Join the Poplar Forest’s African American Advisory Group, interpretation and archaeology staff, and the Board of Directors for the Roots and Reconnection Festival, a special event to honor, celebrate, and educate about the life, culture, and history of the enslaved Africans who lived and worked on the plantation, as well as the culture and life...

Located just off Route 221 in Forest/Goode line. 2nd Annual Flavors of Fall Vendor and Craft Market 10am-3pm at Brookhill Wesleyan Church, Forest, VA. There will be a lunch sale beginning at 11am. All proceeds of booth rentals and lunch sales will be used to scholarship children’s camp fees.  

The Blue Ridge Bee Festival is a FREE community event aimed to promote all things bees in the Blue Ridge region along with all pollinators in the Piedmont! The festival will be hosted at Falling Creek Park in Bedford, Virginia. The festival will have: Workshops + Demos Guest Speakers Honey Tasting Pollinator Market Kids Activities...

Come to the Peaks Retreat & Adventure Center on September 14th and 15th for the second annual Olde Dominion Fantasy & Medieval Faire. There will be live music, vendor market, food, refreshments, entertainers, and quests. Join Robin Hood, Prince John, and the rest of the cast in an interactive experience to complete quests and move...

Come to Beale's Brewery for the 8th annual Oktoberfest which is a full day of German beers, German foods, and German music. Participate in the stein holding contest, enjoy a pour or two of Oktoberfest beer, and make more Beale’s memories.