Gathering

Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention

By Beth Worley / August 4, 2025 /

August 4, 2025 – August 9, 2025 @ All Day – On the first week of August every year, lovers of country and mountain music leave their homes in time to be in Galax, Va for the annual Old Fiddler’s Convention. This week-long event features nightly competitions, lively jam sessions, and performances by some of the most talented old-time and bluegrass musicians around, keeping the culture, […]

Honky Tonk Thursdays

By Beth Worley / August 7, 2025 /

August 7, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Join The Floyd Country Store for Honky Tonk Thursday: A Night of Live Music and Dancing! Put on your dancing boots and get ready to scoot across the dance floor! The Floyd Country Store invites you to enjoy a night of foot-stompin’ fun with live music, featuring many great local musicians and bands. Admission is […]

Music Night at the Spencer-Penn Centre

By Beth Worley / August 8, 2025 /

August 8, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Every month the Spencer-Penn Centre opens their doors for a night of Bluegrass, old time, and gospel music. The floor is filled with dancers, flatfooting and clogging the night away. Doors open at 5pm, and their kitchen is open so you can enjoy supper before the music starts at 6:30pm! Admission is $5 a person. […]

Pickers and Fiddlers Bluegrass and Gospel Musicfest

By Beth Worley / August 9, 2025 /

August 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Singers and musicians from around the area join together to share their talents here at the Pickers and Fiddlers Bluegrass and Gospel Musicfest. It is held every 2nd Saturday of the month at the Pocahontas Baptist Church fellowship hall. Free breakfast and beverages are given to all players, so bring your instrument and come play […]

Honky Tonk Thursdays

By Beth Worley / August 14, 2025 /

August 14, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Join The Floyd Country Store for Honky Tonk Thursday: A Night of Live Music and Dancing! Put on your dancing boots and get ready to scoot across the dance floor! The Floyd Country Store invites you to enjoy a night of foot-stompin’ fun with live music, featuring many great local musicians and bands. Admission is […]

Fries Old Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention

By Beth Worley / August 15, 2025 /

August 15, 2025 – August 16, 2025 @ All Day – Every summer, musicians and fans from near and far come to Fries for the Fries Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers’ Convention. This beloved event showcases top-notch picking, fiddling, and singing in a friendly competition that highlights the best of Appalachian music. Categories include old-time and bluegrass fiddle, old-time and bluegrass banjo, mandolin, bands, dancing and more. […]

WCC Bluegrass & Old Time Jamboree

By Beth Worley / August 16, 2025 /

August 16, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The WCC Bluegrass & Old-Time Jamboree is held every third Saturday of the month, except the months of June and July, at 7 p.m. in the Snyder Auditorium, Grayson Hall, on WCC’s Wytheville campus.  Each Jamboree features a bluegrass band and an old-time band. The bluegrass band usually performs from 7-8 p.m., and the old-time […]

Wildwood Farms Cruise-in

By Beth Worley / August 17, 2025 /

August 17, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Bring your cool cars, an instrument if you play one, and your friends and family for a fun time down at Wildwood Farms Cruise-in! Check out the general store, eat from the kitchen, and view and even purchase some of Wildwood Farms’ famous daylilies.  The cruise-in goes from 1 – 4pm, and the jam sessions […]

Honky Tonk Thursdays

By Beth Worley / August 21, 2025 /

August 21, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Join The Floyd Country Store for Honky Tonk Thursday: A Night of Live Music and Dancing! Put on your dancing boots and get ready to scoot across the dance floor! The Floyd Country Store invites you to enjoy a night of foot-stompin’ fun with live music, featuring many great local musicians and bands. Admission is […]

Honky Tonk Thursdays

By Beth Worley / August 28, 2025 /

August 28, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Join The Floyd Country Store for Honky Tonk Thursday: A Night of Live Music and Dancing! Put on your dancing boots and get ready to scoot across the dance floor! The Floyd Country Store invites you to enjoy a night of foot-stompin’ fun with live music, featuring many great local musicians and bands. Admission is […]

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