Sperryville Community Alliance

08/20/2026

See you in the Sperryville River District tonight!

Dark Hollow's perform bluegrass at the the outdoor River District stage for free Sperryville Summer Concert Series, Laurel Mills Store is cooking barbecue treats and hosts Bobby G and the Heavies Sunday from 5-8 p.m., plus more Rappahannock-area happenings in this week's 'The Rapp.'
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08/14/2026

We need a few volunteers who can help with traffic during the Rappahanock Butterfly Parade. Shift is 10:00 AM - noon Saturday 8/29 in the River District near the trail and bridge on Water Street. Want to come help the little pollinators as they walk to the meadow? Let me know!!

08/13/2026

Looking forward to the first ever Rappahannock Butterfly Parade on Saturday August 29th in the Sperryville River District. Sustainability Matters will start the festivities at 10 AM at Wild Roots Apothecary where you can make your own wings if you don't have a pollinator costume. We will walk down the trail to the meadow where Sally-Anne Andrew and the LeFaye Faeries will crown the participants. Then its back to the garden to learn about pollinator habitats from Colleen O'Bryant. Copper Fox Distillery - Sperryville is hosting "Making Trash Bloom" with Jack Monsted of the State Arboretum of Virginia. Come learn about how to make your yard a pollinator destination!

A former Rappahannock County landfill is becoming pollinator habitat, while residents can also explore dark skies and local veterans can weigh in on VA communit...

07/12/2026

IMPORTANT UPDATE - Concert location will now be INSIDE at Copper Fox Distillery!! Tell your friends. Tell your family. Tell folks you see at Flatwood. Tell EVERYone. Join us at 6pm inside Copper Fox Distillery for some great (and air conditioned) music!!!
A quick, little reminder about the FREE concert this Thursday, July 16 at 6pm with District Dad Band at the River District in Sperryville. Come and join us for some great music and enjoy food and beverage from some of our Sperryville favorites. Everything happens where the North Fork and South Fork of the Thornton River converge in one of the most beautiful spots in Rappahannock County. It's always fun and you do NOT want to miss this concert!

05/20/2026

When it rains the Fox pours! Terrific backup plan for our first concert of the season with tasty beverages and a cozy space to enjoy Rebecca Porter & the Rhinestone Roses - c'mon and join us!

Due to cool and damp weather, this Thursday's free concert featuring Rebecca Porter has been moved indoors to Copper Fox Distillery - Sperryville. Please note that NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL is allowed at this show. Copper Fox will be serving cocktails and spirits, as well as bottled water, spritzers, lemonade, and sodas.

Big thanks to Rick Wasmund for generously offering up the space to enjoy music and community in a warm and dry space.

04/26/2026

SperryFest is a wrap!

While there will be a number of thank you to everyone who volunteered, sponsored, offered parking locations, bought tickets, caught and chased ducks, etc., I want to give a special shout-out to this group of amazing women.

While clean-up after the festival is never high on anyone’s list, Heather Waddell and the RCHS Varsity Softball team jumped to the challenge and made it a ball.

Thank you, Heather Waddell, Carmen Pond, Carolyn Robey, Yureli Canseco, Brooklyn Smith, Addison Gray and Taylor Waddell.

The Alliance is honored to make a donation to the softball team’s equipment fund as a thank you!

04/23/2026

The Thornton River Is Ready for SperryFest!

A dedicated six showed to our postponed SperryFest River Clean-up yesterday to prepare the Thornton River for the SperryFest Duck Races this Saturday, April 25. The Kid’s Duck Derby will be held at 2:00 and the Main Event at 3:00.

Thank you to everyone who offered to help for the postponed clean-up and a HUGE shout-out to yesterday’s gang: Deb Bargides, Tom Reid, Dan Harris, Mike Pivarnik, and Tony Lavato (for those counting, I was the sixth).

We picked up trash, removed iron bars and PVC pipes, cleaned out trees and branches, and may or may not have done a little river engineering to ensure the ducks find their way down the river and not linger in stagnant pools.

The seventh SperryFest - Sperryville's Annual Spring Festival happens this weekend from 10 am to 5 pm on Sperryville’s Historic Main Street. Park at the Sperryyville Marketplace or the SperryFest lot on 522 just to east of town.

See you Saturday. And THANK YOU river clean up crew.

04/17/2026

Rito Garcia of Garcia Outdoor Services in Washington VA is this year’s unofficial hero of SperryFest’s annual Duck Race Down the Mighty Thornton River.

A recent wind storm knocked down a large tree into the Thornton River next to the pedestrian bridge. It blocked the river and would have forced every racing duck to fly over it to the finish line — a clear violation of duck racing rules and even more difficult as our ducks’ wing are molded to their bodies.

This week, Rito and his team removed the tree in the river and the remaining standing tree with some amazing heavy machinery work. It was incredible to watch.

Thank you to Rito and his team for saving the SperryFest Duck Race so expertly and quickly!

If you want to help finish the job of clearing the river for next Saturday’s (April 25) Sperryville, join us this Sunday (April 19) from 10am to Noon behind Before & After to clean trash, remove debris and clear the path for 1200 ducks!