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!

The Hometown Festival committee is excited to announce that Round Hill ES 4th-grader Conor Dillenburg is the winner of this year’s Hometown Festival t-shirt design contest. His patriotic peace sign was the hands-down choice of the Festival committee members!

As the contest winner, Conor will be invited to ride on a Round Hill Volunteer Fire Department vehicle in the Hometown Festival parade on May 27.

T-shirts are included with all 5k race pre-registrations (https://hometownfestival.org/sign-me-up/race-registrations/) and will be available for purchase for $15 each at the Town Office the week before the Festival and at the Information Tent at the Town Park on May 27. Buy early for the best size availability!

Registration is now live for the 19th Annual Round Hill Hometown Festival Parade on May 27, 2023!

The parade will return to its traditional route, beginning on Evening Star Drive, winding through Mountain Valley and Hillwood Estates, and then proceeding down Main Street to the Town Park on East Loudoun Street.

Lineup begins at 8:45 a.m. and the parade kicks off at 9:30 a.m.

Sign up at http://www.roundhillparade.com. There is no cost to participate.

Registration for the Round Hill Hometown Festival 5k on Saturday, May 27 is LIVE! Sign up today at hometownfestival.org/sign-me-up/race-registrations!

The course starts and finishes at Round Hill Elementary School and winds its way through the streets of the Town in between. The race begins at 8 a.m.

Awards, door prizes and a kids’ 1/2 mile fun run add to the post-race excitement. (No registration necessary for the fun run).

The pre-registration fee of $30/adults and $25/under 18 includes a Hometown Festival T-shirt. Specific sizes cannot be guaranteed after May 1. Race day registration opens at 7 a.m. on May 27 and will be $35 for runners of all ages.

Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more that are registered by May 1st. Please contact Race Director Tom Duggan at roundhill5k@gmail.com for details.

Calling all elementary school-aged artists who live in Round Hill! The T-shirt design contest for the 19th annual Hometown Festival is underway. Entries must be turned in by Friday, April 14. All of the details can be found below.

We know it may feel like MAY 27 is a long way off, but mark your calendars now for the BEST DAY OF THE YEAR in ROUND HILL!

Early stage planning is underway, so if you’d like to be part of this year’s 19th Annual Hometown Festival — as a committee member, sponsor, entertainer, or food vendor email info@hometownfestival.org.

The Festival committee would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all of our sign and t-shirt logo sponsors for helping make the 18th Annual* Hometown Festival the Best Day of the Year in Round Hill!

Please visit them through the year to support the local businesses that support our community event!