Berkeley Plantation Thanksgiving Festival. The first sunday in november, berkeley celebrates the historic 1619 landing with the virginia thanksgiving festival. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.
The 57th virginia thanksgiving festival was held at berkeley plantation on nov. Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the united states, canada, grenada, saint lucia, and liberia. Graham woodlief, president of the virginia thanksgiving festival, said a ship from england named the “good ship margaret” dropped anchor at the future site of the berkeley plantation.
Berkeley plantation corn maze and pumpkin patch.
Berkeley plantation corn maze and pumpkin patch. 309 years after the 1622 battle with the powhatans, berkeley plantation’s missing history was rediscovered. On the banks of the james river the englishmen proclaimed: Join in for a day dedicated to history, food and fun with tours of the 1726 manor house, a living history program, tribal dancers, arts, crafts and jewelry vendors, choral music,…