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ATTRACTIONS

A few of Harrisonburg's most popular and visited attractions are listed below. Check it out!

- Harrisonburg Children's Museum, which offers a wide range of activities including arts, culture, science and technology, for children with the age between 2 and 12, a place where the little ones can learn about how the world that surrounds them works, in a fun, casual atmosphere.

- Virginia Quilt Museum, dedicated to celebrate and nurture Virginia's quilting heritage by collecting and preserving quilts from Virginia for the benefit of the public for educational purposes, focusing on the role and significance of quilts in social and cultural history, as well as the aesthetic value of quilting as an art form, facilitating research in the fields of history and art.

- Hostetter Museum Natural History, home to more than 6,000 artifacts and specimens, among the museum's highlights also being the fluorescent rock room, the 3,000 year-old mummy hand, the two-headed calf, including special exhibits like the Arctic Region, Native Americans, and Ancient Egypt.

Annual Events

There are dozens of fun and exciting events, happening throughout the year, in Harrisonburg, among the most favorite and expected ones being considered: ValleyFest, which happens in May, Court & Market Days, taking place in June, African-American Festival, which also happens in June, Rockingham County Fair, celebrated in August, International Festival, kept in September, and First Night, which is an annual tradition, celebrated on December 31st, featuring music, comedy, and family fun entertainment.