🎶 LIVE MUSIC: Bart Harris (of JunkFood) – Acoustic at Heroic Axe 🎶

📅 Friday, September 25 | 6:30–9:30 PM

If you’ve ever seen JunkFood light up a stage, you already know Bart Harris knows how to keep a crowd entertained. As the longtime frontman of one of Northern Virginia’s most recognizable party bands—known for high-energy performances, singalong favorites, and sharing stages with nationally known artists—Bart brings that same talent into a more intimate acoustic performance. (⁠Northern Virginia Magazine)

Join us for an evening of familiar favorites, great food, cold drinks, and a laid-back atmosphere perfect for kicking off the weekend.

🍕 Great food
🍺 Cold drinks
🎵 Live acoustic music
🪓 Axe throwing available—but never required.

If you plan to throw, reserve your lane early at heroicaxe.com to save and guarantee your spot.

The Rokeby Farm property has a long and storied history as an icon of the Virginia Piedmont. Operated today by the Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Rokeby is a place where agriculture, art, learning, and community thrive together in the beautiful countryside. We are thrilled to invite you to the third annual Rokeby Community Festival, where guests of all ages can get into the fall spirit with friends and family. Some highlights of the festival will include (with further details updated throughout the summer):

• Live music, including music from the winners of the 2026 OSGF Music Residencies

• Food trucks provided bylocal vendors

• Local libations provided by Powers Brewery and Slater Run Vineyard 

• Family fun activities including kids games, inflatables, a scavenger hunt, cover crop maze and more!

• Educational plant talks and field walks on a variety of topics around the vegetable farm and in the Rokeby Wildlife Garden

• Display exhibitions

• Educational booths to learn more about what’s happening at Oak Spring and other local environmental organizations across the Piedmont area

• Greater selection of local craft market stalls

Please note this event is exclusively on the Rokeby side of Oak Spring Garden Foundation. Admittance to the Festival does not provide access to Little Oak Spring.

Please also note that, due to the nature of the property, working farm operations, and the safety and comfort of all guests, dogs and other pets are strictly prohibited at the festival. Service animals trained to perform specific tasks for individuals with disabilities are welcome in accordance with ADA guidelines.

Tickets for this event are General Admission. Starting at 10:00 AM guests may check-in on the Rokeby side. Last guest check-in time is at 3:00 PM, however guests on-site are welcome to stay until 4:00 PM.

Tickets are available online ahead of the festival for $10. Children under the age of 12 are free. Tickets will be available day-of at check-in for $15.

Tickets are non-refundable except in cases of emergency, illness, or in the event that the Festival is canceled. Note: the Festival will run if it rains unless lightning or wind make it unsafe to do so. Please check our social media for any last minute changes (Instagram: @oakspringgardenfoundation; Twitter: @oak_spring; Facebook: Oak Spring Garden Foundation).

Festival funds will be used to benefit our outreach and education activities in our local community.

Experience the return of a beloved Great Meadow tradition with Great Meadow Polo,

a fast-paced arena polo series held 24 Saturday evenings from May through November.

Set against the rolling hills of Virginia’s Hunt Country, this signature event blends thrilling sport, relaxed tailgating, and the unmistakable charm of Great Meadow.

Great Meadow Polo showcases top players, fast-paced action, and unforgettable Saturday nights in Virginia’s Horse Country. Guests can expect the traditions they love; tailgates on the berm, picnics, and a lively social scene paired with new enhancements that will elevate your experience.

Registration is open for the 28th Annual Conference on the Art of Command in the Civil War, featuring leading scholars discussing partisan warfare in Northern Virginia. The conference includes expert presentations on John Mosby, Civil War raids, leadership, and the role of women during the American Civil War. Choose from full or partial registration options to fit your schedule. Take advantage of early-bird discounts available through May 31!

Come hungry and help make a difference for aging veterans!

Join us for the Hero’s Bridge Chili & Cornbread Cook-Off Fundraiser on Saturday, October 3. For just $5 (pay on entry), enjoy unlimited chili and cornbread while supporting Hero’s Bridge Village.

You’ll also enjoy:

🎵 Live music
🎁 Silent auction
🧁 Bake sale
🎨 Kids’ activities
🏆 People’s Choice voting
🤝 Great food and community fellowship

Think your recipe has what it takes? Enter your chili or cornbread for a chance to win the Golden Ladle or Golden Spatula!

📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
⏰ Noon to 4 p.m.
📍 Warrenton United Methodist Church
341 Church Street, Warrenton, VA

🎟 RSVP today:
https://warrentonmethodist.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3785257

🌶️ Enter the competition:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084AA5AF2FA0FEC52-64935147-chili

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Bring your family, bring your appetite, and help us turn good food into vital support for aging veterans!

