like Christmas in July for three winners. The first winner will choose between “Deck the Patio” valued at $1100, and “5 Floating rings” over $600. or “Water Wonderland” valued at $350. It’s all about Summer Santa visits LAKEFEST #46. Tickets are $5, 3 for $12, or 6 for $20.

LAKEFEST T-SHIRTS

Lakefest Tees have arrived! Our Captain sponsors are sporting some of the colors and their logos! Thankful for all of them and their support of Virginia Lake Festival #46 #lakefestva Summer Santa also joined in the photo to sport his pic on the tee! This year we asked to incorporate a Summer Santa into the logo for something different. He is so excited to come to Lakefest and enjoy all the highlights! #clarksvilleva

left to right Food Lion, Clarksville Ruritans, Karin Kuhn Realtor, VETS, Inc., Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital, Hitachi Energy South Boston, VA, Microsoft TechSpark…Summer Santa Richard Elliott

Huge shout out to Distinct Impression in South Boston for the many years of helping us with our tee orders. We also like to Thank our Lakefest Logo Winner Ashley Robinson who designed this year’s tee. We are unable to get her in for a picture due to her having a baby this week

Tee and tank Prices are

-$18 for small & medium youth (Navy, Maroon, & Ice blue)

-$25 for adults Small-XL Sizescolors vary and have a very limited supply!! maroon, ice grey, ice blue, Vegas Gold, black, apple green, navy & purple! Ladies’ V-neck colors mint, dessert pink & Cancun blue Ladies’ tanks- peach, navy & grey men’s tanks- Mint, ice blue & Lapis Ladies Flow tees- Black and Dessert pink

-$29 for 2XL, 3 XL and (4XL only available in Ice grey) Sold at the Clarksville Chamber office and Virginia Avenue Mall. Allen Hayes, Beverly Manter, Karin Kuhn, Kendele Underwood, Cherie Madison, Ryland Clark, Jeremy Satterfield & Richard Elliott

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE MUSIC

Central Virginia’s Premier 80’s Tribute Band

Mad Maxx & The Groove Train Band love to perform & it shows! It’s high energy, crowd-interactive, and loads of fun! No matter the occasion, you CAN’T resist the dance floor. With their charismatic stage presence and high-energy performance of classic hits from the 80s and beyond, Mad Maxx & The Groove Train Band will take your next event on a time-warped trip…  Back to the Future

9:15 pm Gathering of the Boats & Fireworks over the lake. Decorate your boat in Christmas in July theme for fun

SUNDAY

Early morning hot air balloon show.

9 am to 3 pm

A variety of vendors are located from 2nd to 5th Street ( over 110), Live music, adult beverages are available, and sip with Santa.

Music starts at 11:30 with Justin Cody Fox & 1:45 the High Grass Band will finish out the event

Justin Cody Fox
Is a Blues/Rock powerhouse with a double-threat vocal and guitar prowess that’s been forged in fire since his early jump into the music industry at just 15 years old. Justin began honing his skills at a young age on late-night family jams and developed an early appreciation for songwriting by exploring his parent’s record collection. By the time Justin had formed his first band, he was already gaining regional attention as one of the premiere performers on the NC coast. Some of Justin’s early influences included guitarists Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi Hendrix, as well as Rock bands The Black Crowes, Humble Pie, The Faces, and Tom Petty. Over the years Justin has written and recorded six albums and toured up and down the East Coast, Southern US, and The Virgin Islands, sharing the stage with many great national acts.
Justin’s debut release ( Go Down Swinging ) was more of an upbeat statement as Brian Tucker of Star News notes: ” In a way, this album is like sunshine, especially in the aftermath of good and bad things over the last few years.” Tucker is referencing the tragic loss of Justin’s younger brother at just 17 years old in 2009, which undoubtedly changed his life and music forever. These events created an outpouring of songs still to this day.

 

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Join us for the annual Wine Festival that was postponed from April 8th has been rescheduled to May 27th, from Noon to 5 pm. Tickets are available at the Chamber office and are available online. Join us May 27th from Noon-5 pm, 21 and older event held at 617 Virginia Avenue on the grounds of the Historic Morton-Sizemore House/now the Delicate Flower B & B in Historic Downtown Clarksville. If you purchased tickets for the April 8th event and cannot attend May 27th, tickets can be refunded until May 12th. See more info on our Facebook page and our event tab  https://clarksvilleva.com/festivals-celebrations/clarksville-va-wine-festival/#/

 

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