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