Friday, September 21, 2012

Yorktown Market Days/Fall Festival

 

Yorktown Market Days/Fall Festival

September 21, 2012
 
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     Yorktown Market Days will extend its hours on Saturday, October 13, to celebrate autumn with a Fall Festival.
     Typically held from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., this Market Days event will extend its hours to 3 p.m. and will include children's activities, hayrides, a pumpkin patch, and hay maze, live musical entertainment, and chef demonstrations.
     Members of The Delvers are scheduled to perform until 3 p.m.  The schedule for this special Market Days/Fall Festival will be:
     -Market Days vendors and Local Artists open....................8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
     -Children's Hay Maze (sponsored by Ben & Jerry's)..........8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
     -Pumpkin Patch.....................................................................8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
     -Entertainment by The Delvers.............................................9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
     -Chef Demonstrations by Stratford University.....................9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.
     -Children's Choo Choo Crawl & Activities...........................11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
     -Hayrides (sponsored by River Fruit Tropical Wines).........11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
     -Face Painting......................................................................11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
         (sponsored by Riverwalk Restaurant, Viccellio Goldsmith, & Patriot Tours and Provisions)
     The market features seasonal fruits and vegetables; fresh seafood; eggs; poultry, beef and pork; fresh breads and baked goods; organic and gluten free products; coffee, jams and jellies; pumpkins, mums, gours, potted plants and much more.  For a listing of vendors and artists for the fall festival, visit the website www.yorktownmarketdays.com.
    Free parkingwill be available at the market in several public parking areas throughout Historic Yorktown. The free Yorktown trolley runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.  
     Interested vendors can call 757-877-2933 or email villageevents@cox.net for an application. Interested artists can call 757-898-5510 or email susan.p17@gmail.com.
     No rain dates are scheduled for the Market Days.  In the event of inclement weather, please call the Yorktown events weather hotline at 890-3520 for cancellation updates.  For more information on Market Days Fall Festival, and other events in Yorktown, call 890-3500 or visit www.visityorktown.org.
     Yorktown Market Days is presented by York County and the Riverwalk Landing Business Association.  Special thanks to the Market Days founding sponsor 1st Advantage Credit Union for its continued support.  Thanks to other market sponsors:  Farm Bureau, Saude Creek Vineyards, and Nelson's Grant.
 

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