Let the Holidays Begin with Thanksgiving!

Did you know that the First Thanksgiving was celebrated in Virginia — not in Massachusetts? Visit the site — Berkeley Plantation — and enjoy the First Thanksgiving Festival on November 5th.

And just minutes away, experience the James River Plantation Thanksgiving Progressive Candlelight Dinner offered every Saturday in November, Jamestown Settlement's Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia November 23-25, and the start of Colonial Williamsburg's Traditional Holiday Season on November 20th.
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Arts & Crafts Festivals = Buy an Original

Give a one-of-a kind handmade keepsake that is oftentimes cherished for years and comes with a sentimental value that is priceless. These original gifts can be found at Virginia's Arts & Crafts Festivals.

From Abingdon's Mistletoe Marketplace and Berryville's Main Street Holiday Marketplace to Virginia Beach Christmas Market and Fairfax's Holiday Craft Show, you will breeze through your shopping list, feel refreshed and energized, with money left over . . . to possibly treat yourself?
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Thrill the Family with a Gazillion Lights

One thing Virginia loves is twinkling lights! With candlelight in little cottage windows to skyscrapers lit up 40-stories high, Virginia sparkles from mountain top to seashore. Don't miss 100 Miles of Lights from Virginia Beach to Richmond; Alexandria's Parade of Lights Holiday Boat Parade; Speedway in Lights at Bristol Motor Speedway; and Mountaintop Lights from Breaks Interstate Park.

For Rent: Cozy Cabin with Fireplace

Treat yourself this season to the warmth of a cozy mountain cabin in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. There's Bare Farm Cabin with a stone fireplace and glider on the front porch; At the River Cabins with outdoor hot tubs overlooking the Shenandoah River; and Deer Country Log Cabin with a gas fireplace, antiques and satellite TV, just to name a few comforts.
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