June 13, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Lynchburg Launch of the James River Batteau Festival Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg, VA, United States Kick off the James River Batteau Festival at the Lynchburg Launch Festival! The James River Batteau Festival will launch from Lynchburg, Virginia for the 35th year and continues down the James River on an eight-day journey to Maidens Landing near Richmond using replica late 18th & early 19th century, flat bottom, cargo boats called Batteau. […] Free