Old Town Fields
Facilities for Sports, Festivals and More
Old Town Fields offers facilities for team sports, concerts, festivals and reunions. Old Town Fields is managed by the Eastmont Community Foundation, and provides opportunity and empowerment for the communities of eastern Montgomery County, Virginia.
Old Town Fields includes an athletic field in the interior of a track, bleachers, tennis courts, a multipurpose field and a ticket building. There is also a dance floor and stage.
▧ SPORTS: Facilities support football, soccer, lacrosse, track and field, and more.
▧ CONCERTS: Bleachers, hillside or bring-your-chair seating options exist. There is also a dance floor and stage. Join us this year for a brand-new series. The Oldtown Nights Concert Series will feature live music, food and fun for the entire family! View this season’s schedule on the Events Page.
▧ FESTIVALS: Let us host your next event! Facilities include lots of parking, vendor space and a lighted football field for outdoor events.
▧ REUNIONS: Old Town Fields has plenty of space for large tailgate-style family reunions.
Main Field
FEATURES: Standard 400-meter track with a lighted 100-yard football field. Bleachers for home and visitor sides, with a concession stand. Ideal for football, soccer, track and field, lacrosse, concerts and festivals. Bleachers for home and visitor sides. Fenced all around, and gated for ticketed events. Renter provides portable toilets as needed.
PARKING AND SEATING: The parking lot has 80 parking spaces. The bleachers seat about 250 altogether, and more seating for lawn chairs is available in the grass area.
LOCATION: Located immediately off of U.S. Route 460 in Shawsville. Restaurants and shopping are nearby.
INSURANCE: Groups wishing to rent the fields must have insurance and will be required to provide proof of insurance coverage.
To find out more, including rates and availability, please Reservation/Inquiry button, below.
A Note About the Baseball Fields
The foundation has been notified by Montgomery County that the County is moving forward with plans for its new EMS building. As of Jan. 1, 2023, the baseball field area will return to Montgomery County and not be under the lease with Eastmont Community Foundation. We will continue to have the lease on the football field/track area.
The History of Old Town Fields
In 2014, the Eastmont Community Foundation (then the Mountain Valley Community Foundation) leaders learned that the Montgomery County Public School system was considering declaring the athletic complex at the Shawsville Middle School surplus property. The well-loved facility consists of a baseball field with dugouts, an athletic field in the interior of a track, lighting, bleachers, a ticket booth, tennis courts, a multipurpose field, a storage building, a dance floor and stage, and parking lots.
A Plan to Save the Facility
The foundation was concerned that this irreplaceable community asset would be sold for development purposes. The foundation began working with the board of supervisors and, especially local supervisor, Gary Creed, to come up with a plan that would allow the property to be maintained and retained by and for the residents of eastern Montgomery County. In addition, if the complex were to be sold, there was concern that Shawsville Middle School would be the only one in the county without adjacent athletic facilities.
Eventually, the complex was declared surplus property and its title was transferred to the county. The county later entered into an agreement with the foundation where it would lease the fields for a small sum in exchange for the foundation agreeing to maintain and improve the complex and its facilities. The middle school will retain access to the fields during the normal school day and the Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department also can use the facilities for its programs.
The Eastmont Community Foundation will have the right to control third-party use of the property for activities such as festivals, shows and musical performances in order to raise sufficient funds to support and improve the complex.
Be a 2024 Old Town Fields sponsor: Download the sponsorship PDF form.