Camp Bethel's 39th annual Brethren Heritage Day Festival is Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 7:30am through 2:30pm. This festival is FREE for EVERYONE to attend, and 100% of all sales of food, crafts, and activities benefit the programs and operations of Camp Bethel in Fincastle, VA. FREE PARKING and FREE ENTRY.
To participate in this year's Heritage Festival, register for a booth here:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023:
5:00-6:00am: Apple Butter Canning in the Cave Trail Shelter, hot off the kettles. Come and help!
7:30am: Breakfast in the Ark Dining Hall through 9:30, and Breakfast all day at booth #27 Mount Union CoB!
9:00: Booths OPEN and Apple Butter available.
9:15: Kids’ Fishing open; child 3-12 w/ adult (suggested $10 donation).
9:30: Kids' Train Rides begin.
2:30: Booths close.
We recommend:
- Bring CASH or checks payable to CAMP BETHEL. This event raises funds for a good cause: Camp Bethel's programs!
- Please leave dogs at home, OR crate your dog in the shade near your car. With so many people present, even friendly leashed dogs pose problems. We DO, however, welcome you to bring your dog at another time to walk our many trails.
- Plan to eat breakfast AND lunch! So many good foods to try!
- Excellent Christmas shopping options, plus Christmas decor!
40 Church Vendors! What a selection: Heritage Day A-to-Z!
Apples & apple pies, apple butter, aprons, Baked goods galore, baby quilts, BBQ (3 choices), birdhouses, biscuits, blankets, bratwurst, Brethren & Camp Bethel history, Cakes, candies, candles, canned goods, chili beans, chips, Christmas décor, cider, cobblers, coffee, cold drinks, cole slaw, cookies, corn dogs, country ham, CRAFTS of all kinds, Danishes, dog treats, dolls, dried apples & dried foods, Dunkers!, Egg rolls, empanadas, Face painting for kids, flowers: mums & pansies, fried pies & fruit pies, fruit, Gingerbread, gourds, Ham biscuits, hats, Hokie-wear, holiday décor, hot breakfast, hot cider, hot chocolate, hot dogs, Ice cream, Jellies, jewelry, Kids' fishing, knick-knacks, Lanyards, Music, mums, Nachos, nutcrackers, Ornaments, Pickles, Pilgrimage Reunion, PEACE, photo booth, pies, popcorn, potholders, potpourri, preserves, produce, pumpkins, Quilts, Reuben sandwiches, Salsa, sauerkraut, sausage & sausage gravy, shirts, SIMPLICITY, sodas, soups, sweatshirts, Tie-dyed t-shirts, tea, TOGETHERNESS, tools, tote-bags, toys, trout fishing, team apparel, Udder!, Vegetables: fresh & canned, Walnut kernels, woodcraft, wreaths, X-ellent family fun, Yule-logs, youth and young adult booth, YOU, and Zucchini bread!
5:00-6:00am: Apple Butter Canning in the Cave Trail Shelter, hot off the kettles. Come and help!
7:30am: Breakfast in the Ark Dining Hall through 9:30, and Breakfast all day at booth #27 Mount Union CoB!
9:00: Booths OPEN and Apple Butter available.
9:15: Kids’ Fishing open; child 3-12 w/ adult (suggested $10 donation).
9:30: Kids' Train Rides begin.
2:30: Booths close.
We recommend:
- Bring CASH or checks payable to CAMP BETHEL. This event raises funds for a good cause: Camp Bethel's programs!
- Please leave dogs at home, OR crate your dog in the shade near your car. With so many people present, even friendly leashed dogs pose problems. We DO, however, welcome you to bring your dog at another time to walk our many trails.
- Plan to eat breakfast AND lunch! So many good foods to try!
- Excellent Christmas shopping options, plus Christmas decor!
40 Church Vendors! What a selection: Heritage Day A-to-Z!
Apples & apple pies, apple butter, aprons, Baked goods galore, baby quilts, BBQ (3 choices), birdhouses, biscuits, blankets, bratwurst, Brethren & Camp Bethel history, Cakes, candies, candles, canned goods, chili beans, chips, Christmas décor, cider, cobblers, coffee, cold drinks, cole slaw, cookies, corn dogs, country ham, CRAFTS of all kinds, Danishes, dog treats, dolls, dried apples & dried foods, Dunkers!, Egg rolls, empanadas, Face painting for kids, flowers: mums & pansies, fried pies & fruit pies, fruit, Gingerbread, gourds, Ham biscuits, hats, Hokie-wear, holiday décor, hot breakfast, hot cider, hot chocolate, hot dogs, Ice cream, Jellies, jewelry, Kids' fishing, knick-knacks, Lanyards, Music, mums, Nachos, nutcrackers, Ornaments, Pickles, Pilgrimage Reunion, PEACE, photo booth, pies, popcorn, potholders, potpourri, preserves, produce, pumpkins, Quilts, Reuben sandwiches, Salsa, sauerkraut, sausage & sausage gravy, shirts, SIMPLICITY, sodas, soups, sweatshirts, Tie-dyed t-shirts, tea, TOGETHERNESS, tools, tote-bags, toys, trout fishing, team apparel, Udder!, Vegetables: fresh & canned, Walnut kernels, woodcraft, wreaths, X-ellent family fun, Yule-logs, youth and young adult booth, YOU, and Zucchini bread!
Offsite Heritage Day Events
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Saturday, October 7, 2023, 9:00am-1:00pm or while supplies last.
Stonewall Church of the Brethren, 4805 Floyd Hwy N, Floyd, VA 24091. HUGE SALE! Pecan Pies, Pound Cakes, Salsa, Pickles, Jellies, Chow Chow, Relish, Beet Pickles, Sauerkraut, Dilly Beans, Pepper Jelly, and MORE! Plus a giant selection of Floyd-grown fresh vegetables. Truly the best Dill Beans I've ever tasted! |
October 7, 9:00am-1:00pm
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