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April Festivals, Special Events and Celebrations
- Fredericksburg Spring Arts and Crafts Faire - Fredericksburg
April 5 - 6, 2008
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. - Norfolk International Azalea Festival - Norfolk
April 14 - 19, 2008
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 Kingdom of the Netherlands. - Virginia Arts Festival - Various Venues from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach
April 18 - May 26, 2008
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 below.) - Virginia International Tattoo Parade and Shows - Norfolk
Parade: April 19, 2008; Shows: April 18 - 20, 2008
Renowned for its patriotic pageantry and spirit, this annual spectacle features 850 artists in marching bands, massed pipes and drums, military drill teams Celtic dance performances and much more in the largest Tattoo in the United States. - Historic Garden Week in Virginia - Various Venues throughout Virginia
April 19 - 27, 2008
More than 30 tours highlight four centuries of Virginia architecture, horticulture, interior design and history throughout the Commonwealth. (Future Garden Week Dates are April 18 - 26, 2009 and April 17 - 25, 2010.) - Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival - Winchester
April 25 - May 4, 2008
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 26 - 27, 2008
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 2008
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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