The Hometown Festival received the following note of thanks yesterday from a local resident:

“I was extremely appreciative that it wasn’t just rows on rows of vendors hawking goods, but instead some wonderful music and dancing as well as FREE events and fun for the kids. As parents we are “ticketed” to death for everything and it was so wonderful for them to be able to ride a carnival ride and play in a bouncy house at no cost to the families.”

The Festival committee would not be able to plan and provide the events and attractions we do without the unwavering support of our local business sponsors. It is their generosity that makes it possible for the Festival to be free.

So once again, we would like to extend a sincere THANK YOU to each of the businesses that make the Hometown Festival the Best Day of the Year in Round Hill! Please visit them and support their businesses whenever you can!

PREMIUM STAGE AND AMUSEMENT SPONSORS

SIGN SPONSORS

T-SHIRT SPONSORS

The race results are in! Congratulations to our winners! We hope everyone had a great race and will join us again for the 20th Annual Hometown Festival 5k on Saturday, May 25, 2024!

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By Age

Awards

For those of you who like to have ALL THE INFORMATION in ONE PLACE, this post is for you!

We will have a lot of pedestrian traffic around Round Hill on Saturday, and there will be road closures associated with the 5k, Parade and Downhill Derby. Please drive extra carefully through town, or better yet, park your car and walk, run, bike or scooter to the Festival and spend the Best Day of the Year with us in “downtown” Round Hill!

We have got the food!

BREAKFAST
* Bilstad’s Beignets (and coffee!) before and during the parade, @ House Paws

LUNCH
* RHVFD Pig Roast (pulled-pork sandwiches)
* Tammy’s Diner (sausages, hot dogs on the grill, ice cream and funnel cake sticks)
* C’est Bon by Savoir Fare (berry/goat cheese/mixed green salad, seafood tortellini salad with tarragon vinaigrette, chicken salad platter, grilled flank steak salad platter, desserts, drinks)
* The Roaming Coyote food truck (Mexican specialties) @ the RH Baptist Church

DINNER
* The Salt Pot Kitchen @ the Round Hill Town Park (British meat pies, sausage rolls, pasties starting at 2 p.m.; PLUS fish & chips and chicken tenders & chips starting at 5 p.m.)
* Savoir Fare on the corner of Main and Loudoun Street (salads, chicken and andouille sausage gumbo, muffalettas, desserts, drinks)
* Mr. Falafel food truck @ the Round Hill Exxon (shawarma, gyros and of course, falafel!)
* Williams Gap Vineyard – red, white and rose plus non-alcoholic drinks
* Dirt Farm Brewery – varieties of beers plus hard seltzer and non-alcoholic drinks
Serving to those 21 and up in the Town Park starting at 3 p.m.

The T-shirts are here! The T-shirts are here!

Buy yours in advance to wear on Saturday by stopping by the Round Hill Town Office any time during business hours this week (23 Main Street). Shirts are $15 each for this year’s Peace Sign design; “vintage” Festival shirts can also be purchased for $5 each. Availability is limited so sizes cannot be guaranteed.

Any shirts not sold in advance will be available for sale at the Information Table in the Town Park on Saturday!

The 19th Annual Hometown Festival on Saturday, May 27, is a full-day of FREE family-friendly fun in the heart of Round Hill!

Here is the SCHEDULE OF EVENTS for the day:

8:00 a.m. — 5K and CHILDRENS FUN RUN

(Pre-registration @ http://www.roundhillva.org/…/hometown-festival-5k…)

9:30 a.m. — PARADE

(Register @ www.roundhillparade.com/)

10:00 a.m. — RHVFD OPEN HOUSE and PIG ROAST (until 2 p.m.)

