Galax VA, Grayson County VA, Carroll County VA Calendar - Upcoming Events, Festivals, Activities

Sep 2008
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Labor Day

 Annual Labor Day Flea Market & Gun ShowThe annual Hillsville Labor Day Flea Market & Gun Show held at Grover King VFW Post 1115. One of the largest and best-known events of this type on the east coast.
Location:  Hillsville VA

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• 7:00 pm
Hillsville's Wednesday Night VFW Music Jam SessionOld-time and bluegrass music jam session at the Hillsville VFW. Bring your stringed instrument or just come to listen. Held almost every week.
Location:  Grover King VFW Post 1115 - Hillsville VA

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• 6:30 pm
The Jam Sessions at FriesThe popular "Pickin' and Grinnin' " Thursday night jam sessions in Fries has found a new home. Come join us at the former Shaylin's Stretch-a-Dollar location on Main Street. Come to listen or come to play. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, but donations will be much appreciated.
Location:  Former Stretch-a-Dollar Building - Main Street, Fries VA

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 Kanawha Valley Fall Wagon TrainAssemble and camp Friday Sept. 5th, ride 6th and 7th. Food available. Band Saturday night. Call Tommy Brown (540) 789-2084 for information.
Location:  Kanawha Valley Arena

• 8:00 pm
Blue Ridge Backroads Live at the Rex - Galax VABlue Ridge Backroads Live at the Rex Theater in downtown Galax VA is a weekly show unless pre-empted. Admission is usually free, but donations are appreciated and used for maintenance and preservation of the Rex Theater.
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 Kanawha Valley Fall Wagon TrainAssemble and camp Friday Sept. 5th, ride 6th and 7th. Food available. Band Saturday night. Call Tommy Brown (540) 789-2084 for information.
Location:  Kanawha Valley Arena

• 7:00 pm
Bluegrass, Mountain, & Gospel Music Jam SessionFree bluegrass, mountain, and gospel music jam sessions to enjoy after a day of visiting the Virginia Creeper Trail at Whitetop VA or just come for the music..
Location:  Creeper Trail Bike Rental - Shuttle Service - Whitetop VA

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 Kanawha Valley Fall Wagon TrainAssemble and camp Friday Sept. 5th, ride 6th and 7th. Food available. Band Saturday night. Call Tommy Brown (540) 789-2084 for information.
Location:  Kanawha Valley Arena

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 Carroll County FairCarroll County Fair held at the VFW building in Hillsville, VA and will include town wide activities.
Location:  Hillsville, VA in Carroll County VA.

• 7:00 pm
Hillsville's Wednesday Night VFW Music Jam SessionOld-time and bluegrass music jam session at the Hillsville VFW. Bring your stringed instrument or just come to listen. Held almost every week.
Location:  Grover King VFW Post 1115 - Hillsville VA

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 Carroll County FairCarroll County Fair held at the VFW building in Hillsville, VA and will include town wide activities.
Location:  Hillsville, VA in Carroll County VA.

• 6:30 pm
The Jam Sessions at FriesThe popular "Pickin' and Grinnin' " Thursday night jam sessions in Fries has found a new home. Come join us at the former Shaylin's Stretch-a-Dollar location on Main Street. Come to listen or come to play. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, but donations will be much appreciated.
Location:  Former Stretch-a-Dollar Building - Main Street, Fries VA

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 Carroll County FairCarroll County Fair held at the VFW building in Hillsville, VA and will include town wide activities.
Location:  Hillsville, VA in Carroll County VA.

• 8:00 pm
Blue Ridge Backroads Live at the Rex - Galax VABlue Ridge Backroads Live at the Rex Theater in downtown Galax VA is a weekly show unless pre-empted. Admission is usually free, but donations are appreciated and used for maintenance and preservation of the Rex Theater.
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 Carroll County FairCarroll County Fair held at the VFW building in Hillsville, VA and will include town wide activities.
Location:  Hillsville, VA in Carroll County VA.

