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:

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