The Patrick County Chamber of Commerce hosts the Virginia State Peach Festival each summer during August. Here are the details of 2012 celebration

VIRGINIA STATE PEACH FESTIVAL The Patrick County Chamber of Commerce hosts the Virginia State Peach Festival each summer during August. The festival features fresh local grown peaches, homemade peach cobbler, peach ice cream, peach jams, peach jelly and other foods made from peaches. Activities includes, local music, heritage arts and crafts, food vendors, and local barbeque. . “Southwest Virginia has been peachy since pre-colonial times. Native Americans harvested the golden fruit long before the first English settlers arrived. Eventually, Patrick County, nestled along the Blue Ridge Mountains, gained the appellation, “Peach Tree Bottom�. Bountiful peach trees still flourish in this scenic region, and to honor the county’s peach growers, the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce hosts a festival each summer. Naturally, wonderful peach concoctions such as peach ice cream, peach cobbler, peach fried pies, and peach wine coolers tempt attendees throughout the celebration. And you’ll find bushels and bushels of just-picked fruit, art and craft exhibits, and live entertainment.� Hometown Cooking, August, 2001. Contact Information: www.patrickchamber.com E-mail: patcchamber@embarqmail.com Fax: 276-694-3582, Telephone: 276-694-6012 Mailing Address: P. O. Box 577, Stuart, VA 24171 2012 Virginia State Peach Festival Events includes the following: Music Celebration on Friday, August 17, 2012, at DeHart Park, Stuart, VA 24171, 212 Wood Brothers Drive. Telephone: 276-694-6012, gates open 4:30pm. Admission is $15 per person. Meadows of Dan Folk Fair, Saturday, August 18, 2012, in the business community of Meadows of Dan, VA, U. S. Route 58 Business, starting at 10:00am., telephone: 276-952-2500. No admission charge.