Clifton Day Festival - Times Guide

56th Clifton Day Festival

Clifton Day - My Favorite Holiday

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Festival Hours 9am-5pm
Last Train to Burke 4:44pm
Last Train to Manassas 5:33pm
Roads closed to through traffic 8am-6pm

Arts & Crafts and Outdoor Marketplace

Main Street & Trummer’s Parking Lot 9am-5pm
Chapel Road, Clifton Shoppes’ Parking Lot 9am-5pm

Vintage & Antiques

Main St & Chapel Rd, Caboose Parking Lot 9am-5pm

Live Music - Beer & Wine Garden

Clifton Town Hall, Chapel Road

Handcrafted Beer by 2 Silos Brewery 10am-5pm
Select Wines by The Wine Attic 10am-5pm

Artists

Caitlin Schneiderman 10:30am
Furnace Mountain 11:30am
The Sidleys 1:15pm
Brennan Edwards Band 2:30pm
Randy Thompson Band 4:00pm

Live Music - Ayre Square Acoustic Stage

Main St & Chapel Rd

Sarah Swanner 10am-12pm

KidFest – Children’s Activities

Clifton Town Park (behind Clifton Baptist Church)

Petting Zoo 9am-5pm
Face Painting 9:30am-4pm
T-Ball and Games 9am-5pm
The Unicycle Lady, One Woman Wheelie Witty Wacky Silly Suitcase Circus 11:30am & 2pm
Magic Show 12:30pm
Strolling Magician 10-11:30am & 2:30-4pm
Kids Interactive Activities (Bubbles, Hula Hoop, Magician & more) 10am-4pm

Pony Rides, CBA Barn, Main Street - North of Tracks

Children 4–12 under 100 lbs. $10 suggested donation

Pony Rides by Cloverleaf Equine Center 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm

Clifton Fire Station 416, Chapel Rd

Fire Station Open House 9am-5pm

Food & Snacks

Locations with Vegetarian [V] and Gluten-Free [GF] options are noted. All vendors sell bottled water and canned soft drinks.

Who Where What When
Baja Fresh Chapel Road Burritos, Quesadillas, Fajitas, Chips and Salsa, Guacamole, Sods and Bottled Water. [V] 9a-5p
Bella’s Café Chapel Road Saj Bread: Man’ousheh (Za’atar), Jibneb (Cheese), Mixed Zaatar & Jibneb, and Fatayer (Spinach & Feta); Kafta Wrap and Chicken Tawook Wrap; Hummus with Pita Bread; and Lebanese Pastries; Water, Sodas, and Juices. [V] 9a-5p
Boy Scout Troop 1104 at First Baptist Church Lemon Sticks, Baked Goods, Cotton Candy, Fruit Preserves, Apple Cider, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate and Bottled Water. [V, GF] 9a-5p
Clifton Lions Club by the Railroad Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Hot Dogs, Italian Sausages, and Chips; Soda and Bottled Water 9a-5p
Clifton Presbyterian Church behind Trummer’s Crab Cakes, Beef Brisket, Corn Dogs, and Home-Baked Sweets 11a-4p
Colonial Kettle Corn by the Caboose On-site Popped Kettle Corn, Various Cheese Flavored Corn, Caramel Corn; Movie Theater Butter Corn; Bottled Water. [V] 9a-5p
Cooking Thyme N. Main Street Funnel Cakes and Fresh Squeezed Lemonade. [V] 9a until sold out
Little Villagio Main Street Pizza by the Slice: Cheese and Pepperoni, Cannoli, and Baked Meatballs. [V] 9a-5p
Pupusa Tent Chapel Road Revuelta Pupusa, Cheese Pupusa, and Jarritos Soft Drinks. [V] 9a-5p
Snowie Shaved Ice of Virginia Harris Park (children’s playground) Snow Cones. [V, GF] 9a-5p
Street Taco Stand Main Street Tacos: Carne Asada, Chorizo, Chicken, Vegetable, Shrimp; and Jarritos Soft Drinks. [V] 9a-5p
Zuzu Cuisine Chapel Road Shawarma: Chicken or Lamb; Gyro, Falafel, Hummus with Pita Bread; Salads, and Baked Goods and Middle Eastern Pastries; Bottled Water and Soda. [V, GF] 7a-5p

Town Eateries

Clifton Cafe Outside - Grab-N-Go crêpes and sandwiches, soft baked pretzels, croissants, muffins, coffee, hot cocoa, and juice. [V] Inside - Weekend brunch including savory and sweet crêpes, sandwiches, breakfast, pancakes, waffles, French toast, salads, espresso drinks, smoothies, mimosa, bourbon, beer, wine, and more! [V, GF] 8a-6p
Main Street Pub Special Clifton Day Pub fare menu (brunch, lunch, and dinner) & general store. [V, GF] 8a-10p
Môtier French pastries & cuisine, including croissants, quiche, omelets, Croques Monsieur & Madame, savory sandwiches, salads; and wine, coffee (menu). [V] 8a-5p
Peterson’s Ice Cream Depot Ice cream and sorbet products: cones and cups, shakes, malts, sundaes, ice cream cookie sandwich. [V, GF] 11a-8p
Trattoria Villagio Elegant Italian serving full menu inside. [V, GF] 11:30a-9p
Trummer’s Pork BBQ Sandwiches and Freshly Fried Beignets outside TO GO, and American bistro serving full lunch menu inside. [V, GF] 11a-5p
The Wine Attic Wine tastings: Casual Wine Tasting - variety of wines from Austria (outside on Main St.; standing).  [V, GF] Upscale Wine Tasting - Elevated wine tasting experience featuring bigger & bolder wines (indoor entrance through caboose parking lot; seated). [V, GF] Beer Tasting - Craft beer tastings featuring local brewery Bitter Fruit Brewing Company (upstairs inside main shop; standing). [V] 11a-6p

Historical Activities

South End of Main Street

Primitive Baptist Church 9am-5pm

Services

ATMs Main Street Pub (7140 Main), Belle Jar (7137 Main), The Hive (12642 Chapel) 9am-5pm
Baby Change/Family Rest Clifton Baptist Church 9am-4pm
Bloodmobile Acacia Lodge 9am-3pm
Composting by Post Office 9am-5pm
Handicapped Parking Trummer's 9am-5pm
Info Booth/Lost & Found outside The Wine Attic 8am-5pm
Free Water Refills by Post Office 9am-5pm
Parking Shuttles Chapel at Water & Main at Dell 8:30am–5:30pm
Quiet Room Clifton Presbyterian Church 9am-5pm
Recycling by Post Office 9am-5pm

Virginia Railway Express

Track crossing is not permitted while train is in Clifton. To board train, wait on Caboose side (South) of the tracks well before the train arrives and the crossing gates close.

Last Trains: To Burke: 4:44pm, To Manassas: 5:33pm

To Burke To Manassas
9:02am 9:45am
10:28am 11:17am
12:05pm 12:55pm
1:42pm 2:30pm
3:14pm 4:00pm
4:44pm 5:33pm

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