The Patrick County Chamber of Commerce would like to invite the public to the largest single day event in Patrick County as Walmart presents the 2016 Virginia State Peach Festival, Friday August 19. Once again this year our event will be held at the scenic Wayside Park, the gates will open starting at 4:00 and the music will begin at 6:00.
For the 2016 edition of the Virginia State Peach Festival, the Chamber of Commerce has joined with Walmart and other sponsors including, River Community Bank, BB&T, Brian Jessup & Associates, , Outdoor Entertainment, Stanburn Winery, Stuart Communications Surrey Bank & Trust, B99.9, The Enterprise and our exclusive hospitality sponsor Uptown Suites in order to once again make this event free to the public. While the event is free $5.00 will be charged per car for parking with money collected to benefit local fire and rescue.
Festival goers will continue to enjoy everything they have come to love about the Peach Festival including food, crafts, vendors and loads and loads of homegrown peaches; with the addition of having the option to camp at Wayside Park by calling (276) 692-4149.
Headlining this year’s festival will be AJ Ghent. Born into a musical family AJ Ghent, carries on the family tradition as a master of the lap steel guitar With a sound that transcends genres, the AJ Ghent Band’s, has opened up for acts ranging from the Zac Brown Band, Gov’t Mule, Robert Cray, and The Allman Brothers. This year’s lineup also features the talents of Festival Favorites Slick JR & The Reactors. Plus Christopher Wood a musician that has to be heard to be believed. Music is sponsored by the Historic Star Theatre.
In order to make this event even more family–friendly the Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Outdoor Entertainment to make our popular Kid Zone rides free again this year. The Kids Zone will feature an obstacle course, slide, and bouncer for the young and young at heart to ride. So bring the family because there will be something for everyone.
We hope everyone joins us for the biggest event of the summer, as Walmart presents the 29th Annual Virginia State Peach Festival, Friday August 19 from 4:00 until 10:00 pm at Wayside Park in Stuart.
