Description: Spring is right around the corner and the Shenandoah Valley Racket T ers are making plans for their annual Swap Meet held on Friday and Saturday May 17-18 2019, if you are a vendor you can set up on Thursday afternoon. You never know what you might find, so come on down, with a truckload to sell or a empty trailer so you can take a load home �� registration is at www.mapwsm.com
Location: Luray VFW - 218 Veterans Lane, Luray
Website: www.facebook.com/mapwsm
date: May 18 to May 18
Begins: 7:00am
Ends: 4:00pm
Come on out to the Shenandoah Speedway to see the final event of the weekend!
For more information, contact Chris Gould by phone at (202) 365-0186 or email at gouldchris@netzero.net.
date: April 28 to April 28
Begins: 12:00pm
Ends: 5:30pm
Individual riders racing against the clock and traffic control on Valleyburg from Brookstone to Lake Arrowhead; Valleyburg from Lake Arrowhead to Ida Road; and Ida Road from Valleyburg to Brookstone.
For more information, contact Chris Gould by phone at (202) 365-0186 or email at gouldchris@netzero.net.
date: April 28 to April 28
Begins: 7:30am
Ends: 11:00am
Racers will two waves of 3 mass-start races beginning at Hawksbill Park and finishing on Balkamore Hill Road.
For more information, contact Chris Gould by phone at (202) 365-0186 or email at gouldchris@netzero.net.
date: April 27 to April 27
Begins: 8:00am
Ends: 5:00pm
Description: Join us for Cemetery Strolls! Join friends, May through October on the second Sunday of the month, for a walking tour inside the historic Green Hill Cemetery and hear haunting stories of days gone by and citizens resting here.
Location: Green Hill Cemetery - 202 East Main Street, Luray
Contact: (540) 631-5771 for large group tours
date: May 12 to May 12
Begins: 2:30pm
Ends: 3:30pm
Repeats: Monthly
Description: Please come to the Decoration Day Reception at Green Hill Cemetery to see the ongoing restoration efforts, thank you donors, and hear stories about a few of the veterans of five wars buried here. Refreshments will be served. Bring a lawn chair!
Rain Plan: Reception in St. Mark Lutheran Church Parish Hall (across the street)
Location: Green Hill Cemetery - 202 East Main Street, Luray
date: May 26 to May 26
Begins: 2:00pm
Ends: 3:00pm
Description: The Page Valley Flea Market & Sunrise Flowers and Primitives “Kick Off to Spring” on April 20th and 21st from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. The Flea Market Special Events include: outside yard sale day with vendors selling everything imaginable. Regular inside vendors are offering special $1.00 table items. Sunrise Flowers & Primitive Spring Speicals include farm house spring planters, spring wreaths, farm house decor, hanging baskets, spring bedding plants, star valley candles. Food provided by The Pierced Pig.
Location: Page Valley Flea Market & Sunrise Flowers and Primitives - 2195 US Highway 340, Stanley
Contact: (540) 778-1137
date: April 20 to April 20
Begins: 8:00am
Ends: 5:00pm
Repeats: Daily
Description: This annual event is a celebration for friends and family with great food. Come dressed in your Sunday best and dive into french toast, sausage gravy, omelets, roast beef, lamb, ham, seafood paella, and so much more!
Location: Mimslyn Inn - 401 West Main Street, Luray
Website: https://mimslyninn.com
date: April 21 to April 21
Begins: 11:00am
Ends: 3:00pm
Description: Celebrate the reason for the season with Mt. Carmel. Come for the service before the Christmas holiday!
Location: Mt. Carmel Regular Baptist Church - 2331 US Highway Business 340, Luray
Website: www.mcrbc.org
All Day Event
date: December 22
Description: Celebrate the reason for the season with Mt. Carmel. Come enjoy beautiful music, including some of your holiday favorites!
Location: Mt. Carmel Regular Baptist Church - 2331 US Highway Business 340, Luray
Website: www.mcrbc.org
All Day Event
date: December 15
Description: Shop Local, Shop Late in Downtown Luray!
Our shops are staying open late so you can finish your shopping list right here in Luray!
Location: Downtown Luray
Contact: Meredith Dees of Luray Downtown Initiative at luraydowntown@gmail.com
date: December 13 to December 13
Begins: 10:00am
Ends: 8:00pm
Description: Grab a chair, a blanket, and the kiddos and make your way downtown in Luray. Find a spot along Main Street to enjoy the parade and get ready for lots of candy and holiday spirit! An annual event, this is a great way to bring in the season with the locals.
