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Virginia - Spring Festivals, Special Events and Spring Celebrations
April Events - Celebrate Spring in Virginia

By Sheridan Alexander, About.com


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April Festivals, Special Events and Celebrations

  • Fredericksburg Spring Arts and Crafts Faire - Fredericksburg
    April 4 - 5 , 2009

    This popular festival features an array of hand made products including handcrafted baskets, ceramics, fine art, jewelry, music, paintings & photography, pottery, water seasonal flags, painted porcelain, candles, custom clocks, painted furniture and much more.


  • Easter Decoy and Art Festival - Chincoteague Island
    April 10 - 11, 2009

    Local and national carvers and artists exhibit their work. Hand carved and / or painted wooden Easter Eggs will be offered in a silent auction.


  • Virginia Arts Festival - Various Venues from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach
    April 14 - May 31, 2009

    This annual Virginia festival features artists from around the world in classical music, dance, theater, world music, jazz, chamber music. A popular signature event of the festival is the Virginia International Tattoo (see May Events)


  • Norfolk International Azalea Festival - Norfolk
    April 27 - May 3, 2009

    This annual festival celebrates NATO with an array of popular events including parades a golf tournament and much more. This year the festival celebrates The Czech Republic.


  • Historic Garden Week in Virginia - Various Venues throughout Virginia
    April 18 - 25, 2009

    More than 30 tours highlight four centuries of Virginia architecture, horticulture, interior design and history throughout the Commonwealth. (Future Garden Week Dates are April 17 - 25, 2010 and April 16 - 24, 2011.)


  • Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival - Winchester
    April 24 - May 3, 2009

    Each year the citizens of Winchester, located in the picturesque and historic Shenandoah Valley, welcome spring with one of the oldest civic celebrations in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The city is draped in pink, white and green bunting for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, which features more than thirty events including dances, band competitions, the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, one of the largest Firefighters’ Parades in the world and much more.


  • Virginia Hot Glass Festival - Staunton
    April 25 - 26, 2009

    Visit Sunspots Studios in historic Staunton for a unique chance to see and purchase work from a number of hot glass artists in one venue. During the festival, the only one in Virginia devoted completely to the artistry of glass making, see various hot glass techniques including bead making, traditional blown glass, mold blown glass, sand casting and more.


  • Mount Vernon Spring Festivals and Events - Alexandria
    Spring 2009

    Mount Vernon, George Washington's estate in Alexandria, Virginia presents several fun festivals and special events each year during the spring and summer.

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