Josh Grigsby and County Line st the Powhatan Paw-Paw Festival

Name: Josh Grigsby and County Line st the Powhatan Paw-Paw Festival
Start: 2025-09-20T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Powhatan State Park

Schedule

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Powhatan State Park | Goochland, VA

Come join JGCL at the Central Virginia’s Annual Pawpaw Festival.
We are thrilled to invite you to Central Virginia’s 3rd Annual Pawpaw Festival - the region’s most exciting new event. The festival will showcase local vendors offering delicious food, refreshing brews, unique crafts and adorable critters. Attendees can enjoy acoustic music performances, ranger-led programs and animal encounters throughout the day. Special event parking and admission will be $20 per vehicle, while annual pass holders will only need to pay $10 per vehicle.
The day will kick-off with a 5 & 10 miler Race directed by Virginia Adventures. Race starts at 8am and the course features a great mix of terrain on the exterior trails. Registration starts at $50 per runner and proceeds benefit the Friends of Powhatan. Register at, https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=124310
Music Line-up:
11am Ryan Adkins
12pm Django Tango
1pm Josh Grigsby and County Line
2pm Slack Family Band
If you are interested in becoming a vendor, apply at: https://forms.office.com/g/Us2ebNTsmQ. Vendors featuring pawpaw and Virginia themes will be considered firstly.
You may be wondering, what is a pawpaw? This tropical-tasting fruit has a custardy texture and is the largest native fruit in our nation. In Virginia, pawpaw trees thrive in the forested bottomlands and floodplains of the Piedmont region, which is why they're found at Powhatan State Park. Many species of wildlife enjoy pawpaw fruits, which were a staple in the diets of woolly mammoths and giant sloths. Humans also love pawpaws - indigenous peoples have cultivated them, and they were popular among colonists.
This event is sponsored by the Friends of Powhatan and relies on the support of many volunteers. If you are interesting in volunteering, please contact [email protected]