Region: Tidewater and Hampton Roads Locality: Williamsburg City City: Surry, VA Smith's Fort Plantation 217 Smith Fort Lane Surry, VA 23883 The Old Virginia Christmas Fair at Smith's Fort Platation will be held on the weekend of Oct. 26-28, only a few miles from Williamsburg, VA and a free ferry ride across the James from Jamestown Island, select craftsmen, will assemble in Colonial costume, demonstrating their crafts and selling their Collector & Gift Quality wares. Many of these talented artisans have been juried into the "Top 200 Traditional Craftsmen in America" by Early American Life Magazine. Some of the wares displayed at the Fair will be traditional Furniture, Floorcloths, Weaving, Pewter, Historical Art, Santas, Ornaments, Feather, Trees, Candles, Windsor Chairs, Theorem, Handmade Journels, Pewter, Copper Lites, Signs, Birdhouses, Dried Florals, Blacksmith, Redware, Silver Jewelry, etc. 18th century entertainment, period music, prize drawings and Revolutionary War Living History Re-enactors work together to bring this 17th century rural Virginia plantation to life. The Geographer to the Army during the Revolutionary War era is portrayed by Scott Smith and Dr. Thomas Bloodsworth an 18th Century doctor is portrayed by Tom Bertrand of the 7th Virginia Regiment. Williamsburg balladeer, Cliff Williams will entertain with period music. Boy Scouts Troop 11 of Newport News Virginia will again be on hand to greet you and help with directions. AAA discount, Food Bank donation discount, and VA Time Travelers passport stamped. Check website for details www.OldVirginiaChristmas.com Hike down a trail leading to Gray's Creek to see the location where Capt. John Smith built a fortification on a cliff. From this location it might have been possible for Smith's men to detect enemy vessels approaching and make an attempt to deter Native Americans, who might not be friendly, from attacking the Jamestowne Settlement across the river. "Built sometime between 1751 and 1765, the story-and-a-half brick house is laid in Flemish bond and was home to Jacob Faulcon and his family. A gabled roof is accented with dormer windows. Its architectural significance lies in the interior where much of the original woodwork still exists." Smith's Fort Plantation along with Jamestowne Island is owned by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Join in this Festival of Crafts for a unique opportunity to shop for some of the best traditional furniture and Christmas gifts in our nation Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m Admission : Adults $6 for the Fair & $3 for house tour 12/under Free Telephone: Old Virginia Christmas at Smith's Fort Plantation: (757) 484-0872 Smith's Fort Plantation: (757) 294-3872 Email: info@oldvirginiachristmas.com Website: www.OldVirginiaChristmas.com