10:45 a.m. — MEMORIAL CEREMONY and PAVER DEDICATION

11:00 a.m. — STAGE ENTERTAINMENT on the Town Park and Youth Stage and AMUSEMENTS (Begin at the conclusion of the Memorial Ceremony)

11:15 a.m. — ART ACTIVITIES and FACE PAINTING in Town Park and Children’s Fair at Round Hill Baptist Church

12:00 p.m. — ROUND HILL HISTORY DISPLAY and VIDEO at Round Hill Town Office

2:00 p.m. — PIE-EATING CONTEST

(Register at the Festival information table in the Town Park; youth under 18 must have parental signature)

3:00 p.m. — CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT and SILENT AUCTION

(Pre-register @ https://forms.gle/Gpav1ERfUENYd64T8)

3:30 p.m. — DOWNHILL DERBY

(Pre-register @ https://forms.gle/MNMkMQ4uM55i62Yb9)

5:00 p.m. — DINNER IN THE PARK with Music by Wicked Olde

7:00 p.m. — Free EVENING CONCERT in the Park Featuring the Dixie Power Trio

Children’s activities will be spread throughout downtown; food and beverages will be available all day in multiple locations. Wine and beer in the Town Park starting at 3 p.m.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to help run events. Sign up for shifts @ https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094fadad2ca64-round#/

Follow the Hometown Festival on Facebook for the most recent updates about the Best Day of the Year in Round Hill!

Volunteers are needed through the day to help set up the park, man the information booth and run all the fun events!

Please consider spending an hour or two of your day helping make the day go smoothly. Sign up for a spot (or two!) at

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094fadad2ca64-round/9421274#/

Registered volunteers will receive their choice of either a free Vintage Festival T-shirt or $5 off this year’s shirt. Shirts will be available at the Town Office the week prior to the Festival or at the Information Table during the event!

The Hometown Festival committee is excited to announce our INAUGURAL CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT as a new event during the 19th Annual Festival on May 27!

Sponsored by the Purcellville Cannons baseball team, the double-elimination tournament will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Town Park. Prizes include season passes and Cannons gear. This casual tournament is free to enter; pre-registration through our Google sign-up form is strongly encouraged and will be limited to 18 two-person teams; day-of registration will also be available up to a maximum of 24 teams total. Ages 10+ please.

To help kick-off the event, the Round Hill Arts Center is also running a silent auction of four sets of cornhole boards painted by local artists! The auction will also take place in the Town Park, with the winners announced during the evening concert. Auction proceeds will benefit the Round Hill Arts Center’s Summer Art Scholarship Fund.

Music entertainment provided by local band Late Model during the tournament; beer from Dirt Farm Brewery and wine from Williams Gap Vineyard for sale in the Town Park; food vendors will also be on site throughout the day.

Stay for dinner provided by multiple vendors and evening concerts by Americana band Wicked Olde at 5 p.m. and New Orleans jazz band the Dixie Power Trio at 7 p.m.

We look forward to making this an annual part of the Best Day of the Year in Round Hill!

The Round Hill Hometown Festival is just THREE WEEKS AWAY and we would love to take this opportunity to share the ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP for May 27!

Main Stage in the Town Park

10:15 a.m. Franklin Park Big Band – Jazz (through Memorial Ceremony)

11:30 a.m. Last Ham Standing – Improv comedy

12:30 p.m. Shortness Of Breath – Classic rock

3:00 p.m. Late Model – Rock/blues/country

5:00 p.m. Wicked Olde – Americana

7:00 p.m. Dixie Power Trio – New Orleans Jazz

Youth Stage at Round Hill Baptist Church

11:00 a.m. Woodgrove High School Ensembles

1:00 p.m. Solo and Duet Performances (until 3:00 p.m.)

Other Performances

11:30 a.m. On Easy Street – Jazz and Blues Standards, at C’est Bon

11:30 a.m. Eliza Prymak – Best Soloist in Loudoun’s Battle of the Bands 2023, at Tammy’s Diner

Other activities include a 5k, parade, pie-eating contest, cornhole tournament and downhill derby. Amusement rides and children’s activities. Food and beverages available for purchase all day, with beer and wine sales starting at 3 p.m.

Follow the Festival Facebook page for the most-up-to-date announcements!