Hillsville's Wednesday Night VFW Music Jam Session : Old-Time and Bluegrass jam sessions...as old as the hills and more popular than ever.
Whitetop Mountain Ramp Festival : 3rd Sunday in May at the Mount Rogers Vol. Fire Dept. and Resque Squad at Whitetop VA. Arts, crafts, Bluegrass & Oldtime Mountain Music, BBQ chicken dinner, and a ramp eating contest.
Galax Leaf and String Festival :June 10 & 11, 2011 at Felts Park in Galax VA. (276) 238-8130 A celebration of history, music, dance, and crafts featuring master musicians, instrument makers, and performances.
Grayson County Fiddler's Convention : Last full weekend in June at the school ball field in Elk Creek VA. (276) 655-4740 Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and the whole family for 2 nights of Bluegrass and Old-Time music.
Independence Day Festival : July 4th, unless on Sunday in Independence VA. Celebrate an old fashioned 4th of July with an art & craft fair, games, parade, live mountain music, and food. Spectacular fireworks at 10PM.
Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax VA : (276) 238-8130 or (276) 236-8541 August 8-13, 2011 in Felts Park at the World's Capital of Oldtime Mountain Music. Oldest and largest fiddler's convention in the world.
Fries Fiddler's Convention : 3rd weekend in August at the ballpark in Fries VA. Phone: (276) 744-2231 Make music or just love to listen? Either way, you don't want to miss these 2 nights of mountain music & down-home hospitality.
Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival & Guitar Competition : 3rd Saturday in June at Grayson Highlands State Park on US58 approx. 8 miles west of VolneyVA. Featuring the area's best traditional musicians.
Festival by the New River : 3rd Saturday in September in Fries VA. (276) 744-2531 Celebrate this festival with the Town of Fries and enjoy live mountain music, dancing, good food, arts & crafts. 9AM - 5PM
Baywood Fall Pumpkin Festival : 3rd Saturday in October at the Baywood School, between Galax and Independence. Food, parade, crafts, gospel and mountain music, pumpkins, heritage exhibits, & a horse pull.
Whitetop Mountain Molasses Festival : 2nd Sunday in October at the Mount Rogers Vol. Fire Dept. & Resque Squad at Whitetop VA. Molasses & apple butter making, craft show, live music, dancing, BBQ chicken, bake sale.
Mountain Foliage Festival : 2nd weekend in October in Independence VA. Spend a day in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwestern Virginia and enjoy the Grand Privy Race, an art & craft fair, live mountain music, and fabulous mountain home cooked food.
Bridle Creek Fall Festival : 3rd Saturday in October at the Bridle Creek School , 5.5 miles west of Independence VA. Gospel and mountain music, games, door prizes, Oak Hill Academy basketball exhibition, good food, & refreshment.
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The Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center.
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Blue Ridge Music Trails : A traveler's guide to live traditional music and dance along the Blue ridge.
Bluegrass Unlimited : Online edition of monthly magazine includes reviews and features.
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