Sippin into Sunset Friday at Early Mountain, Tour De Madison Saturday, Relay for Life Saturday, Wineappalooza at DuCard Vineyards Saturday! Locust Grove Baptist Church presenting Harriet Tubman's "Underground Railroad" Sat May 18 at 2p,Business Expo Thursday, May 23rd!! Check Schedule of Events at left for more info!! Click lodging and make it a stay!

American Red Cross Bloodmobile, sponsored by the Woman's Club of Madison, will be at the Madison Volunteer Fire Dept Tuesday, May 14th 1:30pm-7pm! Come, bring friend, enjoy home baked cookies!

Register for Tour de Madison! http://www.tourdemadison.com Saturday, May 18th

Relay for Life will be held at the Madison Primary School Saturday, May 18th for more info call Pam Paul at 540-522-9178 or Kira Buchman at 434-409-7909

Wineappalooza at DuCard Vineyards Saturday, May 18th http://www.ducardvineyards.com

(Wineappalooza consists of artisans, crafts, wine, bbq, bands and more!)

Locust Grove Baptist Church, Radiant, will present Mrs Celo Coleman as Harriet Tubman's

"Underground Railroad"Sat May 18th at 2pm

Chamber Business Appreciation Dinner held at Early Mountain May 20 call 540-948-4455

Business Expo - Madison Fire Dept, Thursday May 23rd!!!

 Come enjoy a movie under the stars at Hoover Ridge Park on May 25. Movie starts at 8pm, but come at 7 and enjoy concessions (snack foods) and socialize! Bring a blanket and enjoy Night at the Museum with the whole family. This is not just a... MPS event, but fun for the whole community! Price is $5 a person, children 3 and under are free. Park at MPS and walk over to Hoover Ridge on the fields below the red barn. Bring a flash light! No coolers and no smoking allowed.
Rain date will be June 1.

Fireman's Parade 2013

See attached for details.

Letter (pdf)

Registration (pdf)

Madison Business Expo, May 23, 2013 1pm-6pm

The Madison County Chamber of Commerce presents: Madison Business Expo 2013.

The Expo will take place Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 1pm to 6pm at the Fire Station.

For more information on registration for a booth, check out the flyer here.

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Planning your wedding? Click on Lodging, wineries and restaurants for wonderful destination wedding ideas, or can call Tracey at the Chamber of Commerce for recommendations! 540-948-4455 or email tourism@madison-va.com. Begin YOUR "Happily Ever After" in Madison!

Madison County Administrator, Ernie Hoch's presentation of "A Promise to Keep", can be found on the County website http://www.madisonco.virginia.gov (or just click Government at left)

Tour de Madison registrations available http://www.tourdemadison.com

FREE computer training for adults. Every Tuesday in February from 3:30 – 4:30 at Madison Boys & Girls Club. All materials are provided free of charge. Computers are available for training or you can bring a laptop. Call 829-6405 for more information.

Project Supply Discounts and Deals

Project Supply Pools and Spas is initiating a Military Discount of 5% on Chemicals and Accessories, every Wednesday with valid ID. Please pass the word.

Project Supply Pools and Spas is offering weekly or bi-weekly pool cleaning for $50 per session. We will brush the walls, vacuum the floor, check the chemical level and adjust as needed, check psi on filter and backwash if needed, net pool water surface.
 
* Price does include the cost of chemicals.

2013 Taste of the Mountains Registration and Guidelines

Saturday, August 31, 2013 
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Historic Main Street, Madison, Virginia

Register now using the information below.

Fees: Handmade crafts only if not from Madison - $115, Madison Chamber of Commerce Members, Madison Churches, Madison Political, Adult Civic Organizations - $85, Student Organizations - Free, All others $115

Registration Form (105kb, pdf)

Guidelines for Exhibitors (31kb, pdf)

2013 Taste of the Mountains Info

The 21st annual “TASTE OF THE MOUNTAINS” Street Festival, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce will be held on August 31, 2013 from 9am to 4pm.

This event is free and has free parking at the Madison County High School with shuttle buses that run throughout the day. There is a handicap bus as well, but there are some spaces available for handicap parking on Washington Street. The Madison Free Clinic will asking for donations for those spaces.

Madison is located 27 miles north from Charlottesville on Route 29 and 17 miles south of Culpeper on Route 29.

The event has earned its reputation for uniqueness with a following of visitors that return every year. In 1999 it was named as one of the top 20 festivals in the southeastern region. This occasion started in 1992 as a heritage festival that celebrates the Mountain and Traditional cultures of the 18th & 19th century America as reflected in the customs and history of the Blue Ridge Mountains region and has continued this theme.

The entire family can enjoy the day, browsing, shopping, enjoying the games, riding ponies, listening to great music, eating and taking pleasure in the vast array of entertainment.