78th Waterford Fair

This ticket allows full access to tour open historic properties, gardens and exhibit buildings, all entertainment and re-enactments, craft demonstrations, and hands-on activities for kids of all ages! Food, drink, classes and artisans' wares are not included in this ticket and may be purchased separately. Please note: many homes in the Landmark are privately owned. Signs and docents will direct you to open properties. By entering the Fair premises, you consent to being filmed and/or photographed for promotional purposes. Any person desiring not to have their photo/video taken or distributed must contact oldschool@waterfordfoundation.org in writing of their intentions before the event. 3-Day Pass at the gate is $45 per person. The Fair is a rain or shine event. The ticket is non-refundable.

Buy Your Ticket Now -- Choose Your Day Fair Weekend! This ticket allows full access to tour open historic properties, gardens and exhibit buildings, all entertainment and re-enactments, craft demonstrations, and hands-on activities for kids of all ages! Food, drink, classes and artisans' wares are not included in this ticket and may be purchased separately. Please note: many homes in the Landmark are privately owned. Signs and docents will direct you to open properties. By entering the Fair premises, you consent to being filmed and/or photographed for promotional purposes. Any person desiring not to have their photo/video taken or distributed must contact oldschool@waterfordfoundation.org in writing of his/her/their intentions before the event. Tickets at the gate $20 per adult. The Fair is a rain or shine event. The ticket is non-refundable.

Buy Your Ticket Now -- Choose Your Day Fair Weekend! This ticket allows full access to tour open historic properties, gardens and exhibit buildings, all entertainment and re-enactments, craft demonstrations, and hands-on activities for kids of all ages! Food, drink, classes and artisans' wares are not included in this ticket and may be purchased separately. Please note: many homes in the Landmark are privately owned. Signs and docents will direct you to open properties. By entering the Fair premises, you consent to being filmed and/or photographed for promotional purposes. Any person desiring not to have their photo/video taken or distributed must contact oldschool@waterfordfoundation.org in writing of his/her/their intentions before the event. Tickets at the gate $15 per student. The Fair is a rain or shine event. The ticket is non-refundable.

Buy Your Ticket Now -- Choose Your Day Fair Weekend! This FREE children's ticket allows full access to tour open historic properties, gardens and exhibit buildings, all entertainment and re-enactments, craft demonstrations, and hands-on activities for kids of all ages! Child must be accompanied by an adult ticket holder. Food, drink, classes and artisans' wares are not included in this ticket and may be purchased separately. Please note: many homes in the Landmark are privately owned. Signs and docents will direct you to open properties. By entering the Fair premises, you consent to being filmed and/or photographed for promotional purposes. Any person desiring not to have their photo/video taken or distributed must contact oldschool@waterfordfoundation.org in writing of his/her/their intentions before the event. The Fair is a rain or shine event.

Buy Your Ticket Now -- Choose Your Day Fair Weekend! Military and Senior tickets at the gate are $18 per person instead of $20. The Fair is a rain or shine event. The ticket is non-refundable. This ticket allows full access to tour open historic properties, gardens and exhibit buildings, all entertainment and re-enactments, craft demonstrations, and hands-on activities for kids of all ages! Food, drink, classes and artisans' wares are not included in this ticket and may be purchased separately. Please note: many homes in the Landmark are privately owned. Signs and docents will direct you to open properties. By entering the Fair premises, you consent to being filmed and/or photographed for promotional purposes. Any person desiring not to have their photo/video taken or distributed must contact oldschool@waterfordfoundation.org in writing of his/her/their intentions before the event.

This allows access one hour early on Friday, 10/1/21, at 9:00 am to Demonstrating Artisans areas, and includes a wine or beer tasting with a complimentary Fair glass. Ticket also covers, starting at 10 am: Old Mill Shop, Dried Flower Barn, Art at the Red Barn, Tour of Village Gardens, all entertainment and re-enactments, craft demonstrations, and hands-on activities for kids of all ages! Food, drink, classes and artisans' wares are not included in this ticket and may be purchased separately. By entering the Fair premises, you consent to being filmed and/or photographed for promotional purposes. Any person desiring not to have their photo/video taken or distributed must contact oldschool@waterfordfoundation.org in writing of his/her/their intentions before the event. This ticket is advance sale only, is non refundable and can not be purchased at the gate. Ticket sales ends at 5 pm on September 30, 2022. The Fair is a rain or shine event.

Learn how to transfer a simple design onto a rubber block, then carve your design and print a bookmark in this 45-minute hands-on workshop with local artist & instructor Jill Evans-Kavaldjian. Open to ages 10+. Please note: you must purchase a Fair entrance ticket to register for this Workshop. Walk-ins may be accepted if space allows.

Learn how to transfer a simple design onto a rubber block, then carve your design and print a bookmark in this 45-minute hands-on workshop with local artist & instructor Jill Evans-Kavaldjian. Open to ages 10+. Please note: you must purchase a Fair entrance ticket to register for this Workshop. Walk-ins may be accepted if space allows.

Have you ever wondered how to harvest the scent of a flower? Are you curious how the irresistible aroma of sandalwood is captured in liquid form? Don’t you wish you knew how your ancestors made and used fragrances in times past? Don't miss historian Rebecca Suerdieck's talk, Common Scents: Perfume Making in Early Virginia, in the Waterford Craft School tent on Saturday, Oct 8th at 1 PM, and learn how people in the 18th century collected, preserved and blended botanical extracts for cosmetic purposes. Explore the entire process from start to finish - while hearing stories of Founding Fathers, European Royalty, and Virginia Housewives - and their insatiable quest for fragrance. Please note: you must purchase a Fair entrance ticket to register for this talk. Seating is limited so pre-register when you purchase your Fair tickets online. About the presenter: Rebecca Suerdieck of Perrin Cottage Perfumery is a second generation history educator from Colonial Williamsburg and a specialist in the forgotten skills of early American women.

Virginia basket weaver Jean Poythress Koon's journey into her craft began in her own backyard. Learn about the natural materials she gathers and the eco systems they come from, and about the metamorphosis of design that has grown from traditional woven pine needle and grass basketry to contemporary art forms. Please note: you must purchase a Fair entrance ticket to register for this Talk. Seating is limited so pre-register when you purchase your Fair tickets online. Walk-ins may be accepted if space allows. About the artist: Jean Poythress Koon has enjoyed fiber arts since childhood, but since retirement as a culinary arts teacher she has focused on coiled basketry. Basketry has become a second career. She teaches coiled basketry for state guilds, conferences, conventions, and craft schools all across the country. She serves on the Board of Directors of the National Basketry organization. Her work has been exhibited in juried shows and exhibitions, as well as published in national magazines, and is the subject of "Creative Coiling: The Artistry of Jean Poythress Koon", written by former student Hetty Van Gurp. Currently she is exploring the combination of copper and coiled pine needle basketry to create sculptural forms.

Gunsmith Glenn McIntyre presents a fascinating talk about the Europeans populating the area along the Great Wagon Road, the present-day path of Route 11 in the Shenandoah Valley. He will touch on the pre-history of the region and the Iroquois Nation. This talk is free, but donations are appreciated.