Brunswick County Cultural Resources

Even though ours is a culture with strong rural roots, good food at home and lots to do around the farm and business, there are few weeks without something fun and interesting to do in and around Brunswick. With mild winters, delicious spring and fall temperatures — an 85º day in November is not unusual in Brunswick — and sun and water perfect temperatures from May to September, getting into some fun out of the house and away from the office is almost a year-round possibility.

If nightclubbing is your thing, then you’ll have a prime reason for an overnight of luxe in Richmond at the famous Jefferson Hotel and the excitement of Shockoe Slip. Short of the nightclub culture, you won’t have to go to Richmond or Raleigh to enjoy the very best in cultural performances and events usually found only in large cities. The highly successful ArtBank of Southside Virginia brings an annual series of theatre, music and dance performances to Brunswick. Recognizing the need for our children to also enjoy the arts at school, the ArtBank includes performances each year at the schools. In its thirteenth year, ArtBank selections have wowed 48,000 Brunswick subscribers with over 145 programs. Recent performances have included the Richmond Symphony, Richmond Ballet, Shakespearian plays and hot selections from Broadway. The ArtBank also provides free or minimal cost programs that include painting, poetry, music, storytelling and dance. If you like local and regional fine art that you can buy, don’t miss an ArtBank art show. There’s all of this and more. And you won’t have to drive to the city!

For great food, live music and dancing, Brunswick County is the place to be. Annual festivals abound with the Taste of Brunswick Festival’s Stew Championship cook-off in the fall and the Beach Music Festival in the spring. The regional Beach Music Festival draws big-name performers and attendance is excellent. Local clubs also keep us well fed with annual fests that bring in Chesapeake Bay seafood, top quality pork and beef cooked in the best southern styles.

The Brunswick Museum in Lawrenceville is a good stop to learn about county culture over the years. Brunswick and other nearby counties are dotted with interesting museums that cover everything from railroading to dolls.

For a change of cultural pace, enjoy a weekend trip or night out at the Colonial Downs off-track satellite wagering facility in Brunswick. There’s always a local crowd as well as visitors from other states that keep things lively and good food for snacks or a meal are served daily.

There’s Lots to do in Brunswick

Just as Governor Berkeley was eager to explore Indian paths that led from Jamestown to the southwest area that became Brunswick, we are excited about our plans to take part in Virginia’s Jamestown 2007 Celebration events. Many are getting ready for the visitors to our county who, like Berkeley, want to explore Brunswick, to ride our new Rails to Trails biking route, to canoe down the historic Meherrin, cruise our many antique shops and roadside sales, dive, swim, kayak and camp around the clear waters of Lake Rawlings, fish for famous Brunswick bass or just take a leisurely cruise on Lake Gaston, hunt with some of our famous hunt club pros, start a day with a pile of pancakes on the deck overlooking our 1850s Courthouse Square and end the exploration, much as they did in the 1800s, with a large bowl of authentic Brunswick County Stew.

After you get a taste of Brunswick, you, like Governor Spottswood in 1714, may find you want to settle here. Back then, it took a fort — Fort Christanna — to set up a place to trade. Now you can choose to bring your business to Brunswick and find a great spot with plenty of financial incentives already waiting for you in one of our business parks or towns. Plan a visit to Brunswick.

Discover the Potential. It’s Endless!