By Nancy Dunham
Ok, we have to warn you again – don’t wait until the last minute to buy holiday gifts.
Sure, the economy is still bad so that means it’s time to become creative. Lucky for us the
Annual Manassas Fall Jubilee is this weekend. Not only will it give you plenty of shopping opportunities, but it’ll also host enough activities to keep the kids occupied for hours.
The family-friendly event starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 3, right in the heart of
Historic Manassas. There you’ll find streets lined with craft vendors selling everything from pottery to candles to clothes to everything in between.
But what sets this festival apart from others is the variety of extra events including dance exhibits, raffles, drawings, face painting and even a pumpkin patch where kids can choose and decorate the pumpkins of their choice. Food, games and contests are also in abundance.
This year the
Chainsaw Chix, a group of female performance artists that formed in 1992, create artwork by using chainsaws. The demonstrations are at 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., and the works will be auctioned at 3 p.m. There’s also plenty of live music, including performances by Nashville recording artist Tommy Wood, followed by Sawmill Holler at 12:30 p.m. and then Blame the Dog at 3 p.m.
Find out more information by writing
steve@historicmanassasinc.org or call 703-361-6599. More details can also be found at
http://www.visitmanassas.org/