Fun

Creativity in Store for 2024!

Got the post-holiday blues? We’ve got a solution for you—Get your creative juices flowing again with a fun project! And even better, we know where you can get inspired and get started—Valley Creative Reuse. Valley Creative Reuse is an arts & crafts thrift store helping to preserve our environment and enrich our community. Click to read more about this local gem! >>>

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Spotlight On: Live Music at Quills lobby bar

There’s something special happening in the lobby of Hotel Madison every Friday and Saturday evening. People mingle with drinks, enjoy a Neapolitan pizza and light nibbles from Quills lobby bar, relax by the inviting fireplace in a comfy chair….and enjoy free live music! Local artists perform from 8pm-10:30pm on Friday and Saturday evenings. Featuring an array of musical styles and groupings, it’s the perfect blend of sophistication, sound, and sustenance.

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Welcome to GingerBurg: Gingerbread House Competition ’23

We couldn't be more excited to sponsor the Third Annual Gingerbread House Competition again as part of HDR's Winter Wonderfest!  We've had so much fun the last three years seeing the creativity of the community as well as welcoming so many friendly faces through our office!  Want to join in the fun? >>> Learn more and enter in your creation!

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Now Downtown: Drifters Cafe

Co-owners and husband and wife team Lexy and Lukas Shifflett have always shared a love of coffee. After moving from Florida to West Virginia in 2021, Lukas had the idea to turn their pop-up camper into a mobile café. And thus, Drifters Café was born! Learn more about this new downtown eatery >>>

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Now that the school year is wrapping up and summer is upon us there are tons of opportunities to get outside and enjoy all the Valley has to offer. From festivals, fairs, breweries, hiking trails, water holes and more there is plenty to do to enjoy some fun in the sun. One of the great opportunities to take advantage of are all of the local community lawn parties. With great food, music, entertainment and more, these parties are a great way to enjoy the summer and explore all these local towns have to offer here in the Shenandoah Valley.

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