| Everyone is invited to visit The Gathering 2016 Indian Village honoring a rich legacy of ancient culture still much alive today at the 47th Annual Bluemont Fair in Loudoun County Virginia on Sept. 17-18, 2016. Experience an action-packed weekend including colorful regalia, jaw-dropping events, inspiring arts and music to move everyone. The Bluemont Citizens Association invited The Gathering volunteer committee to host an Indian Village in order to share this rich cultural event with neighbors and visitors in the Blue Ridge Mountain Valley. This beautiful partnership promises many more educational, cultural exchanges in the future. Close to 5,000 people attended The Gathering 2015 held in Clarke County Virginia. This year, The Gathering 2016 Indian Village at the Bluemont Fair gives thousands of people the opportunity to experience authentic Indian dancing & singing and to browse traditional Indian crafts. This fundraising event helps prepare for The Gathering 2017 celebration which includes competitive Native American dancing, singing and thousands of dollars in prize money. |  On Sept. 17-18, 2016 the whole town of Bluemont opens to old fashioned family fun with traditional crafts (juried), local art & authors, craft & farming demonstrations, Indian Village, music, 10k race, free Children's Fair, farm animals, Llamas & Alpacas, quilt display, colonial blacksmith, hay rides, homemade food, fresh & dried flowers, pie-baking/pickle-making contest, antiques & collectables, wine and beer garden & gourmet treats, historic slide show, bee-keepers & hives, railroad display, pre-Civil War country store, farmer's market, and more all set in a historic village in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Bluemont is located at the Intersection of Routes 7 & 760 between Leesburg and Winchester Virginia. The fair takes place throughout the village of Bluemont Virginia outdoors, indoors, in the streets, fields and backyards along Rt 734, starting at the intersection of Rt 760 and Rt 734 (Snickersville Pike). |
 The Gathering volunteer Jimmy Thunder Cloud of Virginia (left) lifts his sacred fan to the drums during The Gathering 2015 held at the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Berryville Va. (Photo by The Gathering Volunteer Chris Anderson) |  |
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