September 15, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Montross Fall Festival Committee Still Seeking Volunteers
The Montross Fall Festival is mere weeks away. While the theme—celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday— and the grand marshals—business leaders and others who helped grow the Town— have been locked in, there’s still quite a bit of work to be done.
Time for Beach Music Fest nears
With September here, the Northern Neck Beach Music Festival in Colonial Beach is just shy of a week away. Slated to occur on the 12th and 13th of the month, it is a celebration that will see the Town Hill park packed to the gills with vendors and tents as people gather to enjoy beach music, food, raffles, and a chance to dance on the sand.
Museum Makes Exhibit Opening a Major Event
Last Saturday brought plenty of excitement to Old Courthouse Square in Montross as people gathered not only to enjoy live music but also to explore a special exhibit that had come to town. Part of the VA 250 celebrations, “Give Me Liberty: Virginia & the Forging of a Nation” was created by the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.
Give Me Liberty Exhibition Coming to Westmoreland Museum
This weekend, a traveling exhibition exploring Virginia’s role in the founding of our nation and the American Revolution will be setting up at the Westmoreland County Museum as another part of the celebration of 250 years of American history.
Lt. Gov. Hashmi Announces Student Poetry Contest
The Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Poetry Contest is open and students in grades K – 12 are encouraged to share their voices through original poetry.
Westmoreland’s National Night Out draws massive crowd
Last Tuesday, National Night Out was celebrated across the nation. Here in Westmoreland County, the Sheriff’s Office once again broke out the grill and the hot dogs and hosted a massive cookout at Stan’s Skateland, drawing in a huge crowd despite the looming threat of scattered showers.
Heathsville Farmers Market delivers prizes & surprises
At the last Heathsville Farmers Market, hundreds of prizes were given to young participants in Kids Day at the market.
First Africans Day Attracts Visitors to NNK
Visitors urged to keep the ancestors’ stories alive
How Stratford Hall Uncovered New Enslaved Names
First Africans Day is an annual event hosted at Stratford Hall to commemorate the lives, cultures, contributions, and resilience of the ancestors enslaved on the property. This year, the list of those to be honored has grown.
VA Declaration of Rights added to annual reading event at Christ Church
Last week, members of the community gathered at Historic Christ Church in Weems— some to read and some to hear—the text of two founding documents: the Declaration of Independence and the Virginia Declaration of Rights, both of which marked their 250th anniversary this year.