Events

An annual three-day celebration of everything outdoors in Virginia’s Blue Ridge. The GO Outside Festival is a collaboration between Roanoke Outside Foundation and Roanoke Parks [...]

For over 50 years, on the fourth Saturday of October, the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival has presented musicians, moonshiners, craftspeople, cooks, motorheads, mule jumpers, horse [...]

TIME: Gates open at 11 a.m. with tastings from noon to 2 p.m. Awards at 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: Bridgewater Plaza TICKETS: TBA. Tickets sold only [...]

The Stocked Market is the JLRV’s signature fundraiser, known as the kick-off to the holiday season in the Roanoke Valley. Held at the Berglund Center [...]

Move Your Feet So Others Can Eat! The Drumstick Dash is a 5K run and family walk that happens every Thanksgiving Morning. The DASH benefits [...]

Kick off the Holiday season IN Vinton!!

The Christmas Tree Lighting takes place on Salem Avenue in the Plaza behind the Market Building. The ceremony begins at 5:30 pm with the tree [...]

THE PARADE IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2024 @ 6:30 PM (LIVE ON TELEVISION - START TIME WILL BE 6:15 PM) (The rain date is Monday, [...]

Get ready for a magical experience at the upcoming Gingerbread Festival, a fantastic Christmas celebration that promises to fill your heart with joy! Taking place [...]

The parade begins on Jefferson Street at Elm Avenue, turns onto Campbell Avenue, goes past Market Square, and ends at Williamson Road. This year’s parade [...]