Avoca Museums & Historical Society

Avoca Museums & Historical Society Avoca Museum and Historical Society preserves Altavista area history and serves as a community center Lewis and built in 1901.

Avoca, the principal architectural landmark of the Town of Altavista, is an American Queen Anne-style house, designed by architect J.M.B. Designated a Virginia Historic Landmark and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Avoca is the home site of Revolutionary Patriot Colonel Charles Lynch.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Avoca’s Harvest W**e Festival! From w**e and cold drinks to live music, local fo...
09/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Avoca’s Harvest W**e Festival! From w**e and cold drinks to live music, local food, and handmade treasures it was such a joy to see the grounds filled with friends, families, and our community.

A huge thank you to our wonderful w**eries, food vendors, and 30+ artisan vendors for sharing their businesses and talents with us. Thank you as well to Karlee Raye and The Frequency ROCKS for keeping the music going all afternoon!

We’re especially grateful to the volunteers and staff who helped make the day possible, and to everyone who spent part of their Saturday with us at historic Avoca.

We hope you enjoyed the w**e, discovered something new, listened to some great music, and made some awesome memories along the way ❤️

Thank you for celebrating the season with us at Avoca’s Harvest W**e Festival! 🍷🍂

TOMORROW! 27TH ANNUAL HARVEST W**E FESTIVAL! 🍷We’re getting ready for a wonderful day at Avoca! The forecast is looking ...
09/05/2026

TOMORROW! 27TH ANNUAL HARVEST W**E FESTIVAL! 🍷

We’re getting ready for a wonderful day at Avoca! The forecast is looking beautiful, with cooler temperatures and no rain currently expected in Altavista during the event ☀️

$20 Presale Tasting tickets available until 11:59 PM tonight!
➡️ https://www.avocamuseum.org/store/p/harvest-w**e-tickets

A few things to know before you come:

👤 All adults drinking alcohol MUST show ID at the front gate!
🪑 Lawn chairs are welcome! Please keep walkways open.
💧 Bottled water is welcome!
☂️ Umbrellas for shade are welcome!
🐕 Dogs are welcome on a leash! Please be mindful that we are expecting large crowds.

🚫 Tents and staked items are not permitted.
🚫 Outside food and drinks are not permitted, except for bottled water.

PARKING: Please note that we will NOT be parking at Abbott for this event. All guests should enter from our main entrance at:

📍 1514 Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517

Please check the parking map in the photos below for parking locations and event access.

Fables & Feathers W**ery
Bright Meadows Farm Vineyard & W**ery
Lazy Days W**ery
Woodbine Vineyards
Muddy Paws W**ery, LLC
Wind Vineyards at Laurel Grove

🍂 September 5th | 12 pm to 6 pm
🍂 1514 Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517
🍂 12–2:30p Karlee Raye
🍂 3–6p The Frequency ROCKS
🍂 FREE admission for children, high school & college students

Harvest W**e Festival Vendor Feature 📸Bev Flynn is an author, poet, and digital art photographer whose creative work beg...
09/03/2026

Harvest W**e Festival Vendor Feature 📸

Bev Flynn is an author, poet, and digital art photographer whose creative work began as part of her coffee table poetry and art books. Using double and triple exposures and carefully applied digital filtering, Bev creates unique photographs that often take on the appearance of paintings.

A board member of the Lynchburg Art Club, Bev has exhibited her work at Findings Art Gallery, Riverviews Artspace, Art at the Krise, The Virginian Hotel, and other local venues. She enjoys connecting with the community through her art and is looking forward to meeting everyone at Avoca!

Learn more about Bev and her work at BevFlynnPoetry.com, and be sure to stop by and see her creations at Avoca's Harvest W**e Festival!

🍂 September 5th | 12 pm to 6 pm
🍂 1514 Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517
🍂 12–2:30p Karlee Raye
🍂 3–6p The Frequency ROCKS
🍂 Tickets ➡️ https://www.avocamuseum.org/store/p/harvest-w**e-tickets
🍂 FREE admission for children, high school & college students

Harvest W**e Festival Vendor Feature 🍄Step into a miniature world with Nano Botanicals! They create one-of-a-kind, begin...
09/03/2026

Harvest W**e Festival Vendor Feature 🍄

Step into a miniature world with Nano Botanicals! They create one-of-a-kind, beginner-friendly terrariums by transforming repurposed vessels into miniature ecosystems that bring the outdoors into any space.

Designed for anyone to enjoy and care for, each tiny landscape can be taken home and watched as it thrives over time. Nano Botanicals also offers terrarium classes and parties—a fun, hands-on way to learn more about plants and discover just how easy it can be to care for them when they live in their own ecosystem!

Come explore these unique living creations and learn more about Nano Botanicals at Avoca's Harvest W**e Festival!

🍂 September 5th | 12 pm to 6 pm
🍂 1514 Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517
🍂 12–2:30p Karlee Raye
🍂 3–6p The Frequency ROCKS
🍂 Tickets ➡️ https://www.avocamuseum.org/store/p/harvest-w**e-tickets
🍂 FREE admission for children, high school & college students

Harvest W**e Festival Vendor Feature 💎Remél Studios draws inspiration from nature to create unique, handmade furniture a...
09/03/2026

Harvest W**e Festival Vendor Feature 💎

Remél Studios draws inspiration from nature to create unique, handmade furniture and jewelry pieces. Their handcrafted jewelry features semi-precious and precious stones, individually wrapped in 925 sterling silver, 14K gold-filled, or tarnish-resistant copper wire.

