About Us
Celebration of Community Spirit
The Rotary Club of Vienna sponsors the ViVa! Vienna! event, which celebrates the
unity and strength of the Vienna community and honors Memorial Day. This event, a time of family fun and
pleasure, serves as a major fund raising opportunity for the Rotary Club so that
it may, in turn, provide support for charitable, educational, and community
groups the following year.
Historic Setting
Vienna’s historic Freeman House, Old Vienna Railroad Station, the Caboose, W & OD Trail, and
Church Streets at Dominion and Mill all provide the primary setting for the
ViVa! Vienna! festival. On Sunday and Monday, Church Street will be closed to traffic from Lawyers Road to Mill Street
to allow booths for artisans, retail vendors, political parties and candidates, professional groups, and community organizations.
Great Cuisine for All!
Local Vendors will offer a great variety of foods:
- Pizza
- Barbecue
- Hot dogs and hamburgers
- Italian sausage
- Thai, Lebanese, and Chilean meals
- Popcorn, kettle corn, and funnel cakes
- Shaved ice treats and cotton candy
- Candied apples
- Soft and homemade ice cream
Organizations to Provide Rich Diversity of Activity
In addition to all the events and groups
mentioned earlier, Vienna organizations and businesses will set up booths for
the benefit of the public.These will include:
- Handcrafters Association
- Church Street merchants open for business
- Freeman House selling memorabilia
- Northern VA Model Railroaders with displays for visitors
- Retail merchandisers and local business promotions
- Vacation opportunities
- New car displays
- Political parties and candidates, and fraternal and social organizations
Leadership Team
For information about this year’s festival or to volunteer to help with any one of the committees, contact the following Rotarians:
| Festival General Chairman | Butch McGonegal | festival@vivavienna.org |
| Public Relations Chairman | Shirley Buford | pr@vivavienna.org |
| Registration and Booths Chairman | Jim Marshall | registration@vivavienna.org |
| Food Vendor Chairman | Greg Bernhard | food@vivavienna.org |
| Sponsorship Chairman | James Cudney | sponsors@vivavienna.org |
| Logistics Chairman | George Creed | logistics@vivavienna.org |
| Entertainment Chairman | Jeff Bollettino | entertainment@vivavienna.org |
| Ceremony Chairman | Woody Bentley | ceremony@vivavienna.org |
| Webmaster | Webmaster | webmaster@vivavienna.org |