Pungo, Virginia
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ZIP Code | 23457 |
Area code | 757 |
Pungo is a rural community located in the southern part of the
Pungo is known for its Pungo
Location
Pungo is located about ten miles (16 km) south of the heart of Virginia Beach, and is about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of the Norfolk International Airport.[4] The "heart" of the Pungo area is its only intersection with a stoplight at Princess Anne Road and Indian River Road.[5] Pungo lies south of Sandbridge road, which serves as Virginia Beach's "Green Line."[6] This helps to assure that Pungo will remain rural, as opposed to its neighbors in the Princess Anne area, such as Courthouse, Red Mill and Lago Mar, which lie just north of the Green Line.
Witch of Pungo
Strawberry Festival
The Pungo Strawberry Festival began in 1983 and is held every year for three days on Memorial Day weekend. Attendance at the festival's inception in 1983 was 50,000, and now it regularly attracts over 120,000 visitors. Strawberries prepared over 50 different ways are featured. Activities include a pie eating contest, strawberry bake-off, continuous entertainment on three stages, a parade, one of the largest carnivals on the east coast, livestock show and sale, a multimillion-dollar military display, pig races, youth art show, a 4-H area,[11] pony rides, bands,[12] and arts and craft booths. The sponsoring organization is a non-profit. All proceeds from the Festival are donated to non-profit community and service organizations.[13] There are many food, youth, civic, and service organization booths. Each year, the festival has an honorary mayor, first lady, and witch of Pungo.[14] In 2013, Fox News ranked it as the 3rd best spring food festival in America.[15]
The Festival was cancelled in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] It has not been held since.
Military Aviation Museum
Pungo is also home to the Military Aviation Museum, located at the Virginia Beach Airport in Pungo.
References
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- ^ "A Brief History of The Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society". Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "Nimmo Church". Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "Pungo Strawberry Festival Schedule". Seven Sided Cube. May 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "Pungo, VA". Google Maps. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
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- ^ a b c "Va. woman seeks to clear Witch of Pungo". USA Today via The Associated Press. July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "Grace Sherwood". Carols House. January 25, 2009. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ISBN 9781603540452. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "Grace Sherwood & The Witch of Pungo". Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "Pungo Strawberry Festival". American Towns. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ "Pungo Strawberry Festival". Explore Virginia Beach. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "27th Annual Pungo Strawberry Festival". Pungo Strawberry Festival. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ Evans-Hylton, Patrick (May 24, 2007). "Pungo Strawberry Festival is this weekend". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- ^ "America's 10 Best Spring Food Festivals.", April 10, 2013. Web. <http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/04/10/america-10-best-spring-food-festivals/>.
- ^ Rhiel, Connor (January 12, 2021). "Pungo Strawberry Festival canceled for 2nd straight year". 13newsnow.com. Retrieved September 15, 2021.