Riverfest 29 same event ... Different style By carleigh starkston support the many restoration and education projects in our headwaters. We've planted thousands of trees and distributed thousands of oyster shells distributed upon our restoration reefs just to name a few. We also have broadened our education programs to allow for virtual outdoor education and learning for socially distanced students.
Every fall for the last twenty nine years, the Fredericksburg and the nearby Rappahannock River community have gathered on the banks of the Rappahannock to celebrate Riverfest. While the delicious crab feast is definitely a selling point on the event, Riverfest has never been just about the crabs. Instead it's been an opportunity to gather as a community and celebrate the past year's work done to restore and preserve the Rappahannock. Already this year we have opened an Upper Rappahannock satellite office to
We couldn't have accomplished these things without our Rappahannock River community. That is why even in this year of abnormality, we are still holding Riverfest! This year because of COVID-19, we have an opportunity to get creative and share Riverfest with the entire Rappahannock River watershed! This year on October 24th, Friends of the Rappahannock is delighted to share Riverfest with your friends, family and neighbors across the watershed. With individually packaged 'Party Packs", crab lovers and FOR supporters can gather together to enjoy a crab feast from
the comfort of their homes. Each party pack will come with everything you need for a crab feast; crabs, sides, spices, knockers, and paper. Party packs can be designed exactly to your liking with the ability to customize your party pack to your group's preference. To better share Riverfest with the watershed, Party Packs will be available at pick-up locations in Culpeper, Fredericksburg and Tappahannock! In true Riverfest tradition, you will be able to view live music and entertainment via streaming, participate in the raffle, and bid on auction items. We expect this Riverfest to be an opportunity for our greatest supporters to share FOR's mission (and love of crabs) with our Rappahannock River community.
This will certainly be a Riverfest to remember! Purchase your Party Pack NOW at the Friends of the Rappahannock's website www.riverfriends.org/riverfest. Carleigh Starkston is the Development Coordinator at the Friends of the Rappahannock.
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