Weekend Round Up!

It's almost the weekend! And we have a lot going on in the area this weekend! Here are a few of the major events going on. Let us know which ones you are attending or if we have missed anything in the comments section!

Colonial Williamsburg: .Run for the Dream and Drummers Call.
http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/visit/eventsAndExhibits/specialEvents/runForTheDream.cfm

Muscle Cars for Missions Car, Truck, and Bike Show: Show, lunch, and bake sale.
http://www.northamptonpres.com/calendar/muscle-cars-for-missions-car-show/ 

Busch Gardens: Verbolten, the newest coaster, officially opens!
http://seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-williamsburg/Verbolten

Water Country: Park opens this weekend!
https://www.facebook.com/events/287329331360441/?context=create

Merchants Square: Semi-Annual Sidewalk Sale.
http://www.merchantssquare.org/calendar.html

Langley Speedway: Military Appreciation Night.
http://www.virginiapeninsulachamber.com/index.php?mod=Pages&LiveEdit=true&page_id=150

Ripley's Believe It or Not: Millennium Falcon Arrival.
https://www.facebook.com/events/300699523346056/

Virginia Beer Festival
http://www.festevents.org/mini-site/11th-annual-virginia-beer-festival-in-partnership-with-virginia-arts-festival

International Spring Wine Festival

http://www.neptunefestival.com/events/9th-annual-intl-spring-wine-festival/1

Rainy Day Fun

Well, it's been a rather rainy week here in the Tidewater Virginia area... But that doesn't mean our status as greatest vacation destination changes any! Although it is not ideal to have rainy weather while you are on vacation, that doesn't mean you can't be prepared for it and have just as much fun.

So as you plan your agenda for your vacation, here is a tip: add a floating rainy day plan. Figure out which activities are best during bad weather and put them all on the same day and prepare to utilize that day as needed. That way if you wake up and discover that the clouds have rolled in, you won't have to worry about it at all.

Our area has a great selection of rainy day opportunities. Of course our museums are high on the list of opportunities - Mariner's Museum, Virginia Living Museum, Children's Museum to name a few. Although they are all wonderful choices, the list isn't exclusively museums. Be sure to add the Peninsula Fine Arts Center to the list. Just outside of the historic area, you have Ripley's Believe it or Not and just up the street from that Yankee Candle offers shopping as well as some great activities onsite.

There are a lot of great options! So pick your favorites, add them to the schedule and you are all set for vacation! If you have any great suggestions for fun around the area, be sure to add them on in the comments.