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Fall Festivals Galore!  If you haven't attended a festival in this region, you are missing out.  Food, brew, wine, music, art, crafts, river and trails festivals are the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We celebrate life with festivals.  Come join the fun this year.  Bigger names, bolder brews and more music than ever!

Music Festivals


Check out our Music page for more weekly music events that go on all summer and fall.
  • Floyd Fest | July 28-31
    It’s our 10 year birthday bash in 2011, and we are guaranteeing a best-of-a-decade blowout that will go down as one of the most eXciting gatherings of the year. Although all our FF friends are invited, we will be capping the party to ensure against overcrowding. We’ve done some soul-searching, and we aren’t really interested in being the biggest music and arts festival- only the best.
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  • August 20 | Pulaski's Grand Slam Bluegrass Festival
    Listen to the music of Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top X-Press, The Adam Larkey Band and The Crossroads Station.
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  • Blue Ridge Folklife Festival | Oct 22
    Ferrum College's Blue Ridge Folklife Festival is western Virginia's largest celebration of traditional music, crafts, foodways, and rural life. Three stages of roots-music performers showcase the old-time bluegrass, ballads, blues, gospel singing, and string band tunes for which the Blue Ridge is so well known.
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  • Hillsville Downtown Celebration Series | May - Sept
    Beach music concert and classic car cruise-in with music by "The Holiday Band" on May 14th, "The Tim Clark Band" on June 25th, "The Embers" on July 23rd, "Craig Woolard Band" on August 20th and "Jim Quick and Coastline" on September 10th. Food and beverages available, lawn seating, downtown in Historic Hillsville, Virginia. Free admission! Children's activities!
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Brew, Wine and Food Festivals

More on our Wine page
  • MUSIC, MEAD & CIDER AT FOGGY RIDGE CIDER | Aug 6 & Sept 10
    Experience two originals—enjoy local music and taste award winning cider and mead just 2 miles apart near the Blue Ridge Parkway in southwest Virginia. At Foggy Ridge Cider, sip cider overlooking heirloom apple orchards. Enjoy mead on the Blacksnake Meadery’s ‘Sippin Porch. All this plus creative tunes from talented musicians. $5 covers tastings and music at both locations.
    website | (276) 398-2337

  • Virginia Peach Festival | Aug 19
    The Virginia Peach Festival began in 1988 to recognize and promote the agriculture of Patrick County. We will celebrate an entire week of Peach Festival events during the week throughout the county that include: music concerts, Peach Pageant, Street fair, orchard tours, crafters and food vendors, and much more!
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  • Sept 23 & 26 | Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival
    Visit Mariners Landing and enjoy the Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival September 24-25, 2011. Our wine festival package includes an overnight stay, one-day taster tickets and shuttle service to and from the festival and a $20 voucher to Benjamin's Restaurant. This "Early Bird" special will not last long, so reserve in advance!
    website | (800) 851-4988

  • Octoberfest at Mountain Lake | Sept 17 - Oct 29
    Celebrate autumn the Oktoberfest way the September 17th,24th & 30th) and every Friday & Saturday in October through October 29th at Mountain Lake. Feast at the German banquet table—complete with roast pig—sample fresh baked breads and pastries, taste German beers, wines and ciders in the biergarten, and dance to the music of a live German "Oompah" band. October 30th
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Art, Craft and Film Festivals

  • August 5 | Steppin' Out
    31st Annual Steppin' Out This year's street Festival takes place on August 5-6 from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.Steppin’ Out features over 185 artists and crafts people from around the United States selling unique handcrafted items – jewelry, pottery, textiles, metal work, basketry, stained & fused glass, yard art, fine art, furniture, toys, artisan foods and so much more!   website

  • October 15th | Art on the Parkway
    Annual festival where artists show and sell their creations on the grounds of Tuggles Gap Restaurant & Motel in beautiful Floyd County. Located at the intersection of Rt. 8 and Milepost 165.2 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and held during peak autumn color, Art on the Parkway connects "leaf peepers" and art patrons with area artists and musicians. Last year, several hundred people came to see and buy art, making it a very successful event for artist vendors.
    We anticipate even larger crowds for 2011. Sat. 8-5 Sun. 11-4
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Street, River and Mountain Festivals



  • August 5 | Steppin' Out in Blacksburg
    31st Annual Steppin' Out This year's street Festival takes place on August 5-6 from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.Steppin’ Out features over 185 artists and crafts people from around the United States selling unique handcrafted items – jewelry, pottery, textiles, metal work, basketry, stained & fused glass, yard art, fine art, furniture, toys, artisan foods and so much more!   website

  • Sept 10 | River Bassin Tournament and Fishing Festival
    Greeen Ridge Recreation Center in Roanoke. Festival open to the public from
    3-7pm with demos, vendors and music. Tournament is open to anyone. Fish wherever you want: River and Lake Divisions. Boat rentals available. Win cash, kayaks, PFD's, paddles, trips and more. Catch. Measure. Photo. Release. Fishing
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  • October 1 | Radford Highlanders Festival
    The popular Celtic rock band Scythian will headline the Radford Highlanders Festival on October 1, 2011, an annual event expected to draw more than 8,000 people this year. Beggars' Circus and Celtibillies, no strangers to the festival, will also make a return visit to the main stage. website

  • October 8 | 29th Annual Craig County Fall Festival
    9 AM to 5 PM Main Street New Castle Virginia street fair, live entertainment, antique car show, horse rides, mechanical bull. Old Brick Hotel and cabins open all day and serving breakfast and lunch. For info, contact 864-6646 or dgivens29@aol.com

  • October 8 | Newbern Fall Festival
    Arts and Crafts Baked Goods Fire Truck Viewing Books with Authors Signing Pony Rides Music Food and Beverage Venders 8am to 5pm Saturday; 11am to 5pm Sunday Contact: 540-674-4835

  • Oct 21-23 | Roanoke's First Annual Outdoors Sports Festival
    Free camping and live music. Running, climbing, biking, slacklining, paddling, cyclocross and more! $40,000 Outdoor Gear Treasure Hunt!!, MMultiple races, demos and events.
    website | roanokeoutside.com

 

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