RIVERFEST & CRAFT SHOW, June 4 & 5, 2022. This is Occoquan’s famous festival PLUS river-lovin’ fun!
💚 RiverFest June 4-5
💚 200+ Arts, Crafts, & Boutique Shopping
💚 Beer & Wine Gardens & Live Concerts
💚 Kayaking, River Races, SUP Yoga & a Floating Science Lab!
💚 Conservation Alley & Jr. Passport fun
💚 FREE Admission
💚 $5 Cash Shuttle Service
ARTS & CRAFTS
Let’s talk CRAFT SHOW at RiverFest!
The wonderful weekend you know and love is back! Get ready for 200+ crafters, artisans, and makers to fill the streets of Occoquan for this dynamic festival. Shop for accessories to wood crafts, and everything in between.
RIVER ACTIVITIES
- Calling all River Lovers! Come say hello and meet the river in RiverFest. We promise you won’t want to leave!
- Paddle the Occoquan with Penguin Paddling
- Tour the 42-ft Sea Dog! Come aboard the floating laboratory moored by Potomac Riverkeeper Network
- Watch or paddle for fun in the 1/2 mile SUP race on Saturday
- Take a SUP Yoga or Land Class with Rooted Yoga on Sunday
FOOD FEST
Calling all foodies! Our streets will be filled with the delicious aromas of your favorite food trucks, grills, and gourmet-to-go vendors. And our award-winning restaurant scene will be OPEN for biz.
Check out our Beer & Wine Garden with live concerts starting at noon both days in River Mill Park. Local favs Woodlawn Press Winery and Waters End Brewery will be serving up pours as you relax in the cool grass overlooking the river. Enjoy live music from Mystery Machine DMV on Saturday and The New Thirty on Sunday.
CONSERVATION ALLEY
Come explore Conservation Alley at RiverFest! Located at center of town, it will be packed with family fun, crafts, eats, beer, music, and plenty of love for the natural world. Journey with Junior Passport where kids can earn a Conservation Alley sticker badge! Learn simple ways to protect our wildlife and water.
- Spot the Scuba Bubbles! Watch Patriot Scuba Divers clean up underwater debris
- Meet Tiny Oyster Heroes. Enjoy a flight of eastern shore-farmed oysters by Salts Seafood and pair them with a beer from Black Narrows. Learn about shell recycling and how oysters are restoring health to the Chesapeake Bay.
- Create Upcycled Crafts! Young makers can make fabulous upcycled crafts with Hitchcock Paper Co and Patriot Scuba.
- Create RAIN in a Watershed Demo! Test the effects of fertilizer and herbicides on our waterways.
- Shop Flip Flop Art! Check out the vibrant sculptures of Ocean Soles made from upcycled flip flops!
- Enjoy our LIVE STAGE & speakers all weekend. Learn Clean Water Trivia & Tips between music sets and become a River Ambassador.
PLAN YOUR TRIP
2022 RiverFest & Craft Show Schedule
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
| Stand-up Paddle Board and Kayak Race |
9 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. |
| Arts & Crafts Show |
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Conservation Alley and Jr. Passport Program |
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Sea Dog Lab Tours |
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Kayaks & Paddleboard Rentals |
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Live Music in River Mill Park |
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. |
| Beer & Wine Garden |
12 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
| River Clean Up |
1:30 p.m. |
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
| Arts & Crafts Show |
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Conservation Alley and Jr. Passport Program |
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Sea Dog Lab Tours |
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Kayaks & Paddleboard Rentals |
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| SUP and Land Yoga classes |
10:45 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Live Music in River Mill Park |
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. |
| Beer & Wine Garden |
12 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
| River Clean Up |
1:30 p.m. |
Shuttle Bus Service
As we do for other crafts shows, Occoquan will close its streets and festival goers may shuttle or walk in. Shuttle Service is $5 Cash round trip.
Find your lot:
Purple Lot
- Lake Ridge Commuter Lot
- Corner of Old Bridge and Minnieville Roads, Woodbridge, VA
- Drop off/Pick Up located at Mom’s Apple Pie Shuttle Stop
Green Lot
- Rt 123 Commuter Lot
- Corner of Route 123 and Old Bridge Road, Woodbridge, VA
- Drop off/Pick Up at Footbridge Shuttle Stop by River Mill Park
Yellow Lot (New)
New for June 2022: There will be no event parking/shuttle service at the Workhouse Art Center. Parking for the Yellow Lot is now at the I-95 Commuter Lot.
Join us for RiverFest, June 4 & 5! Whether you come for the shopping, the river activities, or our food fest–or all of the above, you’ll be glad you did.
For more event information and updated schedules, visit occoquanva.gov/riverfest.
