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Don’t Miss: Watermelon Park Festival @ Watermelon Park Campground (Berryville, VA), 9/21-9/24/17

Posted on 09/18/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged acoustic dance music, Americana, Bumper Jacksons, Keller Williams, Marty Stuart, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, roots, The Dead South, The Del McCoury Band, The Quebe Sisters, The Seldom Scene, Watermelon Park, Watermelon Park Campground, Watermelon Park Festival, Western swing.

Watermelon Park Fest 2015

Watermelon Park Fest Sept. 24-27, 2015 (Photo by Chester Simpson)

Kick off the fall season this weekend with the Watermelon Park Festival, one of our region’s most exciting Americana and roots music festivals, at Watermelon Park Campground (3322 Lockes Mille Rd, Berryville, Virginia) on Thursday, Sept. 21, through Sunday, Sept. 24. Several ticketing and camping options are available.

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