Halifax County Virginia 
 

Heritage & Antique Machinery Festival 2009

 

  
 

 

 

 

 

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2008 Tractor Parade

2008 Burn-out photos

2008 Festival  photos

 

   

 


 
 

 

2009 Dash Plaque

 
 

May 1st, 2nd,3rd

      

            

The Halifax County Virginia Heritage & Antique Machinery Festival was established in 2004 by a group of interested citizens to help  preserve the heritage of our county. At the present time this event is being held the 1st weekend in May of each year at the Halifax County Fairgrounds. Plans are underway to have a permanent  home for the festival. Making contributions to the community through scholarships, equipment donation to the local school system and visits to the local nursing homes.

2009 Festival Events

  • Tractor Parade and Display

  • Equine Horse Show

  • Vintage Car, Truck and Motorcycle Cruz-in

  • Equipment, Tools and heritage displays and demonstrations

  • Vendor flea-markets, plants, flowers and goodies

  • Drag Strip type Burnout on Friday and Saturday Night

  • Quarter Scale and Full Scale Tractor Pull, hit and miss engines, ole well drilling rig, wood shingle making

  • Plenty of Food, bologna burgers, hotdogs, BBQ, Fish, ice-cream and Stew just to name a few by  local civic clubs and Fire Departments

  • Wood Carving Demonstration, Bee Keeping, Apple Cider Making, Corn grinding, apple squeezing, two man power saw demonstration

  • Confederate Camping and Re-enactment

  • Country, Bluegrass and Gospel Music

  • Children's play ground- Petting Zoo

  • Ride around on our sponsored people haulers and site see

  • Daily tractor and machinery parade

 

Camping sites available on grounds  24 hour security, fenced  facility locked at 10:00pm

 

 
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Machinery Demonstrations

Come out and see equipment demostrations on how it use to be done

Country, Gospel and Bluegrass Music

Local singing groups will be on hand to perform some of the best music

Horse Shows

Southside Va. Horse Council invites you to bring your horses, mules, donkeys, mini's to the Halifax County Heritage and Antique Machinery Festival

Burnouts on Friday and Saturday Evening

Come out and show-em what you got. See who can make the most smoke the longest

Tinkers Car Club Cruiz-in

Come out and see some the nices antique and vintage vehciles around. A drawing every 30 minutes for 50.00 for all who displays a vechicle

2007 Dash Plaque

Dash Plaque 2008

2009 Dash Plaque

1/4 Scale and Full Scale Tractor Pull

Come out and see some real tractors, these will not be pulling a plow.

Yard Art Display

Local residnents put on their thinking caps when coming up with their own yard art

Tractor and Equipment Displays

Ponder on some of the nicesest restored tractor around.One county resident brings over 10 tractors each year

Childrens play-ground

Bring your children for some fun, ole timey see-saw, sand pile using shelled corn, small children train,

Plenty of good food

Home made stew, BBQ, bologna bugers, home made pies, hotdogs just to name a few fill the air making you hungry

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