Quality of Life
Festivals, Fairs & Parades
Visitors and residents of the heartland enjoy numerous annual festivals. A partial listing is below:
April
- Cumberland County Patriot Day Celebration
- Charlotte County Celebration of the Visual Arts
- Flora Fest
May
- Amelia Day
- Buckingham County Day
- Buckingham Branch Railroad - Dillwyn Rail Days
- First Fridays - Riverfront Park, downtown Farmville
- Hampden-Sydney Music Festival
- Heart of Virginia Festival
- Kenbridge Memorial Day Parade (including Pet Parade & Children’s Bike/Trike Parade)
- Kenbridge Wild Game, Stew, and BBQ Cook-off
June
July
- 4th of July at Red Hill
- 4th of July Celebration at Cartersville Green
- 4th of July Celebration, Meherrin
- First Fridays - Riverfront Park, downtown Farmville
August
September
- Amelia County Fair
- First Fridays - Riverfront Park, downtown Farmville
- Five County Fair
- Ride in the Heartland
October
- Buckingham Branch Railroad - Fall Excursions
- First Fridays - Riverfront Park, downtown Farmville
- Victoria Autumn Day Festival
- Oktoberfest








