There are many festivals and outdoor events to enjoy in and around Williamsburg. Here’s just a few to sample:

Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Antiques Forum: (www.history.org/visit/eventsAndExhibits/specialEvents/index.cfm)
Historic Garden Week: (www.vagardenweek.org)
Jamestown 400th: (www.jamestown2007.org)
Williamsburg Scottish Festival: (www.wsfonline.org)
Italian Festival of Williamsburg: (www.ciaowilliamsburg.org)
Occasion for the Arts: (www.anoccasionforthearts.org)
Colonial Polo Cup: (www.colonialpolocup.org)
Berkeley Plantation First Thanksgiving Festival: (www.berkeleyplantation.com/calendar.html) Festival Williamsburg: (www.virginiaartsfest.com/festival_williamsburg.html)
Norfolk and Virginia Beach
Harborfest: (www.festeventsva.org)
Azalea Festival: (www.azaleafestival.org)
Great Chesapeake Schooner Race: (www.schoonerrace.org)
Virginia Arts Festival: (www.virginiaartsfest.com)
Neptune Festival: (www.newptunefestival.com)
Richmond
Craftsmen’s Christmas Classic:
(www.gilmoreshows.com/craftsmens_classics_richmond_christmas.shtml)
Annual Greek Festival: (www.greekfestival.com)
Richmond Highland Games & Celtic Festival: (www.richmondceltic.com/site.asp)
Strawberry Hill Races: (www.strawberryhillraces.com/site.asp)