Location: Town of Luray, Main Street
date: December 14 to December 14
Begins: 6:00pm
Ends: 9:00pm
Description: Grab a chair, a blanket, and the kiddos and make your way downtown in Stanley. Find a spot along Main Street to enjoy the parade and get ready for lots of candy and holiday spirit! An annual event, this is a great way to bring in the season with the locals. Stay tuned for the theme and more details on the 4th Annual Christmas in Stanley.
Location: Town of Stanley & Ed Good Park - 332 East Main Street, Stanley
date: December 7 to December 7
Begins: 6:00pm
Ends: 9:00pm
Description: Hot cocoa, kids activities, Santa's workshop, Christmas cookies, and so much more! Come early to see Santa arrive by firetruck and then tell him what you want for Christmas and have your portrait taken. Additional details to follow.
Location: Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce - 18 Campbell Street, Luray
date: December 6 to December 6
Begins: 4:00pm
Ends: 7:00pm
Description: Tree Lighting Festivities for the Town of Luray with the Luray Downtown Initiative.
Location: Performing Arts Luray Plaza - 1 East Main Street, Luray
date: December 6 to December 6
Begins: 7:00pm
Ends: 8:00pm
Description: A national movement was started by American Express and is a great way to wrap up Thanksgiving and to kick off Christmas shopping on a local level.
The program was formed as part of a collaborative effort between the Chamber, county, towns, and several of the local retailers to encourage the public to shop local first! Each partner helped man a Welcome Station arranged in each of the towns for participants to pick up a passport to be signed at at least four retailers to enter them to win a gift card donated by a local business. Welcome Centers and participating businesses had free swag for our Small Business Saturday shoppers to rock around town and to help them transport all of their parcels.
Location: Page County wide!
All Day Event
date: November 30
Description: County your blessings with Mt. Carmel. Bring the family to celebrate and be thankful together.
Location: Mt. Carmel Regular Baptist Church - 2331 US Highway Business 340, Luray
Website: www.mcrbc.org
All Day Event
date: November 26
Description: Celebrate the men and women who have served our country with Mt. Carmel.
Location: Mt. Carmel Regular Baptist Church - 2331 US Highway Business 340, Luray
Website: www.mcrbc.org
All Day Event
date: November 10
Description: Make plans to join PCPS and PACA for our annual Turkey Trot 5K and 1K on the Greenway. This event will kick off with our 1K at 9:30 a.m. and our 5K event at 10:00 a.m. Awards will be given after each respective race. Both events will be chip timed!
Sponsored by Page Alliance for Community Action and Page County Public Schools.
Location: Hawksbill Greenway - Mechanic Street Parking Lot
date: November 16 to November 16
Begins: 9:30am
Ends: 11:00am
Description: Join the Town of Stanley to celebrate the veterans in the community and thank them for their service and dedication to the community and country.
Location: Ed Good Memorial Park - 332 East Main Street, Stanley
date: November 9 to November 9
Begins: 9:00am
Ends: 10:00am
Description: Celebrate our veterans with Mt. Carmel. Give thanks for the men and women who have served and protected our country.
Location: Mt. Carmel Regular Baptist Church - 2331 US Highway Business 340, Luray
Website: www.mcrbc.org
All Day Event
date: November 8
Description: Join us for Halloween in Downtown Luray! Trick or Treat with all the merchants on Main Street, enjoy a hay ride, compete in the costume contest, and walk through the haunted house. Get dressed up and bring the whole family to Downtown Luray!
date: October 31 to October 31
Begins: 4:00pm
Ends: 7:00pm
Description: Details to come.
Location: Mt. Carmel Regular Baptist Church - 2331 US Highway Business 340, Luray
Website: www.mcrbc.org
All Day Event
date: October 30
Description: Red Ribbon Week is the nation's oldest and largest drug prevention program, reaching millions of Americans during the last week of October every year. Red Ribbon Week is celebrated annually in October!
Hosted by Page Alliance for Community Action and the Town of Stanley, this event is for high schoolers. The event gives youth a drug-free way to hang out and party safely.
Location: Hawksbill Recreation Park - 205 Pool Drive, Stanley
date: October 26 to October 26
Begins: 7:00pm
Ends: 9:00pm
Description: Join Page Paws for a fundraiser supporting their efforts with some locally-grown wine.
