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Veterans Memorial Park
South Main Street
Emporia, VA 23847

Welcome to Emporia and the 45th Annual Virginia Peanut Festival. Celebrate the Virginia Peanut, farmers and the fall harvesting season in southeastern Virginia. Carnival with rides, games and food runs Thursday through Sunday. Veterans Memorial Park opens Friday September 21 at 5 p.m. Family fun event with food, crafts and music featuring a well known band. On Saturday the parade starts at 11 a.m. with several marching bands. Spectacular Car Show at noon. Afternoon entertainment includes blue grass music,cloggers, arts, crafts, children’s games, pony rides, civil war exhibit, educational exhibits, antique farm equipment, U.S.S. Hundley exhibit. Farm Tours. Live music until 11 p.m. Gigantic fireworks display at 9 p.m. For sale The Virginia Peanut Festival Cookbook, with recipes from local cooks or ordered from P.O.Box201,Emporia,Va.

Accessibility: 

Date/Hours:
Thursday, September 20, 2007 - Sunday, September 23, 2007 (10:00 AM-11:00 PM)

Admission Fee

Children Welcome

Telephone:
Greensville Circuit Court: (434) 348-4219
Kay J. Callahan: (434) 634-4744
Fax: (434) 348-4020

Email:
kcallahan@courts.state.va.us

Website:
www.greensvillecountyva.gov/Parks,%20Culture%20and%20Recreation/recreation.html