Skip to Main Content

Doc at 100 at the Blue Ridge Music Center

Blue Ridge Music Center Music Center Rd, Galax, VA, United States

Hosted by author Ted Olson, Doc at 100 is a concert program celebrating the life and legacy of Doc Watson by artists who performed with him, were profoundly influenced by his music, and called him a friend. This includes T. Michael Coleman and Jack Lawrence, who performed, recorded, and toured with Doc longer than any […]

Floyd Living Traditions Festival

Floyd Center for the Arts 220 Parkway Lane South, Floyd, VA, United States

Mark your calendar for the Floyd Living Traditions Festival on August 26, 10am to 6pm. The Floyd Center for the Arts is partnering the Handmade Music School to showcase traditional Floyd County arts on the Center's campus. The festival will be your chance to witness the magic of basket making, quilting, spinning, weaving, instrument making, […]

Free

Larry & Joe at the Blue Ridge Music Center

Blue Ridge Music Center Music Center Rd, Galax, VA, United States

Larry & Joe were destined to make music together. As a duo, they perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, guitar, maracas, and whatever else they decide to throw in the van. Their program features a distinct blend of musical inheritances and traditions as well as storytelling about […]

An Evening with the Steep Canyon Rangers at the Blue Ridge Music Center

Blue Ridge Music Center Music Center Rd, Galax, VA, United States

The Steep Canyon Rangers are Grammy winners, and perennial Billboard chart-toppers. The band formed in college at UNC-Chapel Hill, then dove head first into bluegrass in its most traditional form. Over the years, they have risen to the top of the bluegrass genre headlining top festivals such as MerleFest and Grey Fox Bluegrass. The group’s […]

Country Two-Step Series with Stephanie & Bruce

The Floyd Country Store 206 S. Locust St., Floyd, VA, United States

The Floyd Country Store & Handmade Music School are offering dance lessons for folks wanting to learn country 2-step. The class will focus on how to connect with a partner and learning to hear the music. We will introduce ways to respond easily and consistently to the music’s rhythms, simple turns, and a few embellishments […]

$45.00

Art in the Park

132 Park Ave. 132 Park Ave., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

90+ regional artists exhibiting and selling work in a series of six juried shows. Mediums include paint, glass, photography, metals, wood, and more. Free admission & parking shuttle. Park Avenue, 10am-5pm

Free Entry

Concert in the Park

Memorial Park 1036 Main St, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Free concert in the Memorial Park Gazebo, Sundays following Art in the Park. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Downtown, 4pm.

Free

Country Two-Step Series with Stephanie & Bruce

The Floyd Country Store 206 S. Locust St., Floyd, VA, United States

The Floyd Country Store & Handmade Music School are offering dance lessons for folks wanting to learn country 2-step. The class will focus on how to connect with a partner and learning to hear the music. We will introduce ways to respond easily and consistently to the music’s rhythms, simple turns, and a few embellishments […]

$45.00

Country Two-Step Series with Stephanie & Bruce

The Floyd Country Store 206 S. Locust St., Floyd, VA, United States

The Floyd Country Store & Handmade Music School are offering dance lessons for folks wanting to learn country 2-step. The class will focus on how to connect with a partner and learning to hear the music. We will introduce ways to respond easily and consistently to the music’s rhythms, simple turns, and a few embellishments […]

$45.00

Art in the Park

132 Park Ave. 132 Park Ave., Blowing Rock, NC, United States

90+ regional artists exhibiting and selling work in a series of six juried shows. Mediums include paint, glass, photography, metals, wood, and more. Free admission & parking shuttle. Park Avenue, 10am-5pm

Free Entry

The Floyd Radio Show

The Floyd Country Store 206 S. Locust St., Floyd, VA, United States

Join us at the Floyd Country Store on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 7:00 pm for the Season 11 Premiere of The Floyd Radio Show with host Kelley Breiding and special guests Wayne Henderson & Friends, Twin Creeks Stringband & Cary Fridley. Tickets are $20 general admission, $25 reserved seating, for sale online and in […]

$20 – $25

Concert in the Park

Memorial Park 1036 Main St, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Free concert in the Memorial Park Gazebo, Sundays following Art in the Park. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Downtown, 1pm.

Free

Blowing Rock Halloween Festival

Main Street 1040 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Fun for families with downtown trick-or –treating, games and the costumed Monster March where everyone can participate. Free.

Free

Event Series HIGH COUNTRY LIGHTS SHOW

HIGH COUNTRY LIGHTS SHOW

High Country Lights is a musical light show featuring one quarter of a million Christmas lights choreographed to your favorite sounds of the season. It's hosted by Galax Visitor's Center and Galax Parks and Recreation Department in Felts Park. The show can be seen nightly starting at 6:00 p.m, November 23, 2023 through January 1, […]

Free
Event Series Tweetsie Christmas Opens

Tweetsie Christmas Opens

Tweetsie Railroad 300 Tweetsie Railroad Ln, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Tweetsie Railroad transforms into a winter wonderland for Tweetsie Christmas! Select evenings in Nov & Dec. Enjoy a nighttime train ride among thousands of dazzling lights!

Thanksgiving Kiln Opening with Bolick & Traditions Pottery

Bolick & Traditions Pottery 4443 Bolick Road, Lenoir, NC, United States

Showcase of traditional crafts and music, plus the unloading of the old-fashioned wood-fired kiln! Have your pick of limited wood-fired pieces at 10am. Free admission. Traditions Pottery Studio, 10am-4pm.

Free Entry
Event Series Tweetsie Christmas Opens

Tweetsie Christmas Opens

Tweetsie Railroad 300 Tweetsie Railroad Ln, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

Tweetsie Railroad transforms into a winter wonderland for Tweetsie Christmas! Select evenings in Nov & Dec. Enjoy a nighttime train ride among thousands of dazzling lights!