The Chippokes Gas and Steam Engine Festival is less than two weeks away, Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31, 2009. This year it will be bigger and better than ever.
The biggest new feature is the addition of back to back musical groups for the entire festival. The schedule is as follows:
Saturday
“Stephanie Cash” 10:30 a.m.
“The Brother Lucy Band” Noon
“Johnny St Clair” 1:45 p.m.
“Rich Whiskey Audition Band” 2:30 p.m.
“Blues Empact Band” 4:00 p.m.
Jim Smith’s Memories from Memphis” 5:15 p.m.
“Slapwater” 6:30 p.m.
Sunday
“Local Music Ministry” 9:00 a.m.
Good Old Fashion Church Service 9:30 a.m.
“Local Music Ministry”
“LOGOS The Gospel Band” 11:30 a.m.
“Ray Pittman Project” 1:30 p.m.
“The Hackensaw Boys” 3:30 p.m.
The Chippokes Gas and Steam Engine Festival will be held at the Chippokes Farm and Forestry Museum at Chippokes Plantation State Park in Surry, Virginia. Chippokes is conveniently located within driving distance from Tidewater, Richmond, and central Virginia.
Tickets are on sale now – tickets are $5 per day but what a deal for the family since children 8 and under are FREE. Youth ages 9-18 that are on a current 2009 school or community sport team, a school band member or a scout or 4-H club member, wear your uniform/team shirt and get in FREE. We can do advance sales by credit card, cash only the day of the event.
For more information, call us at (757) 294-3439.