Location: Wisteria Farm & Vineyard - 1126 Marksville Road, Stanley
date: September 22 to September 22
Begins: 3:00pm
Ends: 5:00pm
Description: We're having our 11th Annual MCCA Car & Truck Show. We'll have lots of unique cars, delicious food, a silent auction, door prizes, and more! We hope you'll join us to celebrate our 11th anniversary as we seek to support our school and glorify our King!
Location: Mt. Carmel Regular Baptist Church - 2331 US Highway Business 340, Luray
date: September 21 to September 21
Begins: 10:00am
Ends: 3:00pm
Description: CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS: https://racinemultisports.com/lhm/
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019 • Individual & Relay Team start at 7:00 am
Location: Hawksbill Brewery, 22 Zerkel Street, Luray, VA 22835
Type: Half marathon with individual and two-person and four-person relay divisions
Distance: 13.1 miles for individuals, 6.55 mile average for two-person teams, 3.28 mile average for four-person teams
This 13.1 mile run will start and end in downtown Luray, Virginia. The course, designed by local runners for runners, promises to deliver a landscape in favor of both the beginner and experienced runner. The course features a fully paved surface from start to finish (no grass, no gravel, no off road) with rolling hills and a fast final six miles to the finish. It will include individual and two options for the relay division- a four-person or two-person relay team. The four-person relay team will average a 5K distance, while the two-person relay team will average about 10K distance. There will be an after-party immediately following at Hawksbill Brewery, conveniently located at the race finish. The Luray area will deliver a great weekend getaway with its small-town charm, incredible views of the Shenandoah mountains, fun dining experiences, a local brewery and wine shop, and great activities for the entire family to enjoy.
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS: https://racinemultisports.com/lhm/
Location: Hawksbill Brewing Co - 22 Zerkel Street, Luray
date: September 7 to September 7
Begins: 7:00am
Ends: 12:00pm
Description: Summer is coming to a close, so gather the family and celebrate with one last hurrah at the Stanley Park and Pool! The pool will be open late. Stay tuned for additional details.
Location: Hawksbill Recreation Park - 205 Pool Drive, Stanley
date: August 31 to August 31
Begins: 12:00pm
Ends: 10:00pm
Description: Today is the last day to soak up the sun on Lake Arrowhead Beach. It closes for the 2019 season today.
Location: Lake Arrowhead - 725 Arrowhead Road, Luray
Website: www.townofluray.com/luray-parks.html#lakearrowhead
date: September 2 to September 2
Begins: 11:00am
Ends: 6:00pm
Description: The annual Page Valley Agricultural & Industrial Fair will return from August 18th-24th on the Page Valley Fairgrounds in Luray, VA. Stay tuned for 4-H FFA Showing, live music, grandstand events, and ride information. Details to come.
Location: Page Valley Fairgrounds - 15 Fairlane Drive, Luray
Website: https://pagevalleyfair.org
date: August 18 to August 18
Begins: 4:00pm
Ends: 11:00pm
Repeats: Daily
Description: Parents, bring the kids out for a break. Kids, take some time away from your parents. National Night Out is a late night pool party for school-aged kids. Stay tuned for additional details.
Location: Hawksbill Recreation Park - 205 Pool Drive, Stanley
date: August 6 to August 6
Begins: 5:00pm
Ends: 9:00pm
Description: Bring the kids out for this annual walk around Inn Lawn Park. Join the community in celebrating the 4th of July in all your splendor (feel free to dress up and decorate strollers and bikes)!
Location: Inn Lawn Park - 103 Zerkel Street, Luray
date: July 4 to July 4
Begins: 10:00am
Ends: 11:00am
Description: Watch a movie under the stars! This moving summer movie night has a different venue and movie each month of summer! The event is free and open to the public. Enjoy a free thing of popcorn and a drink and come early for the Resource Fair from 7:00-9:00 PM to meet our amazing sponsors and community members. Kids activities will be held during the resource fair and the movie will begin at sunset. Concessions will be for sale, so consider coming for dinner or dessert and supporting a local business/food truck.
Location: Hawksbill Recreation Park & Pool - 205 Pool Drive, Stanley
Contact: Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center at (540) 743-3915 or events@luraypage.com
date: August 16 to August 16
Begins: 7:00pm
Ends: 11:00pm
Description: Watch a movie under the stars! This moving summer movie night has a different venue and movie each month of summer! The event is free and open to the public. Enjoy a free thing of popcorn and a drink and come early for the Resource Fair from 7:00-9:00 PM to meet our amazing sponsors and community members. Kids activities will be held during the resource fair and the movie will begin at sunset. Concessions will be for sale, so consider coming for dinner or dessert and supporting a local business/food truck.