You’ll also find handmade rings and distinctive reclaimed wood and resin coasters, bringing together natural materials and creative design in pieces that are truly one of a kind.

Come explore the handcrafted creations of Remél Studios and find something unique to take home at Avoca’s Harvest W**e Festival!

🍂 September 5th | 12 pm to 6 pm
🍂 1514 Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517
🍂 12–2:30p Karlee Raye
🍂 3–6p The Frequency ROCKS
🍂 Tickets ➡️ https://www.avocamuseum.org/store/p/harvest-w**e-tickets
🍂 FREE admission for children, high school & college students

Harvest W**e Festival Vendor Feature 🍯Happy Bees Apiary NJ-VA is a husband-and-wife beekeeping team, John and Chris, who...
09/02/2026

Harvest W**e Festival Vendor Feature 🍯

Happy Bees Apiary NJ-VA is a husband-and-wife beekeeping team, John and Chris, who manage their own hives, located on and close to Smith Mountain Lake!

We got into beekeeping up in New Jersey (where we used to live) through a friend of ours, who was winding down his operation. We are avid gardeners and noticed that our flowers and vegetables were being visited by fewer and fewer bees each year. We thought beekeeping was a noble venture and the bees certainly helped our veggies! John retired in 2021, and we moved permanently to Smith Mountain Lake, where we are enjoying retirement and continuing our beekeeping venture!

We offer two varieties of our own raw, local honey for sale, as well as our specialty — creamed honey, which is 100% pure honey in a creamy spreadable form. We still have some of our bees up in New Jersey, so we’re able to offer two varieties of Jersey honey as well — not local, but still very tasty honey! We also offer comb and chunk honey as available (sometimes the bees don’t cooperate). In addition to our honey, we craft lip balm and lotion bars using the beeswax harvested from our hives, as well as 100% pure beeswax candles (tapers and novelty shapes) using our beeswax. Check us out at www.ilovehappybees.com!

🍂 September 5th | 12 pm to 6 pm
🍂 1514 Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517
🍂 12–2:30p Karlee Raye
🍂 3–6p The Frequency ROCKS
🍂 Tickets ➡️ https://www.avocamuseum.org/store/p/harvest-w**e-tickets
🍂 FREE admission for children, high school & college studentsMeet the husband-and-wife beekeepers behind Happy Bees

Cheers to fall at Avoca!🍷We’re bringing together a fantastic lineup of Virginia w**eries for this year’s Harvest W**e Fe...
09/01/2026

Cheers to fall at Avoca!🍷

We’re bringing together a fantastic lineup of Virginia w**eries for this year’s Harvest W**e Festival! With six participating w**eries, guests can taste their way through a dozens of local w**es, discover new favorites, and enjoy the unique character and offerings of each vineyard and w**ery.

Fables & Feathers W**ery
Bright Meadows Farm Vineyard & W**ery
Lazy Days W**ery
Woodbine Vineyards
Muddy Paws W**ery, LLC
Wind Vineyards at Laurel Grove

W**e tastings with a souvenir glass are available as a fun way to sample the lineup while exploring the festival grounds. Sip, stroll, and celebrate the season with live music, artisan vendors, food, pumpkins, a quilt display, guided historic house tours, and more!

🍂 September 5th | 12 pm to 6 pm
🍂 1514 Main Street, Altavista, VA 24517
🍂 12–2:30p Karlee Raye
🍂 3–6p The Frequency ROCKS
🍂 Tickets ➡️ https://www.avocamuseum.org/store/p/harvest-w**e-tickets
🍂 FREE admission for children, high school & college students

The countdown is on! The 2026 Harvest W**e Festival at Avoca is just over a week away! 🍂🍷🌿Join us on Saturday, September...
08/26/2026

The countdown is on! The 2026 Harvest W**e Festival at Avoca is just over a week away! 🍂🍷🌿

Join us on Saturday, September 5 from 12–6 PM for an afternoon of w**e tastings, delicious food, live music, local shopping, and the beautiful grounds of historic Avoca Museum!

We're excited to welcome a mix of familiar favorites and new faces this year, with returning and first-time w**eries, artisans, food vendors, and more!

We're also offering free tasting tickets to event volunteers! Please message us if interested ✨

🎟️ Get your tickets now and join us at Avoca Museum!
$20 presale | $15 general admission | FREE children & students
➡️ www.avocamuseum.org/store/p/harvest-w**e-tickets

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🍷 Sip, savor, and save! 🍂 Presale tickets are officially available for the Avoca Museum Harvest W**e Festival!Grab your ...
08/12/2026

🍷 Sip, savor, and save! 🍂 Presale tickets are officially available for the Avoca Museum Harvest W**e Festival!

Grab your $20 Tasting Presale Ticket today (on sale until September 4th, $25 at the gate) to enjoy local w**e tastings, a commemorative glass, live music from two sensational bands, food trucks, and artisan vendors.

Not a w**e drinker? General admission is just $15, and the event is completely family-friendly kids and students (with ID) get in FREE!

Secure your presale tickets and get ready for a spectacular day of tastes, tunes, and treasures: https://www.avocamuseum.org/harvest-festival 🍇🎟️🥂

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1514 Main Street
Altavista, VA
24517

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 3pm
Thursday 11am - 3pm
Friday 11am - 3pm
Saturday 11am - 3pm

Telephone

+14343691076

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