Heritage Festival

Music, heritage crafts, and living history are only some of the fun to be had at Heritage Fest.

 

Date and time: coming soon!

Prince William Forest Park Heritage Festival will celebrate the park's history as colonial-era farmland, a Civilian Conservation Corps work camp, and a World War II era spy training camp. The festival will take place in historic Cabin Camp 4, which is one of 5 historic cabin camps in the park. These historic camps led to the park being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. There will be food vendors on site with refreshments for sale, live music for all to enjoy and fun for all ages.

Planning continues for this special event. Please check this page often as we get more activities and demonstrations for everyone to enjoy.

 

Park Store
Eastern National, our park cooperating association, will be on site selling items that help tell the story of Prince William Forest Park. Theme-related items such as books, music, paper doll kits, games, snacks, and more will be on sale for you take home with you.

 

FAQ
Cost: Free!

Entering the park for any other use requires an entrance fee of $20.00 per vehicle or a valid Annual Pass.

Food: There will be a food vendor available for the day.

Directions: Event will be hosted at historic cabin camp 4 located on Pleasant Rd. and VA-234 in Dumfries, VA. Exit 152 on I-95 travel west on VA-234 for 2 miles. Make a left onto Pleasant Rd. follow the signs for parking. Parking will be in the ball field at cabin camp 1 and you will take a quick shuttle bus to the event site. Handicapped visitors may drive directily to the event site to be dropped off.

Where is parking? Parking will be near the event. A short hay ride will get you from parking to the event.

ADA parking? Parking will be near cabin camp 4 theater.

Can I walk? Once you have parked your car, you can hike a short, .5 mile gravel road to the event site. There will be park rangers and maps on hand to provide directions.

Can I bring my dog? Leashed pets are certainly welcome and must remain under control at all times.

Can I bring my own picnic lunch? There will be picnic tables at the event site so you are more than welcome to bring your own lunch.