Festival

Rockbridge Mountain Music and Dance Festival

By BRI Team / September 6, 2024 /

September 6, 2024 @ 7:45 am – 11:30 pm – This festival‚ which takes place in a beautiful area along the Maury River‚ features bluegrass and old-time music‚ square dancing and clogging workshops‚ banjo and fiddle workshops‚ and lots of other musical entertainment. The stage shows do not begin until Friday at 8pm‚ but the campground and parking lot picking occurs continuously. Phone: 540-261-7321 Email: rkb.fest@gmail.com URL: http://www.rockbridgefestival.org […]

Albert Hash Memorial Festival

By BRI Team / September 7, 2024 /

September 7, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – This festival is held in honor of the beloved fiddle-maker and fiddler‚ Albert L. Hash and hopes to preserve and promote traditional mountain music‚ dance‚ crafts and instrument making. Concessions are available. Phone: 276-579-7092 Email: GraysonHighlands@dcr.virginia.gov URL: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/grayson-highlands#other_info Hours: 11a.m.-6p.m. Directions: From Independence‚ take US 58 through Mouth of Wilson and Volney to Rt. 362. the entrance sign […]

Rockbridge Mountain Music and Dance Festival

By BRI Team / September 7, 2024 /

September 7, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 11:30 pm – This festival‚ which takes place in a beautiful area along the Maury River‚ features bluegrass and old-time music‚ square dancing and clogging workshops‚ banjo and fiddle workshops‚ and lots of other musical entertainment. The stage shows do not begin until Friday at 8pm‚ but the campground and parking lot picking occurs continuously. Phone: 540-261-7321 Email: rkb.fest@gmail.com URL: http://www.rockbridgefestival.org […]

Nothin’ Fancy Bluegrass Festival

By BRI Team / September 19, 2024 /

September 19, 2024 – September 21, 2024 @ All Day – This bluegrass festival at Glen Maury Park has been entertaining folks since 2000! Camping is available and families are welcome to this stellar event! This event has been suspended due to Covid. Phone: 540-261-7321 Email: info@lexingtonva.com URL: http://www.nothinfancybluegrass.com Directions: From Interstate 81 take exit 188 onto Route US 60 east. Go into Buena Vista and take Route 501 […]

Kiwanis Wilderness Trail Festival

By BRI Team / September 21, 2024 /

September 21, 2024 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – The festival is always a full day of fun and excitement for the entire family loaded with great local music‚ including bluegrass on two stages‚ artisans and crafters‚ “Blue Ridge Model A’s and Car Cruise-In” featuring classic cars & street rods‚ a children’s area‚ craft demonstrators‚ and delicious food from area restaurants and other local […]

Grayson Highlands Fall Festival

By BRI Team / September 28, 2024 /

September 28, 2024 – September 29, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Grayson Highlands State Park is perhaps the most scenic state park in Virginia‚ and thanks to the Rugby Rescue Squad and Fire Department sponsors‚ it is also home to the Grayson Highlands Fall Festival. The festival features a variety of entertaining activities including molasses and apple butter making‚ cider squeezing‚ a wild pony auction‚ crafts‚ […]

CenterFest at Bedford Farmer’s Market

By BRI Team / September 28, 2024 /

September 28, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – Bedford Main Street’s signature event‚ Centerfest‚ has been running annually for over thirty years. Spanning over four blocks and drawing crowds of over 10‚000 it is an event for the entire family. Attractions at Centerfest include over a hundred vendors and organizations providing various crafts‚ traditional music‚ art‚ and information. Phone: 540-425-5653 URL: Hours: 10 am […]

Sorghum Molasses Festival

By BRI Team / October 5, 2024 /

October 5, 2024 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – The Clifford Ruritan Club is dedicated to supporting the local community‚ through fun and family-based events. The Annual Sorghum festival is their way of doing this. All the money they fundraise will go back into the community. Festivities at the Sorghum Molasses Festival include bluegrass bands‚ regional crafts‚ a sawing contest‚ and festival foods‚ including […]

Mountain Magic in Fall Festival at Buchanan

By BRI Team / October 5, 2024 /

October 5, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – This festival is held in the streets of the small town of Buchanan‚ which swells to overflowing with local residents and visitors every year on the first Saturday in October. The festival features bluegrass and other styles of music‚ an antique show‚ crafts‚ and mountain dancing. Phone: 540-254-1212 Email: hgleason@buchanan-va.gov URL: Directions: Coming from Roanoke‚ take Interstate […]

Apple Butter Makin’ Festival

By BRI Team / October 5, 2024 /

October 5, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm – For over 30 years, Silver Creek & Seamans’ Orchards (SCSO) has been having their Apple Butter Makin’ Festivals the first and third Saturdays in October. The festival features the making of apple butter, live music, food, a corn maze, a pick your own pumpkin patch, and tons of apples to choose from. Phone: 434-277-5824 Email: info@scso.co URL: http://silvercreekseamansorchards.com Time:10am-4:30pm Directions: […]