Location: Shenandoah Memorial Ballpark - 1150 Junior Avenue, Shenandoah
Contact: Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center at (540) 743-3915 or events@luraypage.com
date: July 19 to July 19
Begins: 7:00pm
Ends: 11:00pm
Description: Watch a movie under the stars! This moving summer movie night has a different venue and movie each month of summer! The event is free and open to the public. Enjoy a free thing of popcorn and a drink and come early for the Resource Fair from 7:00-9:00 PM to meet our amazing sponsors and community members. Kids activities will be held during the resource fair and the movie will begin at sunset. Concessions will be for sale, so consider coming for dinner or dessert and supporting a local business/food truck.
Location: Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park - 625 Sixth Street, Luray
Contact: Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center at (540) 743-3915 or events@luraypage.com
date: June 13 to June 13
Begins: 7:00pm
Ends: 11:00pm
Description: Celebrate dad and everything he does for you, your family, and friends with Mt. Carmel.
Location: Mt. Carmel Regular Baptist Church - 2331 US Highway Business 340, Luray
Website: www.mcrbc.org
All Day Event
date: June 16
Description: Swim Fest Luray is a Swim Competition that offers three race distances. Modeled after the popular Swim Fest Fort Ritchie this swim competition features a fun and competitive open water swimming opportunity. You can combine distances as they will not overlap. You will be eligible for podium awards for each race you enter. Combining all three races will total 4,500 meters (2.8 miles). For those training for a Half Ironman, you can enter the 2,250 which is 1.4 miles. For those training for a Full Ironman you can enter the 1,500 and 2,250 for 2.33 miles or all three for 2.8 miles.
Location: Lake Arrowhead - 725 Arrowhead Road, Luray
Website: https://luraytriathlon.com/swim-fest-luray/ & www.facebook.com/events/964640033722366
date: June 15 to June 15
Begins: 8:00am
Ends: 12:00pm
Description: Honoring the men and women who lost their lives protecting our country, Mt. Carmel's special service with thanks, appreciate, and celebrate these people from our community.
Location: Mt. Carmel Regular Baptist Church - 2331 US Highway Business 340, Luray
Website: www.mcrbc.org
All Day Event
date: May 26
Description: Welcome summer and summer break! The Hawksbill Recreation Park is a twenty-eight acre park featuring a community center, large swimming pool, concession area, picnic shelters, sand volleyball courts, hiking trail and more!
For more information about all of our parks and recreational facilities, call us: (540) 778-3454
Location: Hawksbill Recreation Park & Pool - 205 Pool Drive, Stanley
All Day Event
date: May 25
Description: Lake Arrowhead Beach is now open daily! Enjoy summer break in the water and on the beach until September 2nd.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM-6:00 PM & Sunday Noon-6:00 PM
Location: Lake Arrowhead - 725 Arrowhead Road, Luray
Website: http://www.townofluray.com/luray-parks.html#lakearrowhead
date: June 2 to June 2
Begins: 12:00pm
Ends: 6:00pm
Description: Lake Arrowhead Beach opens with weekends only until June 2nd. Saurdays from 11:00 AM-6:00 PM and Sundays from Noon-6:00 PM.
Location: Lake Arrowhead - 725 Arrowhead Road, Luray
Website: http://www.townofluray.com/luray-parks.html#lakearrowhead
date: May 25 to May 25
Begins: 11:00am
Ends: 6:00pm
Description: Celebrate mom and everything she does for you, your family, and friends with Mt. Carmel.
Location: Mt. Carmel Regular Baptist Church - 2331 US Highway Business 340, Luray
Website: www.mcrbc.org
All Day Event
date: May 12
Description: The Page County Democratic Committee meets the first Thursday of every month at Mamma Mia’s in Shenandoah. Come for dinner and socializing at 6:00 PM. Business meeting starts at 7:00 PM.
2019 Dates:
January 3rd
February 7th
March 7th
April 4th
May 2nd
June 6th
July 4th
August 1st
September 5th
October 3rd
November 7th
Location: Mamma Mia Italian Restaurant - 701 South Third Street, Shenandoah
Website: www.pagecountydems.org
date: January 3 to January 3
Begins: 6:00pm
Ends: 8:00pm
Repeats: Monthly
Description: The Luray Singing Tower holds a busy recital season that is played primarily by the staff carillonneur, but also features guest musicians as well as community services at the base of the tower.
