Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2019 - 41

8-17 - The State Fair

of West Virginia arrives in

Fairlea, on the outskirts of Lewisburg
(statefairofwv.com)..

9-10 - Waldensian Festival

commemorates the "glorious return"
of the Waldenses from exile in
Switzerland to their native Italian
valleys. The town of Valdese, North
Carolina, honors that history with crafts,
food and music (townofvaldese.com).

10 - Enjoy the outdoors at the Smith
River Fest near Martinsville, Virginia

(visitmartinsville.com). Or head to
the old Valley Pike for the Route 11

Yard Crawl of Shenandoah
County, Virginia, where you'll find

bargains for more than 40 miles
(shenandoahcountychamber.com).

11-18 - Smoky Mountains
Songwriters Festival celebrates

the tunesmiths at Gatlinburg,
Tennessee (smswf.com).

15-17 - Quilter's Retreat

& Appalachian Heritage Day

22-25 - Lock'N Festival

of Arrington, Virginia, features
appearances by Devon Allman, Duane
Betts and Derek Trucks (locknfestival.
com).

23-25 - You'll find the

Appalachian Festival of
Beckley, West Virginia, with arts,

food and music (877-987-3847).

24

- Heritage Day comes
to Christiansburg, Virginia, at the
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller
Art Center (montgomerymuseum.org).

24-25 - The Knoxville

Asian Festival celebrates such
Asian countries as Thailand, Korea,
China, Japan and Vietnam with martial
arts, food and dance (knoxasianfestival.
com).

24-29

- BOCO BBQ
and Country Fest cranks up in
Daleville, Virginia (540-793-3354).

29-Sept. 1 - Look for the

Front Porch Fest just off the

arrives at Cass Scenic Railroad State
Park in West Virginia (304-456-4300).

Blue Ridge Parkway at Stuart, Virginia
(frontporchfest.com).

Festival includes concerts and

- Harlan
Bicentennial Celebration

16-19 - Berea Celtic

workshops at Berea, Kentucky (bereaceltic.com).

17

- High Knob Outdoor
Fest is an all-day celebration in

the High Knob region of southwest
Virginia with live music, craft beer
and food trucks in downtown
Norton and at multiple locations
(highknoboutdoorfest.wix.com).

17-18

- Civil War
Weekend comes to Winchester

and Frederick County, Virginia, with
lectures, artillery shows and tours
(visitwinchesterva.com).

18 - The Peach Festival of

Middletown, Virginia, showcases peach
milkshakes plus apples, craft beer and a
barrel train (richardsfruitmarket.com).

30-31

marks 200 years since the founding of
Harlan, Kentucky
(harlantourism.com).

30-Sept. 1 - Oak Leaf

Festival in West Virginia features a
parade and car show at Oak Hill (304460-2865).

30-Sept. 2

- North
Carolina Apple Festival

falls into downtown Hendersonville
on Labor Day weekend with apple
confections, music and the King
Apple Parade (ncapplefestival.org).
In Virginia, come explore the eclectic

Flea Market and Gun Show in

Hillsville at the junction of US-52 and
US-58 (276-730-3000).

MAY/JUNE 2019

41

http://NCBlackberryFestival.com http://www.statefairofwv.com http://www.townofvaldese.com http://www.montgomerymuseum.org http://www.visitmartinsville.com http://www.shenandoahcountychamber.com http://www.smswf.com http://smokeonthemountainva.com http://www.frontporchfest.com http://www.celtic.com http://www.harlantourism.com http://highknoboutdoorfest.wix.com http://www.ncapplefestival.org http://www.visitwinchesterva.com http://www.richardsfruitmarket.com

Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2019

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Blue Ridge Country - May/June 2019