Herndon Labor Day Festival To Feature Wine Tasting, Live Music

From the Town of Herndon:

WHAT: An annual one-day outdoor street festival featuring live music all day, Virginia wineries, local craft beers, a craft show, sponsorship gallery, and a variety of food vendors. The Town of Herndon Parks and Recreation Department produces the event in conjunction with the Herndon Woman’s Club. Partial proceeds go to scholarship programs.

WHEN: Monday, September 2, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

COST: Admission with wine tasting or craft brew tastings (4 craft brew tickets) - $25

Entrance only/Designated Drivers (no alcohol) - $5

Children 12 and under free; no pets allowed; tastings end at 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: Downtown Herndon and Herndon Municipal Center Town Green, 777 Lynn St., Herndon, VA.

CONTACT: The Town of Herndon Parks and Recreation Department 703-787-7300.

ENTERTAINMENT:

Main Stage

• 1:00-2:30 p.m. // Great Wide Open - The Ultimate Tom Petty Experience
• 3:30-5:00 p.m. // Leather and Lace –The Stevie Nicks Experience

Acoustic Tent

• 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. // Among the Willows - Modern Folk
• 12:00-1:00 p.m. // Dave Lange Trio - “Hill Country Blues”
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. // Dave Goodrich -“Soulful Acoustic Rock”

Feature Virginia Wineries and Cideries:

• AmRhein’s Wine Cellars
• Chapelle Charlemagne Vineyards
• Cobbler Mountain Cider
• Horton Vineyards
• Mattaponi Winery
• Narmada Winery
• Rebec Vineyards
• Two Twisted Posts Winery
• Wild Hare Hard Cider

Featured Craft Beers:

• Blue Mountain Brewery, Kolsch 151 (Afton, VA)
• Fordham & Dominion Brewery, Copperhead Ale (Dover, DE)
• Goose Island Beer Co., IPA (Chicago, IL)
• Legend Brewing Co., Brown Ale (Richmond, VA)
• South Street Brewery, Satan's Pony (Charlottesville, VA)
• Starr Hill Brewery, The Love (Crozet, VA)
• Strangeways Brewing, Albino Monkey (Richmond, VA)
• Union Craft Brewing, Skipjack (Baltimore, MD)

A special thanks to our generous sponsors:

Presenting sponsor: Northwest Federal Credit Union

Media sponsor: Fairfax County Times

• Apple Federal Credit Union
• Around Reston
• BIG100
• CultureCapital
• Drive to Protect
• Glory Days Grill
• Heartland Home Foods Inc.
• Kitchen Saver
• Panera Bread
• Passanante's Home Food Services
• Prince William Home Improvement
• Red Carpet Remodeling
• Sit Means Sit Dog Training
• The Home Doctor
• Thompson Creek Window Company
• Vacation Village Resorts
• WASH FM

The Town of Herndon Parks and Recreation Department is nationally accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies and is a four-time National Gold Medal Award winner for excellence in park and recreation management presented by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration. The Town of Herndon, located in western Fairfax County, is the third largest town in the Commonwealth and is home to more than 23,000 citizens.

For more information, visit the Town’s website at herndon-va.gov.

This press release was produced by the Town of Herndon. The views expressed here are the author's own.