Celebrate the Valley’s agricultural heritage and enjoy FREE admission and activities at the MSV! Taste lavender shortbread cookies, freshly made cheese, apple cider donuts, locally grown fruits and vegetables, edible flowers, and more. Enjoy cooking demonstrations by professional chefs, a guided garden walk, kitchen-focused gallery tours, a display of antique tractors, and kids activities, live music, and vendors selling delicious treats under a shaded tent. See the press release here.
Free. Food will also be available for purchase from Jack Knuckle Gourmet Food Truck; event is rain/shine. Admission and activities are free to all thanks to TasteFest sponsor Trilogy at Lake Frederick featuring Region’s 117.
Schedule of Events
The MSV is open 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Schedule of Events
Family Activities (for all age groups)
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Veggie Paintings family activity. Location: Carriage House
11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Veggie Garden Games & Garlic Hunt
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Antique Tractor Display & Barrel Rides coordinated by the Massanutten Antique Tractor & Gasoline Engine Club (in front of the Museum building)
Garden Walk
10:30 a.m. See what’s in Bloom in the gardens with Director of Gardens Perry Mathewes
Music
11 a.m.-12 p.m. Music by Southern Brand: Red Henry, Mary Beth Schuweiler, Rob Schuweiler, Marshall Wilborn
1-3 p.m. Bluegrass music by Joe and Sam Herrmann and Friends: Joe Herrmann , Sam Herrmann, David McLaughlin, Marshall Wilborn
Gallery Tours of Kitchens
10 a.m & 2 p.m. Featuring Shenandoah Valley Kitchens & Foodways. Learn about the traditions, culinary practices, and foodways that encompassed the kitchens of the Shenandoah Valley during the 1830’s and 1930’s.
Cooking Demos, Talks and Tours
10 a.m. Cooking Demo: Blair Dolinar, Co-owner of Nibblins
On the menu with Blair Dolinar:
* Peanut soup
11 a.m. Cooking Demo: Chef Ed Matthews, One Block West in Old Town Winchester
On the menu with Chef Ed Matthews:
* Summer Vegetable Ceviche
* Pan-Roasted Fish with Mediterranean
Chopped Salad
* Cantaloupe Carpaccio
1 p.m. Cooking talk: How to Enjoy Edible Flowers with The Bouquet Banquet
2 p.m. Gallery Tours of Kitchens: Shenandoah Valley Kitchens & Foodways: Learn about the traditions, culinary practices, and foodways that encompassed the kitchens of the Shenandoah Valley during the 1830’s and 1930’s.
The MSV welcomes the following participating vendors to the TasteFest:
Nibblins – Homemade Fudge
Falling Bark Farm – Hickory Syrups
Main Street Farm Stead – Farm Stead Cheese
J & W Farm – Apple Cider Mustard, Syrup, Cake
Shawnee Canning Co. – Apple Butter, Peach Butter & Salsa
Flavor Pourfection – Olive Oil, Balsamic Vinegar
Shenandoah & Potomac Iris Society (no tastes) – Irises
Loudoun Valley Herbs – Lavender Scones & Tea Bread
Pampered Chef (no tastes) – Kitchen Tools
Blooming Hill Lavender Farm – Lavender Ice Cream (for sale)
Taste of Blue Ridge (no tastes) – Spin the wheel & win prizes
Young Living – Essential Oil infused Water
Cider Works – Hard Cider Tastings (for sale)
Richard’s Fruit Market – Fresh Produce
Willow Grove Farms CSA –Fresh Produce
Holy Cross Abbey- Creamed Honey and Fruitcake