10th Annual Madison Heritage Festival

From 10th Annual Madison Heritage Festival Website:

Historic Downtown Madison had a long history of festivals over the past few decades. The festivals were stopped for many years, mainly due to economic reasons and the lack of personnel to dedicate the time needed to make them successful. In 2006, a group of 8 merchants got together and created a committee to discuss bringing festivals back to downtown Madison. They wanted to celebrate Madison's heritage as well as the times of today. As a result the First Annual Madison Heritage Festival was created.

The festival is a non profit event and there's no parking or admittance fees charged. In the past few years the festival has continue to grow and is a well established tradition for Western Rockingham County. Streets are blocked off and the festival is contained to the original downtown section of Madison. The streets are completely filled with artists, crafters, exhibitors and displays starting at the town's historic clock tower and radiates throughout downtown.

The festival is also complete with a food area with several vendors that offers a variety of foods for the adults & children. You can smell all the flavors of Barbecue, cotton candy, funnel cakes and much more as you stroll down the streets.

There's also a children's area that has offered jumping tents, real pony rides and face painting and other events to keep the children happy.

To bring the festival to life, two stages are provided for continuous entertainment throughout the day. One is located right in the middle of the downtown and the other one is located in the parking lot that holds the food court. The Madison Heritage Festival has offered a full variety of entertainment featuring local, regional and national recognized bands. Bluegrass, Country, Beach Music, Classic Rock and dancers have all performed at the festival.