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Happenings in the Square
Merchants Square offers a unique and refreshing shopping experience for all seasons, with fine boutiques, great dining and galleries in a timeless setting. The 18th-century style retail village located adjacent to Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area houses 42 fine shops and restaurants.
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Summer Breeze Concerts Return for 17th Year!
Join Us For This Year's Summer Breeze Concerts In the Square:
The 17th annual Summer Breeze Concert Series kicks off with a special concert on June 21. The popular series features free outdoor evening concerts each Wednesday throughout July and August, with two extra concerts on Saturday, June 21, and Friday, July 11. Bring your dancing shoes (and a lawn chair) and enjoy the great lineup of performances each Wednesday night right in the middle of tree-lined Duke of Gloucester Street. The July fun gets started with the July 2 Independence Day Concert, followed by four terrific bands each successive Wednesday.
- Saturday, June 21, 7 - 8:15 p.m., Virginia National Guard and Peninsula Concert Bands, a 90-member combined band offering a traditional summer evening concert with a mixture of pop, light classics, and marches.
- Monday, July 2, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.: USAF Heritage of America Concert Band Annual Independence Day Concert
- Wednesday, July 9, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m., Right On, "The Ultimate Party Band"
- Friday, July 11, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., Royal Hospital School Band, UK, The 40-member student concert band from the U.K. will make Williamsburg its final stop on a cultural tour to the United States.
- Wednesday, July 16: Summer Breeze Concert, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m., Power Play, with a 6 p.m. pre-show performance by local student theater troupe Stagelights.
- Wednesday, July 23, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m., Kings of Swing, a versatile 12-piece party band from Richmond, with musical styles from swing to beach music and Motown. Don't miss the swing dance demonstrations during intermission!
- Wednesday, July 30, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m., Skylark Featuring Anna Gunn, a 4-piece band with “swinging, sophisticated music” and the jazzy vocals of Anna Gunn. Don't miss the swing dance demonstrations during intermission!
All concerts are free, and children's activities begin at 6:30 p.m.
Summer Breeze concerts are sponsored by Merchants Square, citi SmithBarney, the City of Williamsburg, and the York County Arts Commission. -
Movies on Prince George Street
The Movies on Prince George Street are back! Bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the movies that begin around dusk (8:30 p.m. or so...)
- June 15: Bourne Identity
- June 22: Shrek
- June 29: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- July 6: Hairspray
- July 13: Batman
- July 20:A Night at the Opera - The Marx Brothers
- July 27: Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix
- August 3: Spiderman 2
- August 10: When Harry Met Sally
- August 17: The Pink Panther
- August 24: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
- August 31: Amadeus
Spearheaded by the Blue Talon Bistro, the Movies on Prince George Street are sponsored by the City of Williamsburg, Middle Peninsula Insurance, Merchants Square and The Peanut Shop.
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Autumn Festival and Sidewalk Sale Sunday, September 28
From noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, Merchants Square hosts its third annual Autumn Festival to celebrate the season. Centered on an apple theme, the event again features an apple pie baking contest, an apple pie eating contest, children’s activities, music, vendors of autumn foods and crafts, and much more.Schedule of Events:
10:30 a.m. Pie Baking Contest pies dropped off for judging. 10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Pie judging (private) 12:00 p.m. Autumn Festival opens. Enjoy music, sidewalk sales and vendors. 12:00 p.m. Judged Baking Contest pies on display. 12:00-1:30 p.m. Live musical entertainment. 1:00 p.m. Judged Baking Contest pies sold by the slice. 1:30 p.m. Pie Baking Contest awards presented. 1:45 p.m. Judges hold panel discussion: Professional Secrets to Great Pie Baking 2:30 p.m. Pie Eating Contest commences. 3:30 p.m. Pie Eating Contest Awards Presentation and Autumn Festival prize drawing. 4:00 p.m. Autumn Festival concludes. Whose Apple Pie Will Reign?
Think your apple pie is better than Mom's? Area apple pie bakers are encouraged to enter a fun-filled contest and earn a chance to win cash for their favorite nonprofit organization. The contest will be judged professionally by Merchants Square's own chefs, with the top three pie-bakers receiving a check written out to their favorite nonprofit. Apple Pie Baking Contest Rules and Entry Form
Enter by Friday, September 26!Crowd-Pleasing Pie Eating Contest
Pick your favorite charity and loosen your belt for the Apple Pie Eating Contest. This contest is a great way for school groups to spend a day together and earn money for their cause. The first three contestants to finish an entire Berret's Restaurant Apple Pie will receive a check written out to his or her favorite charity, non-profit, or school organization. There is no entry fee but space is limited so reserve your place now. Click Here to Download Entry Form -
Farmers' Market Open May Through October
The Williamsburg Farmers' Market is now open for its sixth season! From 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday in May through October, enjoy the great variety of local, seasonal, fruits and vegetables, along with delicious baked treats, seafood, and beautiful plants and flowers from over 30 vendors. Visit the Farmers Market website or call 757-259-3768 for more information. -
Comedy Night At The Kimball
Don't miss these upcoming "Church-Clean and Club-Funny" Clean Comedy Nights at the Kimball Theatre!
- July 12: Paul Aldrich
Tickets are $15 each day of the event; $12 in advance, and are available through the Kimball Theatre box office: 1-800-HISTORY. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and run for 90 minutes with no intermission.