40 Days + 40 Nights of Arts and Culture Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

40 Days + 40 Nights of Arts and Culture Along the Blue Ridge Parkway will connect visitors to southwest Virginia's performances, concerts, festivals, plays, galleries/exhibitions, comedy, culinary/wine tastings, and more.

Big Lick Blues Festival

The region's largest blues festival with nationally known acts.

Blue Ridge Parkway 75 Symposium

Imagining the Blue Ridge Parkway for the 21st Century is a two-part conference and conversation about the past and future of this national treasure on the occasion of its 75th Anniversary.

Artview: Visions and Voices - A Contemporary International Art Exhibition

The exhibition will offer a scenic view of a different kind to visitors traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway with art work and installations by participating artists from around the world.

Hotel Floyd Concert Series

Floyd, Virginia

Hotel Floyd
120 Wilson Street
Floyd, VA
Every Thursday (May-October) Hotel Floyd and Mitchell Music Co. will be hosting a “Live After 5 Concert Series" with bluegrass music, food, drink, and more!

Swannanoa Shindig - Traditional Mountain Music and Dancing

Asheville, North Carolina

Beacon Mill Village - 12 min from Asheville, I-40, Exit 59. Right onto Rte 70 East. Next light, right onto Whitson Ave. at Beacon Veterinary Hospital
Live traditional Appalachian music and square dance

Downtown Boone’s First Friday Art Crawl

Boone, North Carolina

35 participating venues throughout downtown Boone, NC
This event is a celebration of arts and culture in this Appalachian Gateway Community along the Blue Ridge Parkway.