Community Events
Browntown Redbud Festival to be held Saturday, April 23rd
Come enjoy the day at our Browntown Redbud Festival in scenic downtown Browntown. The Festival benefits the Browntown Community Center, (Old Browntown Schoolhouse). Shop for Crafts, bid at the Silent Auction, buy some plants and Redbud Tree Seedlings, listen to music, watch the ducks race down the Gooney Creek and enjoy the wonderful food and great entertainment. A great time for all!
Highlights
- Redbud Seedling Sale
- Silent Auction—ends at 2:30 pm
- Craft Sales at two locations: Browntown Community Center and Browntown Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
- Antique Car Show Baptist Church Parking Lot
- Gooney Creek Duck Race 1:00 – 1:45
- Full Kitchen Menu!
- Hot dogs and Pop Corn sold outside
- Famous Browntown Bake Table
- Browntown hats, shirts, calendars, note cards and cook books.
- Browntown Calendar Photo Contest
- Browntown’s Dr. Updike Museum
- Live Outdoor music from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Humane Society Pet Adoptions
There is going to be great music:
- 9:00 – 9:45 Kurt Schlesinger
- 10:00 – 10:45 Isaac Stroupe
- 11:00 – 11:45 Rich Follett
- 12:00 – 12:45 Passage Creek Rising
- 1:00 – 3:00 Gary Slavinsky & Kurt Schlesinger
Gooney Creek Duck Race
- 1:00 Race Time!
- $5 per ticket
- Available at: O.J. Rudacille General Store in Browntown 636-2149 – or – Browntown Community Center on the day of the festival.
Browntown Calendar Photo Contest
Vote for your favorite “Browntown Scenic Views” photo. Winner receives $100 and the cover of the Browntown Calendar. The top 12 will be featured pictures in the months of the calendar. Entry deadline April 11th.
For information and entry form contact: Joanne Koszyk 540- 551-3815 and Stacy Mikel 703-507-9973, or on the BCCA webpage: www.browntowncommunity.com
Directions:
- From Front Royal take Rt. 340 South
- 1/2 mile and turn left onto Browntown Road
- Go 8 miles to the Village of Browntown
- 96 Browntown Rd, Browntown, VA
Free Admission and Free Parking!
Find us at: www.browntowncommunity.com and on Facebook at Browntown Community Center Association, Inc.
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