Parks, Recreation & Tourism: Calendar of Events

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Visit Gloucester

boys in colonial clothing standing next to the monument in the courtcircle

For History,

a view of the York River from Gloucester Point BEach Park
For Beauty,

students listen to a reenactor during Black Powder and Paint

For Fun!

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS
July 4th Celebration & Fireworks Gloucester Point Beach Park
Gloucester Renaissance Festival- Saturday & Sunday, July 18 & 19
1863 A Step Back in Time
Quilts of River Country - Friday & Saturday, September 18 & 19
Chalkfest - Saturday, September 19
Guinea Jubilee - Friday & Saturday, September 25 & 26
Haunts of Gloucester - Friday, October 16
Haunted Trail - Friday & Saturday, October 23 & 24
Gloucester Citizen's Christmas and Holiday Parade - Saturday, December 5
Tree Lighting & Children's Holiday Concert - Sunday, December 6

2010 Upcoming Special Events
Daffodil Festival Poster Unveiling - Saturday, March 20
Daffodil Festival - Saturday & Sunday, March 27 & 28
59th Annual Daffodil Show - March 27 & 28

2009 Calendar
January
	1	New Years Day - County Offices Closed
	16	Lee Jackson Day - County Offices Closed
	19	Martin Luther King Day - County Offices Closed
	30	Arts at Abingdon - John Scott, Organist
February		Black History Month at Gloucester Museum of History
	1-28	Quilt Code of the Underground Railroad
	16	Presidents Day - County Offices Closed
	20	Arts at Abingdon - New York Polyphony
March
	1-31	Gloucester Village Art Show
	8	Daylight Saving Time Begins
	20	1st Day of Spring
	21	Big Bash Open Bass Tournament
	21	Daffodil Festival Poster Unveiling & Dance,
	28 & 29	23rd Annual Daffodil Festival
	28 & 29	59th Annual Daffodil Show
April	2nd & 4th	Saturdays - Farmers Market
	3	Arts at Abingdon - Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum
	12	Easter
	3-13	Public School Spring Break
	17	Arts at Abingdon - Ridrigo Guitar Trio
	18	Big Bash Open Bass Tournament
	18-25	Historic Garden Week in Virginia
	25	Gloucester Mathews Garden Week Tours
	25	Art on the Green
	26	Garden Week Tour - Gloucester/Mathews
May
		Beach House Open on Weekends
	9	Farmers Market
	10	Mothers Day
	16	Secret Gardens Tour - Rosewell
	16	Big Bash Open Bass Tournament
	30	7th Virginia Regiment Encampment
	25	Memorial Day - County Offices Closed
	30	Virginia Symphony Under the Stars
	30	Farmers Market
June	2nd & 4th	Saturdays - Farmers Market
	13	Big Bash Open Bass Tournament
	14	Flag Day
	13	History & Adventure Trail Saturday
	18	Concert on the Green - USAF - Satellite
	20	Big Bash Open Bass Tournament
	21	Father's Day/First Day of Summer
	21	Paddle Jam
	25	Concert on the Green - Robert Matter
July	2nd & 4th	Saturdays - Farmers Market
	4	Independence Day Celebration at Gloucester Point Beach Park
	11	History & Adventure Trail Saturday
	18 & 19	Renaissance Festival
August	2nd & 4th	Saturdays - Farmers Market
	1	1863 A Step Back in Time
	8	History & Adventure Trail Saturday
	9	Concert on the Green - Tri-County Express
	12-16	Gloucester County Fair at Ark Park
September	2nd & 4th	Saturdays - Farmers Market
	7	Labor Day - County Offices Closed
	8	Schools Open
	12	History & Adventure Trail Saturday
	13	Walter Reed's Birthday
	18& 19	Quilts of River Country Show
	19	Big Bash Open Bass Tournament
	19	Chalkfest
	23	First Day of Autumn
	25 & 26	Guinea Jubilee - Bena
October	2nd & 4th	Saturdays - Farmers Market
	10	History & Adventure Trail Saturday

	12	Columbus Day - County Offices Closed
	16	Haunts of Gloucester
	23 & 24	Haunted Trail - Beaverdam
	25	Rosewell's Annual Barbecue at the Ruins
	31	Main Street Trick or Treat
	31	Halloween
November
	1	Daylight Saving Times Ends
	6 & 7	Urbanna Oyster Festival
	3	Election Day
	7	Farmers Market
	11	Veterans Day - County Offices Closed
	17	Girlfriends Night Out
	21	Farmers Market
	26	Thanksgiving
December
	5	Gloucester Citizen's Christmas and Holiday Parade Holiday Parade Show
	6	Concert on the Green Holiday Tree Lighting
	12	Hanukkah
	6	Main Street Open House
	25	Christmas
	31	New Year's Eve
2010
January
	1	New Years Day - County Offices Closed
	15	Lee Jackson Day - County Offices Closed
	18	Martin Luther King Day - County Offices Closed

February
		Black History Month at Gloucester Museum of History Quilts of the Underground Railroad display Gloucester Visitor Center
	15	Presidents Day - County Offices Closed

March
	6	Celebrate Families
	14	Daylight Savings Time Begins
	17	Saint Patrick's Day
	20	Daffodil Festival Poster Unveiling First Day of Spring Big Bash Open Bass Tournament
	27 & 28	24th Annual Daffodil Festival 59th Annual Daffodil Show
	29	Passover begins

April
	2	Good Friday
	4	Easter
	5-9	Spring Break - Gloucester County Schools
	17	Big Bash Open Bass Tournament
	17-25	Garden Week in Virginia

May
	9	Mother's Day
	15	Big Bash Open Bass Tournament
	31	Memorial Day

June
	20	Father's Day

July
	4	July 4th Celebration

August
	14	History and Adventure Trail
		Gloucester County Fair

September

October
	9	History and Adventure Trail
	11	Columbus Day
		Haunted Trail
	31	Halloween

November
	2	Election Day
	7	Daylight Savings Begins
	11	Veteran's Day
	25	Thanksgiving

December
	1-2	Hanukkah
	4	Gloucester Citizen's Christmas and Holiday Parade Holiday Parade Show
	5	Main Street Open House - Tree Lighting
	21	Winter Begins
	25	Christmas
	31	New Year's Eve

Gloucester Tourism
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Gloucester Parks, Recreation & Tourism

Last Update by D. R. Carter November 10, 2009