• 7:00 pm
Bluegrass, Mountain, & Gospel Music Jam SessionFree bluegrass, mountain, and gospel music jam sessions to enjoy after a day of visiting the Virginia Creeper Trail at Whitetop VA or just come for the music..
Location:  Creeper Trail Bike Rental - Shuttle Service - Whitetop VA

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• 7:00 pm
Hillsville's Wednesday Night VFW Music Jam SessionOld-time and bluegrass music jam session at the Hillsville VFW. Bring your stringed instrument or just come to listen. Held almost every week.
Location:  Grover King VFW Post 1115 - Hillsville VA

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• 6:30 pm
The Jam Sessions at FriesThe popular "Pickin' and Grinnin' " Thursday night jam sessions in Fries has found a new home. Come join us at the former Shaylin's Stretch-a-Dollar location on Main Street. Come to listen or come to play. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, but donations will be much appreciated.
Location:  Former Stretch-a-Dollar Building - Main Street, Fries VA

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• 8:00 pm
Blue Ridge Backroads Live at the Rex - Galax VABlue Ridge Backroads Live at the Rex Theater in downtown Galax VA is a weekly show unless pre-empted. Admission is usually free, but donations are appreciated and used for maintenance and preservation of the Rex Theater.
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• 8:00 am
Festival by the RiverCelebrate the New River at this festival right on the banks of the oldest river in North America. Listen to live mountain music, enjoy wonderful food, arts & crafts, displays, and great company. Take a canoe ride or bring your fishing pole for a relaxing
Location:  Fries VA

• 7:00 pm
Bluegrass, Mountain, & Gospel Music Jam SessionFree bluegrass, mountain, and gospel music jam sessions to enjoy after a day of visiting the Virginia Creeper Trail at Whitetop VA or just come for the music..
Location:  Creeper Trail Bike Rental - Shuttle Service - Whitetop VA

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• 7:00 pm
Hillsville's Wednesday Night VFW Music Jam SessionOld-time and bluegrass music jam session at the Hillsville VFW. Bring your stringed instrument or just come to listen. Held almost every week.
Location:  Grover King VFW Post 1115 - Hillsville VA

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• 6:30 pm
The Jam Sessions at FriesThe popular "Pickin' and Grinnin' " Thursday night jam sessions in Fries has found a new home. Come join us at the former Shaylin's Stretch-a-Dollar location on Main Street. Come to listen or come to play. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free, but donations will be much appreciated.
Location:  Former Stretch-a-Dollar Building - Main Street, Fries VA

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• 8:00 pm
Blue Ridge Backroads Live at the Rex - Galax VABlue Ridge Backroads Live at the Rex Theater in downtown Galax VA is a weekly show unless pre-empted. Admission is usually free, but donations are appreciated and used for maintenance and preservation of the Rex Theater.
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 Fiddlin' on the LotAll day mountain music event with art, crafts, home-baked goods, demonstrations, and live traditional, bluegrass, & gospel performances.
Location:  Harmon's Outlet - Woodlawn VA

• 9:30 am
Annual Lord's Acre Harvest SaleService at 9:30AM with sale beginning at 10:00AM. Rain date October 4, 2008
Location:  Felts Park - Galax VA

• 10:00 am
Grayson Highlands Fall FestivalTraditional mountain culture comes alive during this two day event. The air is filled with the sound of mountain music and the sweet smell of apple butter, hobo pies, cider, and sorghum molasses. Also, there will be a pony sale, a blacksmithing demonstration.
Location:  Grayson Highlands State Park

• 7:00 pm
Bluegrass, Mountain, & Gospel Music Jam SessionFree bluegrass, mountain, and gospel music jam sessions to enjoy after a day of visiting the Virginia Creeper Trail at Whitetop VA or just come for the music..
Location:  Creeper Trail Bike Rental - Shuttle Service - Whitetop VA

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• 10:00 am
Grayson Highlands Fall FestivalTraditional mountain culture comes alive during this two day event. The air is filled with the sound of mountain music and the sweet smell of apple butter, hobo pies, cider, and sorghum molasses. Also, there will be a pony sale, a blacksmithing demonstration.
Location:  Grayson Highlands State Park

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Galax VA is situated on the Grayson County and Carroll County border. Being in such a central location in our Twin County area, it has the highest concentration of activities and events in our region. The "World's Oldest" Old-Time Fiddler's Convention, arts and crafts fairs, live theatrical performances, and many other festivals and events are held here. It is also home to a multitude of galleries,antique, and crafts shops.
Grayson County VA and Carroll County VA each have their own good measure of craft & antique shops, music jam sessions and fiddler's conventions, and other festivals throughout the year, too. Among these are the "Mountain Foliage Festival and Grand Privy Race" in Independence VA, several arts, crafts, & music festivals near Whitetop VA, and the Carroll County Fair and Annual Labor Day Gun Show and Flea Market in Hillsville VA.
Hopefully this calendar of the many events, festivals, and activities in Galax VA, Grayson County VA, and Carroll County VA will help point you to something of interest. Included are the towns and communities of Whitetop, Fries, Fairview, Elk Creek, Hillsville, Dugspur, Cana, Fancy Gap, Troutdale, and Independence Virginia.