Blue Ridge Country May/June 2024 - BRPG9

Virginia's 217 miles of
Blue Ridge Parkway
include the road's
lowest elevation-at
the crossing of the
James River-as well
as great views into
the Shenandoah
Valley and a cluster
of natural and urban
attractions around
Roanoke.
We're breaking
it down county-bycounty
to give you a
quick guide on where
to stop, eat, play and
sleep.
SELECTED '24 EVENTS
NEAR THE PARKWAY
PLEASE CHECK AHEAD
Green Valley Book Fair
Mount Crawford, Now open
weekly Tuesday thru Saturday, 8
a.m.-5 p.m. gobookfair.com
Big Walker Mountain Lookout
Mountaintop Music
Wytheville, Series of Concerts,
Saturdays and Sundays through
Oct. scenicbeauty-va.com
Roanoke Festival in the Park
Roanoke, May 24-26.
roanokefestival.com
Day of Remembrance at the
Vietnam War Museum
Arrington, May 27. nelsoncounty-events.com/event/
memorial-day-day-ofremembrance-at-thevietnam-war-museum
AUGUSTA
COUNTY
Don't Miss Humpback
Rocks, Milepost 5.8:
The Humpback Rocks Visitor
Center lets you explore a
historic farm from the 1890s
and learn about the lives
of early Blue Ridge settlers.
Mile-long Humpback Rocks
Trail is located .3 miles
south and brings a 700-foot
uphill climb to a massive
stone outcropping with
180-degree westward views
of the Shenandoah Valley.
For a longer walk, follow the
main trail another .5 miles to
Humpback Mountain's 3,080foot
summit.
Blue Ridge Music Center
Concerts
MP 213, May 25; Jun 1, 8, 15, 22,
29; Jul 6, 13, 20, 27; Aug 3, 17,
24, 31.
blueridgemusiccenter.org
Chautauqua Craft Show &
Bazaar
Wytheville, Jun 15-16.
wythe-arts.org
Red Wing Roots Music
Festival
Mount Solon, Jun 21-23.
redwingroots.com
1776 the Musical
Forest, Jun 27-29.
poplarforest.org
Apple Butter Makin' Festival
Tyro, Oct 5 & 19.
silvercreekseamansorchards.
com
Virginia Wine & Garlic
Festival
Amherst, Oct 12-13.
rebecwinery.com/virginiawine-garlic-festival
Blue
Ridge Folklife Festival
Ferrum, Oct 26.
blueridgefolklifefestival.com
Explore Park Illuminights
MP 115, Nov-Dec; no precise
dates as of presstime.
roanokecountyparks.com
Balloons Over Rockbridge
Lexington, Jul 6-7.
balloonsoverrockbridge.com
Horse & Hound Wine Festival
Bedford, Jul 13.
peaksofotterwinery.com/
horse-and-hound-winefestival
Virginia
Highlands Festival
Abingdon, Jul 26-Aug 4.
vahighlandsfestival.org
88th Annual Old Fiddlers'
Convention
Galax, Aug 5-10.
oldfiddlersconvention.com
Summer Music Festival
Staunton, Aug 16-25.
stauntonmusicfestival.org
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY 9
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AUGUSTA COUNTY | BRENT MCGUIRT

http://www.balloonsoverrockbridge.com http://www.gobookfair.com http://www.peaksofotterwinery.com/horse-and-hound-wine-festival http://www.scenicbeauty-va.com http://www.vahighlandsfestival.org http://www.roanokefestival.com http://www.nelson-county-events.com/event/memorial-day-day-of-remembrance-at-the-vietnam-war-museum http://www.oldfiddlersconvention.com http://www.stauntonmusicfestival.org http://www.silvercreekseamansorchards.com http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org http://www.rebecwinery.com/virginia-wine-garlic-festival http://www.wythe-arts.org http://www.blueridgefolklifefestival.com http://www.redwingroots.com http://www.roanokecountyparks.com http://www.poplarforest.org

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