75 years ago, Robert Porterfield began a cultural experience unparalleled to our region. The Virginia Highlands Festival has continued to grow in size and scope to become a destination for tourists and a beloved regional cultural resource for the arts, history and culture of Southwest Virginia.

Schedule:

July 24, 2024

6:00 PM  8:00 PM: Talk. Taste. Tour. with Culinary Arts & Traditions at The Tasting Room at Nicewonder 22091 Nicewonder DriveBristol, VA

July 25, 2024

6:00 PM  9:00 PM: Appalachian Supper with Culinary Arts & Traditions at Hickory Fine Dining at Nicewonder 22010 NicewonderBristol, VA

July 26, 2024

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM: Writers & Readers Days Workshops at SWVA Higher Education Center

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Juried Arts & Crafts Show at Virginia Highlands Festival 110 W. Main St., Abingdon

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Early Bird Shopping: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Highlands Writers Fair at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Antiques & Vintage Show

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Stream Discovery at White's Mill

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM: Juried Fine Art Show: Winners Announcement at The Arts Depot

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Lecture: Fly Fishing at SWVA Higher Education Center

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Diamond Gala featuring Good Shot Judy at The Martha Ballroom

July 27, 2024

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM: Writers & Readers Days Workshops at SWVA Higher Education Center

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Abingdon Farmers Market at Virginia Highlands Festival ,Remsburg Drive Abingdon

8:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Fly Fishing and Aquatic Entomology at Virginia Creeper Fly Shop

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Juried Arts & Crafts Show at Virginia Highlands Festival 110 W. Main St., Abingdon

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Highlands Writers Fair at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Juried Fine Art Show at The Arts Depot

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Kitchen Tour presented by Berry Home Centers

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM: Tuatha Dea Concert at Delta Blues BBQ & Tumbling Creek Cider Company at Delta Blues BBQ

July 28, 2024

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Juried Arts & Crafts Show at Virginia Highlands Festival 110 W. Main St., Abingdon

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Highlands Writers Fair at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Abingdon Vineyards Tour at Abingdon Vineyards

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Farm Tour: Food. Flowers. Fiber

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Snorkeling in Whitetop-Laurel Creek at Mount Rogers Recreation Area/Straight Branch parking lot

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Juried Fine Art Show at The Arts Depot

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM: Snorkeling in Whitetop-Laurel Creek at Straight Branch parking lot

July 29, 2024

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Juried Arts & Crafts Show at Virginia Highlands Festival 110 W. Main St., Abingdon

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Hike: Backbone Rock to Damascus at Damascus Town Park

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Tree Identification Walk w/Mark Archibald at William King Museum of Art

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Arts & Crafts Demos: FREE at The Martha

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Highlands Writers Fair at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Juried Fine Art Show The Arts Depot

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: The Miraculous Magical Balloon at SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: FREE Lecture w/Admission: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: FREE Workshop: Physical Theater w/Synetic Theatre at SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Local Hard Cider Tasting at Tumbling Creek Cider Taproom

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Local Hard Cider Tasting at umbling Creek Cider Taproom

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: The Miraculous Magical Balloon at SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace

July 30, 2024

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Juried Arts & Crafts Show at Virginia Highlands Festival 110 W. Main St., Abingdon

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Arts & Crafts Demos: FREE at The Martha

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Highlands Writers Fair at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Juried Fine Art Show at The Arts Depot

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: FREE Lecture w/Admission: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Abingdon Farmers Market at Remsburg Drive Abingdon

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: FREE Workshop: Magic & Illusion w/Dave Vaught at SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Local Hard Cider Tasting at Tumbling Creek Cider Taproom

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM: Microgreens Workshop: Grow Your Own! at SWVA Higher Education Center

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Blue Door Garden Farm Tour & Workshop at Blue Door Garden Farm

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Local Hard Cider Tasting at Tumbling Creek Cider Taproom

