AT A GLANCE
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Event Hours: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Greensville Ruritan Club Grounds in Emporia, Virginia.
Ticket Price: Prior to May 1, $25 each; May 1 and after, $30 each. Tickets are sold only in advance. (Tickets are not sold at the gate)
Ticket Information: 1-800-4-VA-PORK (local 434-634-6611)
Beneficiaries: Over 30 non-profit clubs and organizations in Southside Virginia.
Menu: Over 30 pork dishes served. Ticket includes all-you-can-eat and all of your favorite beverages
Entertainment: The Embers, Overtime, The Janitors, The Konnection and DJ Wayne Cook.
Other Notables:
One of the East Coast's largest food festivals.
Held annually the second Wednesday in June, since 1974.
Attendance in excess of 15,000.
Attracts visitors from 32 states.
More than 20 tons of pork prepared.
Five stages of live entertainment.
Over the past 30 years more than one million dollars have been donated to the participating clubs and organizations.
Additional Information: 1-800-4-VA-PORK (1-800-482-7675)
vaporkfestival.com
the Official Hotel of the 2003 Festival.