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2026 VFA Harrisonburg Meet

For 2026, the VFA Harrisonburg Meet is set for Friday January 23 starting at Noon through Sunday January 25 Noon. The NEW Hotel is
Village Inn Harrisonburg: take Interstate 81 exit 243, go south on Rt 11 one mile, Village Inn is on the left. Make reservations for 6 pm Saturday dinner by sending an RSVP email to the virginiafalconersassociation@gmail. Dinner will be Buffet Style at the Hotel and the menu is

Fried chicken, brown sugar and garlic baked chicken, roasted & sliced pork loin, fried clam stripes, mashed potatoes & gravy, baked mac & cheese, green beans, seasonal vegetables, this menu will also come with salad bar and dessert table for 26.99 per person (not including tax and tips). 

​A raffle of falconry items will follow dinner.


Village Inn Harrisonburg
4979 S Valley Pike,
Rockingham, VA 22801
540-434-7355

Falconry Group Picture Saturday at 8AM followed by Q&A Presentation.

This year our Harrisonburg meet will be hosted at a new venue. The Village Inn Harrisonburg.  The Inn is located about a mile south on Rt 11 from our previous location.  We have chosen to move the location as this facility has a dining room for the banquet at 
  • 4979 South Valley Pike Harrisonburg Virginia 22801 US 
  • Tel. 540-434-7355
A Block of Rooms is set aside for VFA Members. Jetted Tub rooms are Limited so book early. Be sure to identify yourself as a member of the VFA for pricing. 
Please reserve early so we can get the rooms grouped together the extent possible.   
​At this meet, the falconry activity centers around forming small groups of 3-8 people and going out to various properties in the region to hunt our birds.  Having a gathering point allows to find each other and facilitate this organizing. Friday the early arrivals will meet up at the Village Inn Hotel and go out hunting.  For Friday, no formal dinner plans. Saturday morning, by the pool and at 8AM, we will meet outside for a group photo then break out into groups to hunt. (At the Village Inn, a falconry Q&A will be held outside for interested public after the group picture). Hunts can last from 30 minutes to 3 hours depending on location, so during the day individuals will trickle back to the hotel, regroup and head back out. By noon on Sunday, we will be packed up and out of the way. You need to RSVP for Saturday dinner (menu above) by sending an email to [email protected] .
A single queen room $69 per night and for Two Queen beds $79.  Pets are allowed a $15 Charge in the room.  Keeping birds in the car is fine. 
The banquet Saturday night will also be graciously hosted at the Hotel Restaurant.  The space is not normally open for dinner so we will have the dining room to our selves. This space is also available after the lunch service  2pm for club members to gather. 
Dinner will be  buffet and start at 6pm. Menu above.
Please respond to [email protected] to RSVP for dinner.  The club is guaranteed 25 for dinner. I will need to know in advance if we have more. 
Group photo Saturday by the Pool (south) side of the Hotel at 8AM. Q&A to follow.


2026 February VFA Meet
is on February 20, 21 and 22, 2026. Location: Hunting Reserve Dillwyn, Virginia. It's a 2400 acre reserve and it is located halfway between Richmond and Roanoke (an hour west of Richmond). Other hunting properties are close by. The Star Hotel is in town and camping is also available. More information to follow.

Check this website in the morning of events to make sure we have not made
unexpected changes 
(we have been flooded out before).


VFA in the News:

Also, the VFA has been featured in Virginia Living Magazine and copies can be obaine
https://www.virginialivingstore.com/products/current-issue-october-2024 

Virginia Falconers' Association
Last Updated January 14, 2026