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM: BearWise Talk by Katie Martin at SWVA Higher Education Center

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Comedian Rhapsody by The Second City at Barter's Gilliam Stage

July 31, 2024

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Juried Arts & Crafts Show at Virginia Highlands Festival 110 W. Main St., Abingdon

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Arts & Crafts Demos: FREE at The Martha

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Highlands Writers Fair at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Juried Fine Art Show at The Arts Depot

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: FREE Lecture w/Admission: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Tour: Appalachian Heritage Distillery at Appalachian Heritge Distillery

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Local Hard Cider Tasting at Tumbling Creek Cider Taproom

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Mushroom Workshop: Benefits & How to Grow Your Own at SWVA Higher Education Center

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Extend Shopping: Juried Arts & Crafts Show at Virginia Highlands Festival 110 W. Main St.

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: FREE Workshop: Foxtrot & Rumba w/Appalachian Ballroom at SWVA Cultural Center & Marketplace

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Local Hard Cider Tasting at Tumbling Creek Cider Taproom

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Raptors Over Southwest Virginia Talk by Ron Harrington at SWVA Higher Education Center

August 1, 2024

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Hike: The Great Channels at Hayters Gap Community Center

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Juried Arts & Crafts Show at Virginia Highlands Festival 110 W. Main St., Abingdon

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Highlands Writers Fair at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Juried Fine Art Show at The Arts Depot

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Antiques & Vintage Show at Antiques & Vintage Show

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Arts & Crafts Demos: FREE at The Martha

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: FREE Lecture w/Admission: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Tour: Nicewonder Farm & Vineyards at Nicewonder Farm & Vineyards

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Sip 'n Shop: Exclusive shopping, Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Blue Door Garden Farm Tour & Workshop at Blue Door Garden Farm

August 2, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Day in Saltville: Birds and Flowers of the Saltville Well Fields at Food Country Parking Lot

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Juried Arts & Crafts Show at Virginia Highlands Festival ,110 W. Main St., Abingdon

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Arts & Crafts Demos: FREE at The Martha

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Juried Fine Art Show at The Arts Depot

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Day in Saltville: Museum of Middle Appalachians at Museum of Middle Appalachians

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Highlands Writers Fair at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Day in Saltville:Geology, How Saltville Came to Be with Dan Manweiler at Museum of Middle Appalachians Conference Room

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: FREE Lecture w/Admission: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Farm Tour: The Cidery at Kelly Ridge Farm at Virginia Highlands Festival , 30558 Old Saltworks Road

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Mark Nizer 4D: A New Dimension in Entertainment at Barter's Smith Stage

August 3, 2024

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Abingdon Farmers Market at Remsburg Drive , Abingdon

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM: Juried Arts & Crafts Show at Virginia Highlands Festival 110 W. Main St

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Hike: Buzzard Rock on White Top at Abingdon Exit 19 or Damascus Trail Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Juried Fine Art Show at The Arts Depot

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Highlands Writers Fair at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Antiques & Vintage Show at SWVA Higher Education Center

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Tour: Sweetbay Brewing Company & Highlands Native Plants at Sweetbay Brewing Company

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Mark Nizer 4D: A New Dimension in Entertainment at Barter's Smith Stage

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Coffee Tasting at Wolf Hills Coffee

6:00 PM - 10:30 PM: Clint Black Concert with guests Mason Ramsey & Lance Stinson at Moonlite Drive-In Theatre & Venue

August 4, 2024

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Juried Arts & Crafts Show at Virginia Highlands Festival  110 W. Main St., Abingdon

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM: Highlands Writers Fair at SWVA Higher Education Center

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Antiques & Vintage Show

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Juried Fine Art Show at The Arts Depot

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Antiques Discovery Day: Bring Us Your Treasures! at SWVA Higher Education Center

Date: July 26 - August 4, 2024

Location:

Various Venues in Abingdon, VA 24210

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