What's Happening in Nelson

September 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
The Nelson County Farmer’s Market is a producer-only market, featuring live music,
fresh local produce, baked goods, fresh cheese, meat & poultry,
fine crafts, plants, cut flowers and more…something new every week.
Open every Wednesday from 3:00 – 7:00 pm at the Nelson Center, 8445 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston.

September 5, 12, 19, 26
Nelson County Farmer’s Market is a producer-only market, featuring live music, fresh local produce, baked goods, fresh cheese, meat & poultry, fine crafts, plants, cut flowers and more…something new every week. Open every Saturday under the big white tent in downtown Nellysford. 8 am ñ noon.

September 5, 12, 19, 26
The Schuyler Community Farmer’s Market is open from 8:00 to 12:00 at
the Walton’s Mountain Museum with fresh local food, crafts, baked goods
and more, each Saturday through October. New vendors are welcome!
Support local producers, meet neighbors, and have a cup of coffee at
Nelson’s newest market. Contact 434-831-2825

September 5
Harvest Open House at Afton Mountain Vineyards. Bring your own picnic or try our gourmet picnic fare available for purchase while enjoying live music from noon ñ 6 pm. Grapes used in winemaking will be available for tasting. 10 am ñ 6 pm.  540-456-8667

September 5
September Birding Event in Rockfish Valley. The bird walk with Tim Hodge ñ considered by many as the best birder in Rockfish Valley leaves from the Rockfish River trail head. See web site for details. 434-361-2281

September 5
Wintergreen Performing Artsí International Wine Festival at the Evans Center at Wintergreen Resort.   Travel the wine world without leaving Central Virginia.  Wintergreen Performing Arts presents an International Wine Festival atop the cool mountain at Wintergreen Resort. Explore wines from around the world and, of course, Virginia.   Proceeds support Wintergreen Performing Arts’ extensive performance and educational activities.  (434) 325-8292;

September 5, 6
ìRomp, Stomp and Chompî Harvest Celebration at Wintergreen Winery. Send off summer and welcome the harvest on Labor Day weekend. Want to stomp grapes like Lucy? Here’s your chance! Grape stomping, live music, wine and Virginia foods tasting, specials, wine and Virginia foods tasting, door prizes and winery tours. Great picnic fare and scenic riverside picnic sites. Family friendly setting. Admission includes souvenir wine glass (children are free). 434-361-2519

September 5, 6
Swannanoa Palace Open House. Noon to 5:00 pm  497 Swannanoa Lane, Afton, VA 22920 540-942-5201

September 6
Montebello Community Market. Regional artists and crafts, bake sale, and flea market. Home cooked food including seasonal fruit cobbler. Benefits local fire & rescue departments.  10 am ñ 4 pm. 540-377-9688

September 12
Starry Nights at Veritas Vineyards & Winery. Join us for an evening of pure merriment. Bring your chairs, blankets, dancing shoes and picnic baskets watch the sun go down and the stars come out. Enjoy live music, dancing, wine and a great crowd. 7-11 pm. Fee includes wine glass and live music. 540-456-8000

September 12, 13
Pick Your Apples at Silver Creek Orchards. Pick Red & Golden Delicious, Jonagold apples. Half-bushel bags provided. Orchard well-maintained and accessible. Call to confirm dates and other varieties for picking. Silver Creek Orchards in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Nelson County not far from Crabtree Falls, the Blue Ridge Parkway and Wintergreen Resort. Bring a picnic and enjoy a family outing in the orchards during the peak of our spectacular autumn season.
9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday 12 pm ñ 5 pm. 434-277-5824

September 12, 13
Swannanoa Palace Open House. Noon to 5:00 pm  497 Swannanoa Lane, Afton, VA 22920 540-942-5201

September 12-20
Pick Your Own Apples at Dickie Brothers Orchard. Come to the mountains and pick Golden Delicious, Empire, Red Delicious and Jonagold apples at this beautiful ìCentury Farmî nestled at the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Enjoy one of the most beautiful views in the valley. Open 8 ñ 5 pm. 434-277-5516

September 19
All About Fruit Day. Come visit us at Edible Landscaping and tour the orchard. There will be many fruits you have not seen or tasted. Learn horticultural techniques and take advantage of plants on sale. 9 am – 4 pm. No fee. 434-361-9134

September 19
Rib-eye Round Up at Hill Top Berry Farm & Winery. Enjoy true Southern hospitality with the Allen Sisters at the annual Rib-eye Round Up  an event not to be missed.  Enjoy thick rib-eye steaks cooked to order with salad, baked potato, bread, and dessert along with a glass of wine and fine local bluegrass music.  Reservations only. 6-9 pm. Fee. 434-361-1266

September 19
Gathering of Primitive Friends Show at Not Forgotten Farm.. 10 am – 5 pm Primitive/Folk Art/Antiques Show. 3530 Tye River Road. 434-263-6508

September 25
Join the
VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and local partners to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Virginia
Birding and Wildlife Trail, the nation’s first statewide viewing trail on
Friday, September 25, 2009 at Devils Backbone Brewing Company. There will be bird walks on local trail sites,
light hors d’oeuvres, and birthday cake! Local bird clubs and other
conservation organizations will have exhibits. Come discover a little more of
our Wild Side! For more information, contact Jeff Trollinger at (804) 367-8747

September 26
Wintergreen Performing Arts presents an Oktoberfest at the Evans Center at Wintergreen Resort.   Join us for a celebration of German culture and food ñ a family event in a beer garden setting. Feast on brats, wursts, German potato salad and kraut, along with American hot dogs and hamburgers. Enjoy traditional”om-pah” band music and taste local microbrewery beers. The music will be provided by the Shippensburg Blaskapelle.  (434) 325-8292

September 26
Oakland Museum- 1:30 PM program features Cartographers Allen Hale,
Scott Smith, and Mike Crabill  will address colonial surveying, 18th
Century cartography, and the map of early Nelson County land grants.
On display will be a large map of Nelson County on which visitors are
invited to identifiy locations of “forgotten communities” or inquire as
to locations of landmarks known previously by names no longer in use.
Visitors are invited to bring their own maps and surveys to display and
discuss.

September 26, 27
Apple Harvest & Apple Butter Festival at Drumhellerís. Corn Maze, Hayrides to the pumpkin patch. Apple sling shot. Large selection f apples, fresh cider, honey, hams, live country music, crafts and food. Open 9 ñ 5 pm.  Apple butter making Saturday only. 434-263-5036