The Day at a Glance

(Photo/Sperryville Community Alliance)

10 a.m. (Saturday, April 30)

Festival Opens!  

→ Live music on the Main Stage

→ Kids Corner: face painting, buy & paint kid’s race ducklings etc.

→ Sperryville History presented by Rappahannock Historical Society

→ Food from local farms and eateries.

→ Local wine, beer, cider and spirits!

→ See the mini car show!

2 p.m.

→ Kids Duck Dash: Parents may purchase rubber ducks for only $5 for their little ducklings to paint (using supplied, non-toxic paints) which will then be raced down the river in an exclusive, separate race at 2 p.m. (Launching from the bridge at Happy Camper).  Kids will be able to take their painted racing ducks home.

Additionally, kids of all ages can show off their creativity with free chalk art and coloring, there will be ducky games and a festival-wide scramble scavenger hunt!

This year’s kids corner is located in the Stonewall Abbey parking lot.

Brave ducks will once again navigate the Mighty Thornton. (File photo/2019)

4 p.m.

→ Great Rubber Duck Race Down the Mighty Thornton River

[Read a racer’s-eye view of the race here]

Getting Around

Parking

(Photo/Sperryville Community Alliance)

Please respect our neighborhood and pickup trash

→ Park in Lot D and walk our trail to Main Street (1.3 mi.)

→ Park in Lot E and walk our trail to Main Street (0.9 mi.)

→ Limited handicap parking available on Main Street (w/placard)

 On Stage

SperryFest is pleased to present LIVE and LOCAL music on the Main Stage:

Bobby G and Friends: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Bobby G and Friends (Photo/Ray Boc)

The area’s best Rhythm and Blues Band, featuring Rappahannock’s own Robert Glasker a.k.a. Bobby G and Friends, playing a mix of Blues, R&B, Funk and Classic Soul.  They’ve been rocking the area for years and more to come!

Band members include: Bobby “G” – Vocal and Guitar; Anders Drew – Vocal and Guitar; Mike (Coy) Groves – Vocal and Guitar; George Glascoe – Bass; Paul Norris – Drums; Jack Norris – Trombone    

Grass Fed: 1:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m.

Grass Fed (Photo/Jessica Babb/Grass Fed)

A popular, Flint Hill-based groove, reggae and rock band!

Band members include, from left to right: Colin Chinsammy- Drums; Dan Mudge – Guitar; Brian Chafin-Guitar and Vocals

Sponsored by Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC) in partnership with the Sperryville Community Alliance

On the Street

The scene at 2019’s SperryFest. (Photo/Ray Boc)

Here are the local businesses and community groups who will be selling and exhibiting on Saturday:

Learn more about the Sperryville Community Alliance here.