Sharon Baroncelli SHENANDOAH AUTUMNFEST

Sharon Baroncelli with the Shenandoah County Chamber of Commerce talks with us about this year's Shenandoah Autumnfest, happening in Woodstock this saturday (10/7/23.)
For the third year, USA Today has ranked it in their Top10 Autumn Festivals in the country!

Episode Transcript

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Well, we're talking with Sharon BaronShelley here, and you know, like
I say every time we talked toSharon Barren Shelley, there's something fun going
on in Shenandoah County. Sharon,what do we got? We have this
thirteenth annual Sanandoa automn Fest this weekend, Houngbde and the beautiful woodstock at the
Shenandoah County Fairgrounds. It is amazing, you guys. This has been like

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nationally recognized, right it is.It's a third national recognition. We are
so proud of that. This yearUSA Today ten Best found us and we
were in the running with twenty otherbig festivals around the country. We were
the only one in Virginia and welanded in the number seventh spot of the
top ten bestival. You know,Sharon, you should be so proud of

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this because that is I mean,and it's right in our backyard. So
tell us why you ended up onthis list of the top ten. What's
so special about autumn Fest automn Fest. You can get a little bit of
everything that's automn You get the outdoor, beautiful views, we're going to have,
the weather we're praying for good weather, you have harnessed racing. You

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get to taste unlimited tasting from thirtyfour different local makers, craft breweries,
vineyard, our distilleries, our needworks. That it's the taste of ball
and you get it's all one place. We have our food trucks. We
have five hogs on an old fashionedbarbecue pit, will be barbecuing all night

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long. You get to taste thesamplanes at two o'clock. We have crafters,
we have food trucks. We haveour famous log splitting contest which is
so much fun, and apple buttermaking, axe throwing, you name it.
There's a little bit of something everyonecould do. This sounds great,
Jaron, how good are you withthe axe throwing? Don't put an axe

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in my hand? It hits theboard, It didn't hit the board,
didn't stick. No, but everyoneshould try it. I think so too.
It's fun. So if folks wantto come out, when is it
and how do we get tickets?Sure? This Saturday, October seventh,
State's open at eleven am to fivepm Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in Woodstock. You

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can purchase tickets online at Shenandoah atenfastdot com. They will get you in
the gate faster than standing the line. Purchasing tickets same price, thirty dollars
for the unlimited tastings, and justten dollars if you're coming in to enjoy
everything else. Of course, ifyou want to buy a beer, a

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full beer, or a full glassof wine, you have the opportunity to
do that. Oh my goodness,and I can't forget the seven then band
will be entertaining us. Wonderful.This sounds like so much fun. And
again, this is why the folksat USA today and put in the top
ten best fall festivals in the entirecountry. And it's right here in your

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backyard. If somebody wants to findout more about it, where do they
go Shenandoah autumnfest dot com. Sharon, thank you so much, take your
vitamins and have a fun time.Just thank you. Chris,