Village of Bluemont

Bluemont is Loudoun's westernmost village, and offers quaint, country charm. Founded in the early 1800s and originally called Snickersville, Bluemont grew slowly through the 19th century. During the Civil War, a clash between Confederate guerilla leader John S. Mosby and Federal troops took place near the village.

On the 4th of July in 1900 railroad service from the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad was extended to the village, which was promoted as a cool mountain resort retreat to Washingtonians looking to escape the capital's summer heat.

Today, visitors to the annual Bluemont Fair enjoy old-fashioned fun including traditional and country music, skilled artisans demonstrating their crafts, antiques, local artists, and fresh and dried flowers, farm produce, down home cooking, and pie-baking and pickling contests. Kids will enjoy the Children's Fair and the train caboose.

Bluemont is also home to Great Country Farms, an exceptional farm that welcomes children and families from early spring to late October and offers a wide variety of pick-your-own fruits and vegetables, and special weekend events including a month-long Pumpkin Harvest in the fall that features racing pigs! Great Country also features an extensive petting farm with goats that climb up into a treehouse.

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