WILLIAMSBURG, W.Va. (WVDN) — “Stars, Stripes and Summer Nights” is the theme for this year’s Williamsburg Community Fair.
On Thursday evening, exhibits including food, photos, flowers, paintings, quilts, vegetables, eggs and more may be registered from 5 to 7 p.m. at the community building. For a complete list of exhibit categories, visit the WilliamsburgWV Facebook events page. There is no fee or preregistration to enter exhibits.
On Friday evening, hot dogs, barbecue, hamburgers and baked beans will be served from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Bingo runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for $1 per game, with winners receiving half the fees collected for each game. Daubers will be available for $1, or attendees may bring their own. After browsing the exhibits, bring a chair and enjoy Buddy Allen and the Cheat River Band at the firehouse from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday begins with breakfast burritos, biscuits and gravy, eggs and more. The Thrift Shop in the old schoolhouse will be open from 9 to 11:30 a.m. for a $1 bag clothing sale. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m.
Following the parade, lunch will be available at the concession stand in the community building. Other afternoon activities include exhibits and health screenings, a vintage and hot rod cruise-in car show, kid-friendly activity stations, face painting, balloon animals, crafts, a bouncy house and cotton candy, Dippin’ Dots, popcorn and snow cones. Horseshoe and cornhole tournaments will also be available. A kids’ paint party led by Sandy Schmocker will take place from 2 to 2:45 p.m. and is limited to 20 participants. Organized games for all ages will run from 2:45 to 3:15 p.m., followed by a fire truck splash. Attendees are asked to bring towels and extra clothes.
Outdoor entertainment under the tent will feature Richard Hefner and the Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., The Announcers inside from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and Nathan Seldomridge from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at a location to be announced.
Saturday evening features bingo from 4 to 6 p.m. and a ham dinner with brown beans, cornbread or cornpone and dessert from 4 to 7 p.m. A dance concert featuring music by the Goodson Boys begins at 7 p.m. in the firehouse bay. The night will end with fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
For the full schedule and event details, visit the WilliamsburgWV Facebook events page. The fair will be held at 6571 Shoestring Trail, Williamsburg, W.Va. The event is sponsored by Williamsburg Community Action, the Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department and the Williamsburg Ruritan Club, with special thanks to an Arts and Recreation grant from the Greenbrier County Commission.
