GET READY FOR SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008 - OUR NEXT FESTIVAL OF SPRING EVENT! 

Please note:  Our Festival is now fully booked.  We are no longer accepting vendor applications.

**NEW** Festival of Spring Map & Directions

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NOTICE:  
The center of Town is closed to through traffic during the festival. The intersection of Main Street (211 Business E/W) and Broad Street (U.S. 340 N/S) will be closed during the event. Please watch for the parking and detour signs. There is a designated parking area for handicapped individuals. If you have a question, please stop and ask us. We hope to see you there! 

DIRECTIONS: From I-81 (West): Take the New Market exit (Exit 264), head East on US-211, turn LEFT at the second stoplight onto Old Valley Pike/US-11/US-211. Travel north less than 1 mile. Turn RIGHT at the stoplight onto US-211 East. Follow Route 211 East towards Luray, and cross the mountain. Take the Luray/Front Royal Exit/US-340. At the bottom of the ramp, turn RIGHT onto US-340 South, and follow into Luray. It is approximately 15 miles from New Market to Luray. 

From I-66 (North) - Front Royal: Take the US-340/US-522 South exit (Exit 6) at Front Royal, and follow through Front Royal, Limeton, Bentonville, and Rileyville to Luray. Cross underneath US-211, and continue into Town. It is approximately 25 miles from Front Royal to Luray. 

From Route 29 (South) - Charlottesville: Take US-29 North to Ruckersille. At the intersection stoplight, turn LEFT onto US-33 West. Follow through Stanardsville, across the mountain, and towards Elkton. At Elkton, take the US-340 exit. At the bottom of the ramp, bear/turn RIGHT onto US-340 North, and follow through the Town of Shenandoah. At the juncture of US-340 and US-340 Bypass (just north of Newport), you can* follow the US-340 By-Pass to US-211. Turn RIGHT onto US-211 East and follow to Luray. Take the Luray/Front Royal/US-340 exit. At the bottom of the ramp, turn RIGHT onto US-340 South, and follow into Luray. It is approximately 22 miles from Elkton to Luray. 

* An alternate route is to follow US-340 North through the Town of Stanley to Luray. This will bring you into the South entrance of Luray. Please follow the posted signs. 

From Route 15/29 (East) - Warrenton: Follow Route 211 West, cross the mountain, and continue toward Luray. Take the Luray/Front Royal/US-340 exit. At the bottom of the ramp, turn LEFT onto US-340 South, and follow into Luray. It is approximately 43 miles from Warrenton to Luray. 

MAPQUEST: Please type in "1 East Main Street, Luray, Virginia, 22835" as the destination. This is at the heart of historic downtown, and near the center of the festival. Join us!

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2008 Festival of Spring Antique Cars & Trains
Luray's Festival of Spring event will feature antique Ford Model "T's and "A"s from the following chapters: Shenandoah Racket-T-ers of International Model T Club George Washington Model A Club along with an exhibit of 2008 Roush Ford Mustangs from Marlow Ford.  Additionally, the event will feature a display of two operating Model "G" gauge layouts along with a display of HO Scale locomotives used by the old Norfolk & Western Railway brought to us by the Page County Railroad Club.

2008 Duck Race Event
Luray is hosting the 4th Annual Festival of Spring on 10 May 2008, offering a great day of family fun to give Mothers a day out of the house for Mother's Day. This year's Duck Races will start at 2:30PM with the largest prize ever offered in our races…a 3-night getaway for up to 8 people in a large house in Duck, North Carolina, valued at $1000...with even more prizes for the next 9 ducks across the line. Tickets to the $1000 grand prize race are priced at $5.00 each and are available here as well as at numerous businesses on Main Street, Luray. All proceeds from the Duck Races will go to produce updated brochures about Main Street businesses. Make sure to look for the Duck Race booth at the festival because we will be selling duck tickets for 4 more duck races to be held on the hour after Grand Prize race.

Join us on the Plaza for music and a cold one! The BB&T Regional Center for the Performing Arts will host a “Beer Garden” on its plaza for the Luray Festival of Spring. Starr Hill Brewery of Crozet, Virginia will offer four varieties of microbrews in 4 oz. tastings or, if you wish, full servings.  Local musicians will also be there to entertain you. Mark Thompson, Master Brewer at Starr Hill, will offer a seminar on brewing techniques at 1:00 and 3:00 PM.

APPALACHIAN AIR CANINES 2008 FLYING FRISBEE FEST AS PART OF LURAY'S FESTIVAL OF SPRING
Do you have a dog that enjoys catching Frisbees? If so, then be sure to grab Rover and head out to beautiful Luray, VA on Saturday, May 10th as the Appalachian Air Canines present the 2008 Flying Frisbee Fest. The event will take place at Bulldog Field in Luray (930 US Hwy 340 North) as part of Luray's Festival of Spring. Registration will open at 9:00 am; competition begins at 10:00 am. There is a $10 entry fee for each competing canine; admission is free for all spectators. Novice and veteran competitors alike are encouraged to compete. Custom Frisbees will be provided, as well as lots of ribbons and prizes. Contestants and their canine teammates earn points for basic throws and catches, with bonus points for mid-air catches in the Toss/Fetch event. Rules, guidelines and directions can be found at aircanines.com. The event welcomes mixed-breed as well as purebred dogs. Families and friends are invited to enjoy this unique event and applaud these talented canine athletes. Parking will be available at Luray High School's Bulldog Field. The event is sponsored by the Luray Downtown Initiative, Town of Luray Appalachian Outdoors Adventures, Blue Mountain Vet, Mystic Pet Resort, and Evergreen Outfitters

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