Experience the return of a beloved Great Meadow tradition with Great Meadow Polo,

a fast-paced arena polo series held 24 Saturday evenings from May through November.

Set against the rolling hills of Virginia’s Hunt Country, this signature event blends thrilling sport, relaxed tailgating, and the unmistakable charm of Great Meadow.

Great Meadow Polo showcases top players, fast-paced action, and unforgettable Saturday nights in Virginia’s Horse Country. Guests can expect the traditions they love; tailgates on the berm, picnics, and a lively social scene paired with new enhancements that will elevate your experience.

Experience the return of a beloved Great Meadow tradition with Great Meadow Polo,

a fast-paced arena polo series held 24 Saturday evenings from May through November.

Set against the rolling hills of Virginia’s Hunt Country, this signature event blends thrilling sport, relaxed tailgating, and the unmistakable charm of Great Meadow.

Great Meadow Polo showcases top players, fast-paced action, and unforgettable Saturday nights in Virginia’s Horse Country. Guests can expect the traditions they love; tailgates on the berm, picnics, and a lively social scene paired with new enhancements that will elevate your experience.

• Hayride Tour & Kid’s Playground: Take a scenic hayride through our pastures and riparian areas to see our cattle grazing and understand how we protect our waterways. We will also have our famous hay playground set up so the kids can romp and roam!
• Food from Open Fire Catering to benefit Peas & Grace Food Pantry: Open Fire Catering honors the flavors and textures of local ingredients, like our beef, and during the event will showcase their craft. Our friends from Peas & Grace Food Pantry will be helping serve and accepting donations for our smalltown food pantry.
• Music by The Ribbon Rail Ramblers: Enjoy live music from the Ribbon Rail Ramblers, whose homegrown Appalachian fingerpicking style and love of old-school country music were formed right down the road

• Piedmont Savanna Restoration: Discover our conservation efforts including Piedmont savanna reconstruction and oak woodland restoration. We’ll discuss our management techniques and how they impact our ecosystem. We use prescribed burning and grazing, control of invasive plants, and seeding of native plants as part of our restoration program. You’ll be able to see how we clean collected seed from our native seed production as well as examples of the native plants we’re using at Kinloch. (Burn gear, bluebird and kestrel boxes, and native plants will be on display)
• Regenerative Land Management: Learn about our regenerative farming practices with hands-on demonstrations of our specialized equipment and tools.  Chat with our farm team and see our tractors up close! Hear about our unique genetics and grazing strategies that produce our delicious grassfed beef.
• Meet Our Animals: See our cows, calves, and bulls firsthand and learn why our genetic selection process is so important as we co-create a resilient ecosystem alongside our cattle.
• Eat Strong with Chef Ryan Ross: Explore the pivotal role that nutrient dense foods play in human health and nutrition. Chef Ryan Ross will share in more detail how our phytonutrient-rich grassfed beef plays a role in a diet centered around foods that are nutritionally balanced.
• Rainfall Simulator: What happens when a 2” downpour strikes a field with no vegetation? Where does the water go? What happens when that same rain hits a diversified pasture that always has forage coverage? Find out for yourself at the rainfall simulator!
• Farm Store: Our shop is located at the nearby Archwood Green Barns and will be open from 10 to 6. Stop by to pick up your favorite cuts of beef, tallow products, leather goods, and other goods from around Virginia!

Experience the return of a beloved Great Meadow tradition with Great Meadow Polo,

a fast-paced arena polo series held 24 Saturday evenings from May through November.

Set against the rolling hills of Virginia’s Hunt Country, this signature event blends thrilling sport, relaxed tailgating, and the unmistakable charm of Great Meadow.

Great Meadow Polo showcases top players, fast-paced action, and unforgettable Saturday nights in Virginia’s Horse Country. Guests can expect the traditions they love; tailgates on the berm, picnics, and a lively social scene paired with new enhancements that will elevate your experience.

Experience the return of a beloved Great Meadow tradition with Great Meadow Polo,

a fast-paced arena polo series held 24 Saturday evenings from May through November.

Set against the rolling hills of Virginia’s Hunt Country, this signature event blends thrilling sport, relaxed tailgating, and the unmistakable charm of Great Meadow.

Great Meadow Polo showcases top players, fast-paced action, and unforgettable Saturday nights in Virginia’s Horse Country. Guests can expect the traditions they love; tailgates on the berm, picnics, and a lively social scene paired with new enhancements that will elevate your experience.