This weekend, two festivals will spring up south of Charlottesville, drawing thousands to the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains: the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello and Lockn’ Music Festival at Oak Ridge Farm in Arrington, Virginia.
The seventh annual Heritage Harvest Festival at the West Lawn of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello on Saturday, September 7, offers a mix of workshops, demonstrations, and discussions—many led by experts from around Charlottesville and Virginia—as well as an opportunity to enjoy food from a wide variety of local vendors.
General admission workshops the day of the festival include “Seed Swap,” “How to Gross $1.00 Per Square Foot on Your Small Farm,” “New Dimensions in Garden Art,” “The Future of Small Farms,” “Selecting the Right Land and Location for Your New Farm,” “Extending the Harvest – Garden Fresh Eating All Year,” “Planning Your Garden for Seed Saving,” and “Gardening With and For Chickens,” among others.
The day before, on Friday, September 6, as well as the day of the festival, those interested in premium workshops can buy admission to discussions including “Small Scale Cheese-Making in the Home Kitchen,” “Creating Abundance with Permaculture,” “Thomas Jefferson’s Fruit Garden” (with past Beyond the Flavor featuree Gabriele Rausse), “Easy Fermentation,” “The Basics of Seed Saving,” “Growing a Better Organic Food Garden,” and “Tomatoes for Southeast Gardens: Colors, Flavors, Stories.”
With vendor and chef demonstrations—including C&O Restaurant’s Dean Maupin, another friend of Beyond the Flavor—as well as food trucks and tents featuring many local food favorites, the day truly offers something for everyone.
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Meanwhile, to the southwest, the first iteration of the Lockn’ Music Festival will open to revelers starting Thursday morning, September 5. The four-day festival will feature well-known jam bands including The String Cheese Incident, Further featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Widespread Panic, Trey Anastasio Band, and The Black Crowes. The event is expected to draw around 25,000 folks, and offers camping options and shuttles running to Charlottesville daily.
Lockn’ will also feature familiar faces from our local food community, including Barefoot Bucha, Brookville Restaurant (see our feature on Chef Harrison Keevil), Glass Haus Kitchen, Pantheon Pop Shop, Shenandoah Joe Coffee, and Sweethaus (helmed by Beyond the Flavor friend Tara Koenig), among many others.
Heritage Harvest Festival Details:
When: Saturday, September 7. Premium workshops and a few other events on Friday, September 6.
Where: Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello, south of Charlottesville
Tickets: General Admission tickets for, if purchased before the day of the festival: $10; youth ages 6–11, $8; (children under 6 free).
The day of the festival, tickets are $15; youth tickets remain $8.
Payment options: Credit cards and cash accepted.
Tickets for premium workshops on Friday and Saturday can be purchased online.
Parking: General Admission Parking will be at Piedmont Virginia Community College, located at 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22902. The festival’s organizers recommend allowing at least 30 minutes for travel time from PVCC to the festival.
Shuttles to the festival from PVCC will run continuously throughout the day.
Lockn’ Music Festival details:
When: Thursday, September 5 – Sunday, September 8.
Tickets: Purchased in advance, four-day tickets are available for $285. One-day tickets range from $99 to $119. There are also student discount rates. More information can be found here.
For information on parking and camping, as well as to purchase tickets, click here.
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