WILLIAMSBURG, W.Va. (WVDN) — The 77th Annual Williamsburg Fair brought together food, fun and friends. Known for its home cooking, the fair featured biscuits-and-gravy breakfasts, barbecue, ham and beans, snow cones, kettle corn and much more. Bingo started on Friday night, followed by a dance concert. On Saturday, guests enjoyed exhibits, a bouncy house, rocket launchers, hair tinsel, cornhole, face painting, the popular balloon artist, a paint party and cornhole and horseshoe tournaments. A parade with a variety of entries made its way through town, followed by music throughout the day. The celebration ended Saturday night with a full dance floor and fireworks.
The Williamsburg community thanks everyone who worked diligently to make the fair a success, as well as all who traveled from near and far to attend. Special thanks go to those who donated, participated in events, volunteered and otherwise helped make this year’s fair a success.
A particular thanks goes to those who donated door prizes: Out Behind the Barn Custom Baskets, Samme Gee, Dave’s Farm Supply, The Meeting Place, State Fair of West Virginia, Mountain State Computer, Roaring Creek Farm, Hillside Farm, CoCo’s, Blueridge Farm, The Big Wheel, Robins Nest Farm, Carnegie Hall, Eddie Fletcher, Maggie Karrs, Dutch Haus, Sparks of Ink, Frankford Vet, Bones and Cones, Laurie Hedrick, Paulette Kelly, Bodies in Motion, New Chapter Bookstore and Hersman Safety Products.
Special thanks to those who donated in many special ways: Greenbrier County Commission Arts and Recreation Grant, Williamsburg Thrift Shop, Access Health, Seneca Health, Greenbrier Solid Waste and the WVSOM volunteer students who helped work the fair. If you donated a door prize to the fair and your name was omitted, the organizers apologize and extend their thanks.
The fair is a joint effort of Williamsburg Community Action, the Ruritan Club and the Fire Department.
Parade winners:
Fire Departments — first, Smoot; second, Lewisburg; third, Rainelle.
Pageant — Alli Haynes.
Advertisement/Political — first, Christmas at the Cedars; second, Leaf N Hope; third, Paul Brown.
Show Vehicles — Jackie Thomas; Garland and Atik Simmons; Clyde Lyons.
Sport Utilities — Madeline and Oliver Blankenship; Riyah Cook and Kaeson Kisner; Suttle Sports Buggy.
Floats — Trout Valley Gang; Williamsburg Flying Falcons 4-H Club; Williamsburg Ruritan.
Motorcycles — Henry Sizemore and Pawpaw; Natilee Kessel; Holden Hill.
Antique Vehicles — Jerry and Carolyn Dolan; Dakota Snider; Danny Rowe.
Adult Walkers — Ray Canterbury.
Single Horse — Hannah Fullen; Margaret Forren; Jo Fullen.
Tractors — In memory of Wanda Knotts; Hunter Knotts; JL Knotts.
Horse and Wagon — Duke Forren.
