Events

23 Oct

The Heritage Shoppe

October 23, 2026    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Heritage Shoppe sells old-time, bluegrass, and gospel recordings made by local mountain musicians. Many local musicians also go to Heritage Records to record and [...]
23 Oct

Senior Mountain Pickers

October 23, 2026    
11:00 am - 2:30 pm
Fridays are for a-pickin and a-grinnin down at the Senior Center in Salem, VA. The Senior Mountain Pickers is an amazing group of musicians who [...]
23 Oct

Midday Mountain Music

October 23, 2026    
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MMM is a free event, happening every day the Blue Ridge Music Center is open from 12-3 in the afternoon. No tickets are needed to [...]
23 Oct

The Willis Gap Community Center Open Jam

October 23, 2026    
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Willis Gap Community Center Open Jam (every Friday night) at 144 The Hollow Road, Ararat, VA 24053, Affiliated Partner of The Crooked Road Virginia's [...]
23 Oct

Lambsburg Community Center Jam

October 23, 2026    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Local Lambsburg residents saved their old school building and converted it into a valuable community center that allows gatherings like this jam session. Since 2007‚ [...]
23 Oct

Friday Night Jamboree

The Friday Night Jamboree is held every Friday night at the Floyd Country Store‚ and bluegrass concerts are staged periodically on Saturday nights. These events [...]
24 Oct

Buzzy Coleman Chili Cookoff

October 24, 2026    
All Day
https://www.sedaliacenter.org/chili-cookoff-2025/
24 Oct

Barr’s Fiddle Shop

October 24, 2026    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
24 Oct

Blue Ridge Heritage Archive

October 24, 2026    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
24 Oct

Blue Ridge Folklife Festival

On the fourth Saturday of October, the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival has presented musicians, moonshiners, craftspeople, cooks, motorheads, mule jumpers, horse pullers, coon dog racers, [...]