LOCAL FESTIVALS, ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS
FIDDLERS CONVENTIONS, FESTIVALS, MUSIC EVENTS
- Mt Airy Fiddlers Convention - Mt Airy, NC - June
- Wayne Henderson Festival & Guitar Competition - Grayson Highlands State Park, VA - June
- Elk Creek Fiddlers Convention - Grayson County, VA - June
- Alleghany County Fiddlers Convention - Sparta, NC - July
- Galax Fiddlers Convention: World's Oldest and Largest - Galax, VA - Aug
- Fries Fiddlers Convention- Fries, VA - Aug
- Blue Ridge Music Center On The Parkway - Blue Ridge Parkway - seasonal concerts
- Numerous other Musical activities
AREA EVENTS
- Whitetop Mountain Maple Festival - March
- Whitetop Mountain Ramp Festival - May Trail Days - Damascus, VA - May
- Independence Day Celebration - Independence, VA - July
- Christmas in July - W Jefferson, NC - July
- Virginia Highlands Festival (Antiques & Crafts) - Abingdon, VA - Aug
- Gunshow and Flea Market - Hillsville, VA - Sept
- Grayson Highlands Fall Festival - Sept
- New River Festival and Trail Challenge Triathlon - Sept
- Mountain Foliage Festival - Independence, VA - Oct
- Whitetop Mountain Molasses Festival - Oct
NATURAL ATTRACTIONS
- New River
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Grayson Highlands State Park
- Virginia Creeper Trail
- Whitetop Mountain
- Mount Rogers National Recreation Area - Virginia's Highest Peaks
- Jefferson National Forest
- Appalachian Trail
- Year Round Trout Fishing