Anniversary Celebrations Across Virginia

After celebrating our organization’s 70^th Anniversary in 2023, we know how special it is to reach a milestone!  So we can certainly appreciate the excitement of some well-known organizations and special events in Virginia who are having big birthdays in 2024.  A check with our friends at The Virginia Tourism Corporation revealed plenty of special anniversaries, along with links to each for more information.  There’s a lot to celebrate!

• The City of Alexandria celebrates its 275th anniversary in 2024, marking the occasion with special events and programs celebrating the past and present. Activities include new exhibits, collecting and sharing of oral histories, and special editions of the annual Portside Festival and Alexandria Birthday Celebration.
• The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival celebrates its 100th anniversary April 26 – May 5, 2024 with the theme “Locally Grown, Globally Shared.” This is in reference to the farms and orchards that founded the Shenandoah Valley. Activities this year include an Apple Growers Luncheon, farm tours, and 100th birthday party, complete with apple pie.
• The Carter Family Fold is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2024. Celebration concerts kick-off in March with special monthly concerts, leading up to a special “Appalachia Rising” concert on April 27, 2024 and a big 50th Anniversary musical event on August 3, 2024.
• 2024 marks the 50th anniversary for the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival. Celebrate the 50th Annual Boardwalk Weekend, September 27-29, with concerts scattered along 30+ blocks of the boardwalk, an Art & Craft Show with 200+ vendors, magnificent sand sculptures created by world-renowned international sculptors, an 8k race, a grand parade, and more!
• The Floyd Country Store is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Friday Night Jamboree in 2024. The Jamboree has taken place every Friday night for four decades, inviting friends and family from all around the world to the one stoplight town of Floyd, Virginia.
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden kicks off its 40th anniversary in 2024 with a year-long celebration featuring exquisite horticultural displays, art exhibits, community events, live music, and more, including Contemporary American multi-disciplinary artist Kyle Epps as an artist-in-residence from April-September 2024.
• 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the Loudoun County wine industry. Loudoun is known as DC’s Wine Country and is home to more than 50 wineries and vineyards.
• The Crooked Road Music Heritage Trail is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024 with special concerts, programs, and square dances across Southwest Virginia throughout the year. The Crooked Road is also joining in the celebration of the Carter Family Fold’s 50th Anniversary.
• The Song of the Mountains concert series is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024. Performances take place at The Lincoln Theatre in Marion.
• The Birthplace of Country Music Museum is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its grand opening in Historic Downtown Bristol throughout 2024 with various events and programming.

There’s so much to see and do in the beautiful state of Virginia!  Start planning now!