Celebrate Hanover’s famous fruit at the 36th annual Hanover Tomato Festival. The event is held at beautiful Pole Green Park and is a traditional celebration to promote the Hanover Community and features the famous Hanover Tomato.
Held annually on the 2nd Saturday in July, the Hanover Tomato Festival is a free, family-oriented event with live musical entertainment, rides, games, a petting zoo, over 200 vendors, delicious tomato dishes, the crowning of Little Miss and Tiny Miss Tomato, Hanover Tomatoes and much more.
2014 activity stations:
State Fair of Virginia bus
Best Dressed Tomato Contest – Hanover Optimist Club
Face painting – Dynamo Soccer Club
Prize wheel – sweet Frog
Face painting and balloon sculptures – Air Brush Gypsy
Corn hole and tattoos – Autism Speaks
Tomato Curves walk – Curves
Tomato plantings – Empress Farms
Bow-wow beach, pooch water and cooling station – Friends of Hanover Dog Parks
Recycling craft activity – Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth 
of Virginia
Construction craft and photos – Hanover Habitat for Humanity
Building blocks – Hawks Renovations
Mini project build station – Home Depot
Prize wheel and kick/punch target – Master Cho’s Tae Kwon Do
Baby changing station and toddler toys – Mechanicsville Christian Center
RIR Kids Club and RIR Pace Car – Richmond International Raceway
Bubble party and games – Romp and Roll, Mechanicsville
Carnival games, play dough activities and privacy changing/feeding area – Shady Grove United Methodist Church
Entertainment stage:
9:00 a.m. – Hanover Concert Band
10:00 a.m. – Opening Ceremonies
10:30 a.m. – Crowning of the Tiny Miss and Little Miss Hanover Tomato Festival
11:30 a.m. – Prospect 7
12:30 p.m. – Kevin MaC Trio
1:40 p.m. – Ray Pittman Band
2:30 p.m. – Happy Hill Gang
3:20 p.m. – Chris Adams Band
Hanover Tomato Festival
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
July 12, 2014
8996 Pole Green Park Ln.
Mechanicsville, VA 23116FREE
