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Festive Fun in the Mountains

Spend Independence Day at Wytheville, Virginia’s 4th of July Celebration and Street Festival.

Hardy County’s Fall Festivals: Where Heritage Comes Home

There’s no better time to visit Hardy County, West Virginia, than fall—when the leaves blaze with color, the mountain air turns crisp, and small towns open their doors in celebration.

Holiday / Winter 2025 Festivals & Events Guide

For every weekend for the rest of the year, there’s a great excursion awaiting, with a perfect event built in.

Fall 2025 Festivals & Events Guide

For every weekend for the rest of the year, there’s a great excursion awaiting, with a perfect event built in.

Summer 2025 Festivals & Events Guide

For every weekend for the rest of the year, there’s a great excursion awaiting, with a perfect event built in.

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Spend Independence Day at Wytheville, Virginia’s 4th of July Celebration and Street Festival.

Festive Fun in the Mountains

Spend Independence Day at Wytheville, Virginia’s 4th of July Celebration and Street Festival.
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Hardy County’s Fall Festivals: Where Heritage Comes Home

There’s no better time to visit Hardy County, West Virginia, than fall—when the leaves blaze with color, the mountain air turns crisp, and small towns open their doors in celebration.
Fall Thomas Jefferson Wine Festival, November 8, Lynchburg, Virginia.

Holiday / Winter 2025 Festivals & Events Guide

For every weekend for the rest of the year, there’s a great excursion awaiting, with a perfect event built in.
Moonlight Festival, October 18, Somerset, Kentucky.

Fall 2025 Festivals & Events Guide

For every weekend for the rest of the year, there’s a great excursion awaiting, with a perfect event built in.
State Fair of West Virginia, August 7-16, Lewisburg, West Virginia.

Summer 2025 Festivals & Events Guide

For every weekend for the rest of the year, there’s a great excursion awaiting, with a perfect event built in.
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
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Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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