Newtown Heritage Festival

06/16/2026

New Date Announced for the Newtown Heritage Festival! 🎉

While Mother Nature had other plans for our original festival date, we’re excited to share that the Newtown Heritage Festival has been rescheduled for Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 10am–9pm.

We’re looking forward to bringing our community back together for a full day of celebrating the history, heritage, and spirit of Stephens City!

Be sure to follow along on our event page: Newtown Heritage Festival - for all the updates and details leading up to the day! 😊

We know many of you were disappointed when the weather forced us to postpone. We’re incredibly grateful for your patience and support as we worked to find a new date to hold our beloved festival. 💙

We can’t wait to welcome everyone back to Newtown Commons in August for a day filled with fun, community, and great memories.

Mark your calendars, spread the word, and make plans to join us! 🎊🎇🇺🇸

📅 Saturday, August 29, 2026
⏰ 10am–9pm
📍 Newtown Commons | 5165 Main Street, Stephens City, VA

05/23/2026

Newtown Heritage Festival Update 📣🌧️

Due to the expected weather conditions, all outdoor Newtown Heritage Festival festivities scheduled for today have been postponed. This includes:

All activities at Newtown Commons:
- Craft vendors
- Food vendors
- Kids activities
- Live music and entertainment
- The parade
- Fireworks at dusk

We know many people were looking forward to celebrating together, and we sincerely appreciate everyone’s understanding and support as we work to reschedule the festivities for a later date. We will announce a new date for the Newtown Heritage Festival as soon as plans are finalized.

✅ The ONLY events still taking place today are the indoor activities at the Newtown History Center, including all scheduled trolley tours.

Please feel free to reach out with any additional questions. Thank you again for your patience, flexibility, and continued support of our community events.

05/22/2026

It’s a beautiful evening at the barn at La Grange Family Farm 🌾🎻

Come out and enjoy live bluegrass from Five of a Kind Bluegrass Band, local wine from Valerie Hill Vineyard & Winery, and delicious food from Bratworks. We’ll be going till 8:00!

We’re so excited to spend the evening with our wonderful community gathered together on the farm. See you soon!

05/22/2026

05/22/2026

📣 Rain or shine, tomorrow’s events at the Newtown History Center are STILL ON for tomorrow, Saturday, May 23rd!

Since all activities are indoors and several of our special guests are unable to reschedule, we’re excited to continue with a full day of history, community, and family fun. The Newtown History Center will be open FREE to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM.

Here’s what you can look forward to tomorrow:

🫖 The Daughters of the American Revolution will be hosting a tea on the front porch, rain and all, along with a sewing demonstration inside the museum.

🧩 Plenty of fun for kids including:
• A scavenger hunt with a chance to win a model wagon
• Coloring books and puzzle books
• Historic games and hands-on activities

🚎 Trolley tours will depart at:
• 10:00 AM
• 11:30 AM
• 4:00 PM

The tours will explore the lives of Revolutionary War soldiers who once lived in Stephens City. While tours are currently sold out, there may be a few last-minute openings from no-shows. We’ve already had three spots open up for the 4:00 PM tour!

We hope you’ll still come out and enjoy a cozy day of local history with us tomorrow. ☔📚

05/22/2026

🎻🌾 TONIGHT at La Grange Family Farm 🌾🎻

The Friday evening event for the Newtown Heritage Festival is STILL ON as planned, rain or shine! Join us tonight from 6pm to 8pm at La Grange Family Farm for a cozy evening of live music, local wine, and community on the farm.

📍 5498 Valley Pike, Stephens City, VA

🎶 Live bluegrass music by Five of a Kind Bluegrass Band
🌭 Bratwurst served by Bratworks
🍷 Wine by Valerie Hill Vineyard & Winery

We’ll be gathering in the barn under cover, with additional tents set up outside so everyone can stay comfortable rain or shine.

This is a FREE community event, with a suggested $10 donation benefiting the Newtown Heritage Festival.

🤝 A huge thank you to Capon Valley Bank for sponsoring tonight’s music and helping make this special evening possible.

Looking forward to spending a beautiful evening on the farm with everyone tonight!

05/22/2026

📣🌧️ IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Friday evening’s event at La Grange Family Farm IS STILL ON as planned. 🎻🍷🌾
📍 5498 Valley Pike, Stephens City, VA

All Saturday activities at the Newtown History Center are also STILL ON, including all scheduled trolley tours.
📍5408 Main Street, Stephens City, VA

However, after closely monitoring the weather forecast and hearing from a number of vendors, partners, and participants who have unfortunately had to withdraw due to the expected rainy conditions, the festival committee has made the difficult decision to postpone Saturday’s Newtown Heritage Festival activities.

While the event was originally planned as rain or shine, our goal has always been to create a fun and enjoyable experience for the entire community. With several key participants no longer able to attend and the forecast continuing to worsen, we feel postponing Saturday’s festivities is the best path forward to ensure the event can be enjoyed by as many people as possible.

We are currently exploring alternate dates for Saturday’s events and will share updated information as soon as plans are finalized.

We sincerely appreciate everyone’s understanding, flexibility, and continued support. We still look forward to gathering together Friday evening at La Grange Family Farm for Bluegrass in the Barn, and hope to celebrate the full festival together soon under much better conditions. 💛

05/21/2026

Come hungry to the Newtown Heritage Festival! 🍴🍔

Here’s a look at all the food and beverage vendors that will be joining us on Saturday during the festivities at Newtown Commons!

📍5165 Main St. Stephens City, Va.

From smoked BBQ and bratwursts to kettle corn, lemonade, donuts, soft serve, and more, there will be plenty of local favorites to enjoy while spending the day exploring everything the festival has to offer.

We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone this weekend! 🇺🇸🎆

Bee'z Lemonade
Donut Dive
Franklin's Smokin Barnyard
Fun Country Kettle Corn
Mattie's Soft Serve Frozen Custard
Melted Dreams Food Co.
Paco's Market

05/25/2025