February serves up several holidays—Groundhog Day for the winter weary, Valentine’s Day for lovers, President’s Day for the patriotic—but Norfolk goes one better by throwing a weekend-long party. Weekend in Norfolk, February 22-23, brings a town-wide mixture of music, dance, art, outdoor and indoor sports, history and food for all to enjoy.
This year’s schedule brings back many old favorites such as the fly-tying workshop, stained glass tours and a maple syrup operation at Great Mountain Forest’s sugarhouse, but there are also new events for the amusement and amazement of visitors.
Like to cook with mushrooms? Take in the mushroom inoculation workshop at Husky Meadows Farm on Saturday and learn to grow your own. A pickleball fan? There’s a tournament at Botelle School. Interested in the environment? There is a conservation talk on “Beaverland, How One Weird Rodent Made America” at the Norfolk Library and a nature hike to a beaver pond on the North Brook Trail.
Another special treat can be found in the return of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival with a concert Saturday morning, also at the library. Michael Cobb and Seth Hagymasi will provide live music at the Hub in the afternoon the same day. For kids, there will be movies and music at the Hub on Sunday afternoon. Also on Sunday afternoon, Garet&Co. returns to Battell Chapel for a dance performance.
A full schedule of events, with times and locations, can be found here. The WIN information center will be open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Hub, 2 Station Place.
The winter Weekend in Norfolk celebration brightens a dark, cold February, but it is not the end of the fun this year. The 10th anniversary summer Weekend in Norfolk (weekendinnorfolk.org) is scheduled for August 1, 2 and 3.