Great American Food Fest

The Great American Food Fest is held annually on the first Wednesday in October at Chesapeake City Park featuring since 1979. There are 6000+ people who attend this event every year to enojoy plenty of fine foods from more than 40 providers, live entertainment and fireworks. Put on jointly by the Sheriff's Office and South Norfolk Ruritan's Club, proceeds from the annual event benefit Sheriff and Ruritan community charities like Sheriff Newhart's Elderly and Indigent Victims of Crime and Ruritan’s Paint Your Heart Out.