| Date: | August 16, 2025 |
| Time: | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
| Venue: | Meadowbrook Center |
| Organizations: | Eastmont Community Foundation |
| Description: |
The Eastmont Community Foundation presents the Annual Eastmont Tomato Festival on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at the Meadowbrook Center in Shawsville, VA. Enjoy all things tomato! The free festival features contests for tomato art and tomato recipes, as well as competitions for biggest, ugliest and best-tasting tomato. Participants can also don their best tomato-themed outfits to compete in the ever-popular Tomato Pageant, and belly up to become the tomato-eating champion either in the ages 6-12 category or 13 & older category or compete in the TomatOlympics. Enjoy great food (including fried green tomatoes, BLTs, pizzas, tomato sandwiches and tomato biscuits), live music, games, music, arts and crafts, and much more! There is no entry fees for any of the contests and everyone is encouraged to join and enter multiple contests. Admission is free and all are welcome. Parking is also free. Craft vendors and artisans are wanted. To download a vendor application, visit: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/607c6cbb1ed9a635979e26b2/t/68352b845c3e65452b3c0a4f/1748315013156/2025-form-tomatofest-vendor.pdf or email eastmonttomatofestival@gmail.com. Meadowbrook Center is located at 267 Alleghany Spring Road in Shawsville, VA. For more information, visit: https://www.eastmontcf.com/events or https://www.facebook.com/EastmontCommunityFoundation/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/1735149163694954 or email eastmonttomatofestival@gmail.com. |