With Memorial Day come and gone, the unofficial start of the summer months is upon us. In Westmoreland County, the towns of Colonial Beach and Montross have celebrations lined up all through the summer, ranging from relatively minor shindigs to a celebration of far larger communities.
Montross, for example, will soon be celebrating the grand opening of their new park. If everything remains on schedule, it’s set to open on July 7th for the third Montross First Fridays featuring music by Josh Grigsby & County Line. A project in the works for the last couple of years, the new park was a previously an unused plot of land next to the library, and there may be some interesting plans in the future for it.
Further up the road, meanwhile, Colonial Beach is gearing up for not only the Potomac River Festival this upcoming weekend, but also Juneteenth on the 17th of this month, with the Father’s Day Classic Car Show happening the day after. In the case of the River Fest, it’s three days of parades and pomp, starting with the Fireman’s Parade on Friday evening at 7:30, followed by a beauty pageant after the parade at the Town Hill Stage. The next day will see the primary flurry of activity with the Grand Parade taking place at noon. Vendors will line the boardwalk, a kid zone will keep kids entertained with a variety of activities, and when the sun goes down, fireworks will light the sky. On Sunday, the vendors will make their return while a boat parade passes the town pier at 1 in the afternoon.
Plenty more activities and events are lined up to happen at other places, such as Stratford Hall celebrating the 4th of July with games, crafts, and plenty more. The Home of the Lees will be charging only $4 admission that day, allowing those that walk the grounds the chance to explore not just the grounds, but the beach, the nature trails, and the Great House with any one of the five self-guided tours.
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