Yorktown Fall Festival – Family Fun Event!
Yorktown waterfront
(between Buckner and Ballard Streets)
Oct 13, 2017
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Fall Festival at Yorktown Market Days
Oct 13, 2018
8 am – 3 pm
Yorktown Market Days extends its hours on Saturday, October 13, as we celebrate autumn with our annual Fall Festival! The fun will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. – offering a day of children’s activities, including face painting, hayrides and a hay maze, bobbing for apples, decorating pumpkins, carnival games, and fun photo opportunities!
Shop for seasonal favorites such as pumpkins, gourds, mums, kettle corn, and caramel apples. Live entertainment includes two chef cooking demonstrations from Water Street Grille and Larry’s Alehouse & Deli. Enjoy an acoustical guitar performance from Phil Poteat.
More than 50 vendors and artists will participate in this special October market. You’ll find seasonal fruits and vegetables; fresh seafood; beef, pork, and chicken; farm milk and eggs; homemade breads and baked goods; nitro brew coffee; handmade soaps and candles; pretzels; and so much more! Artists will be selling painted gourds, photos, paintings, jewelry, stained glass, hand-woven baskets, and alpaca products.
2018 Schedule
Shop Market Vendors and Local Artists 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Kids Hay Maze & Photo Ops 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Entertainment by Phil Poteat (Acoustical Guitar) 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Chef Cooking Demonstration
o Water Street Grille 10:30 a.m.
o Larry’s Alehouse & Deli 12:30 p.m.
Children Activities
o Family Hayrides 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
o Inflatable Slide 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
o Face Painting & Pumpkin Decorating 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Free parking for special events is available in several lots throughout Historic Yorktown, including the two-level garage on Water Street. The free Yorktown trolley runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Yorktown Market Days is always rain or shine. When it rains, the vendors and artists move into the lower level of the parking terrace. The extra activities, however, may be canceled due to inclement weather, and will not be rescheduled. Visitors are encouraged to follow Visit Yorktown’s social media accounts for all event-related changes and announcements.
No rain dates are scheduled for Market Days. In the event of inclement weather, please call the Yorktown events weather hotline at (757) 890-3520 for updates. For more information on Yorktown Fall Festival, and other events in Yorktown, call (757) 890-3500 or visit www.visityorktown.org.