All recitals are free and feature Patriotic, Folk, Hymn Melodies, Classical Music, Original Compositions for the Carillon, and popular melodies. A closed circuit TV is located at the base of the tower so audiences can watch the carillonneur play. Tours of the tower follow each recital, and for those able to climb 108 steps, the upper floor of the tower, which houses the keyboard, a separate tour is available for the cost of $5 per person.
Recital Schedule
April & May: Saturday & Sunday at 3PM
June - August: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday at 8PM
September & October: Saturday & Sunday at 3PM
Location: Luray Singing Tower - Northcott Drive, Luray - across from the Luray Caverns entrance
date: September 7 to September 7
Begins: 3:00pm
Ends: 4:00pm
Repeats: Weekly
Description: The Luray Singing Tower holds a busy recital season that is played primarily by the staff carillonneur, but also features guest musicians as well as community services at the base of the tower.
All recitals are free and feature Patriotic, Folk, Hymn Melodies, Classical Music, Original Compositions for the Carillon, and popular melodies. A closed circuit TV is located at the base of the tower so audiences can watch the carillonneur play. Tours of the tower follow each recital, and for those able to climb 108 steps, the upper floor of the tower, which houses the keyboard, a separate tour is available for the cost of $5 per person.
Recital Schedule
April & May: Saturday & Sunday at 3PM
June - August: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday at 8PM
September & October: Saturday & Sunday at 3PM
Location: Luray Singing Tower - Northcott Drive, Luray - across from the Luray Caverns entrance
date: June 1 to June 1
Begins: 8:00pm
Ends: 9:00pm
Repeats: Weekly
Description: The Luray Singing Tower holds a busy recital season that is played primarily by the staff carillonneur, but also features guest musicians as well as community services at the base of the tower.
All recitals are free and feature Patriotic, Folk, Hymn Melodies, Classical Music, Original Compositions for the Carillon, and popular melodies. A closed circuit TV is located at the base of the tower so audiences can watch the carillonneur play. Tours of the tower follow each recital, and for those able to climb 108 steps, the upper floor of the tower, which houses the keyboard, a separate tour is available for the cost of $5 per person.
Recital Schedule
April & May: Saturday & Sunday at 3PM
June - August: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday at 8PM
September & October: Saturday & Sunday at 3PM
Location: Luray Singing Tower - Northcott Drive, Luray - across from the Luray Caverns entrance
date: April 6 to April 6
Begins: 3:00pm
Ends: 4:00pm
Repeats: Weekly
Introduction to Excel Starts Tuesday April 16th @ 6PM
Tuesday & Thursday for 5 weeks Shenandoah Computer Center (411 Second Street, Shenandoah) for just $10.00
652-8773 to reserve a seat!
date: April 16 to April 16
Begins: 6:00pm
Ends: 7:00pm
Repeats: Weekly
Description: Join us for Shenandoah's 33rd Annual Wildflower Weekend! Did you know there are more than 850 species of flowering plants that grow in Shenandoah National Park? 70% of them are native and racing to bloom before overhead trees become fully leafed out and block the sunlight on the forest floor. To celebrate this special time of year Shenandoah has an annual Wildflower Weekend. Join us for wildflower walks, workshops, and activities. For the schedule and more information: https://www.nps.gov/shen/wildflower-weekend-youth-art-contest.htm
Location: Shenandoah Nationa Park - 3655 US Highway 211 East, Luray
date: May 11 to May 11
Begins: 9:00am
Ends: 4:30pm
Repeats: Daily
Description: 40th Anniversary Celebration of Dukes of Hazzard.
Location: Shenandoah Speedway - 301 Precision Road, Shenandoah
date: August 10 to August 11
Begins: 9:00am
Ends: 6:00pm
Description: Stop by Downtown Studios Unlimited in Luray to register for these classes! Swing by the studio in-person to register, pay, and get ready to learn!
Learn the holds, rhythms, and footwork for Ballroom, Latin, and Swing. Whether you are single or join with a partner, all are welcome. Featuring instructor: Jody Schein.
Location: Downtown Studios Unlimited - 52 West Main Street, Luray
Contact: marcycampbell@embarqmail.com or (540) 244-8459 by April 13th
date: April 13 to April 13
Begins: 9:45am
Ends: 10:30am
