Sponsor Spotlight:
Citizen's Bank, Dogwood Park Trust
& Farmville Chamber Of Commerce
Thank you for being sponsors of the 1999 Heart Of Virginia Festival

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[High Street] The 1999 Heart Of Virginia Festival turned out to be the biggest and best festival yet. The sun shone brightly all day but it wasn't too hot. The streets were packed during the day on Saturday and there was a record attendance at the airport on Saturday evening. There was also a record attendance in Cyberspace as the website experienced over 13000 hits that day. Visitors to the site could enjoy the festival from afar via the live webcam looking down on the intersection of Main and High Streets.


[Here come the Men in Kilts] The usual wide variety of interesting and entertaining sites could be seen all day. [Sitting in the sun] [The ubiquitous pop guns!]
There were men in kilts queuing for burgers and hot dogs and kids having fun in the sun. Most of the kids were wielding the ubiquitous pop guns, the one thing about the festival that most parents could do without.


[Chris & Francis Wood] The festival could also be experienced on the radio thanks to a couple of the local radio stations. Chris and Francis Wood of WFLO broadcast live reports from the festival to their listeners. WVHL were broadcasting from the Longwood Bicentennial Park and showing off the '99 Ford Mustang pictured to the right with station owner Bid Wall. The Mustang can be won by listening to the station during May, June and July. [Bid Wall]
Chris & Francis Wood Bid Wall


[Webcam Shot] As mentioned, the festival could be experienced for the first time ever live via a webcam which updated every three minutes for the duration of the festival. The webcam was incredibly popular and was a great way for those who couldn't make it to spy on the goings on in and around the gazebo. To the left you can see an example of a shot taken via the webcam on the afternoon of the festival. [Family]
Webcam Shot Family at the Festival


[Wee Girl] The day went by with the minimum of unpleasant incidents. There were plenty of new and interesting things on offer like the antique car show and the air show as well as all the old favorite traditions of the festival. Have a look around the site to see more about each event in detail along with pictures from the day. [Main Street]


[Tidewater Pipes And Drums] [Young Boy with Pop Gun] [Main Street] [Mother and Daughter]


Come back again next year!