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Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade, early
December. Award-winning annual parade
featuring lighted floats, marching bands,
equestrian units, giant balloons and Santa
Claus. Downtown Gatlinburg. 430-4148.
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Franklin County Moonshine Festival,
April. Featuring live music, car show, vendor
displays, moonshine folklore and tastings
of locally distilled "shine" in several flavors
and foods from local chefs. Early Inn at the
Grove, Rocky Mount. 483-4949.
ValleyFest Beer and Wine Festival, May.
Sample regional wines and microbrews,
listen to live music and browse the wares of
quality crafters and artisans. Massanutten
Resort, McGaheysville. 434-3862.
Virginia Wine and Craft Festival, May 20.
Enjoy tastings from 20 Virginia wineries,
fine handmade jewelry, hand-painted wine
glasses, and more. Downtown Front Royal.
635-3185.

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Staunton Music Festival, August. Lasting
10 days and presenting nearly 30 concerts,
lectures and workshops, with more than
60 of the worlds finest chamber musicians.
Staunton. 569-0267. stauntonmusicfestival.
org.
olde Salem Days, September 9. The Rotary
Club of Salem and the City of Salem host
this annual event featuring artisans and
crafters, food vendors, a classic car show
and more. Salem. 772-8871. oldesalemdays.
com.
Go outside Festival, october. A three-day
festival with camping, music, races and
demonstrations. Rivers Edge Sports Complex, Roanoke. 853-3191. roanokegofest.com.
Blue Ridge Folklife Festival, october 28.
Featuring performers, artisans, food and activities celebrating the Blue Ridge heritage.
Ferrum College, Ferrum. 365-4412.
Blacksburg Brew Do, october. The largest
craft beer festival in the New River Valley
featuring a homebrew competition. Blacksburg. blacksburgbrewdo.com.

Dickens of a Christmas, December. Fun for
the entire family with horse-drawn carriage
rides, street performers, Santa's workshop
and more. Downtown Roanoke. 342-2028.
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All Together Arts Weekend, May. Music,
Vendors, art activities, a parade and more.
Downtown Princeton. 425-6425.
Lewisburg Chocolate Festival, April 8.
Events include a chocolate bake-off, pastry
demonstrations and live music. Downtown
Lewisburg. 800-833-2068. lewisburgchocolatefestival.com.
GBCC Mountain Festival, June. Carnival
rides, games, food, crafts, animals, music,
fireworks and more. Bluefield City Park,
Bluefield. 327-7184.
Bramwell Springs Tour of Homes, June
3. Recapture the "Gilded Age." Walking out
featuring costumed interpreters. Historic
Bramwell. 248-8381.
Hometown Mountain Heritage Festival,
June 15-18. Activities include Coal Shoveling
contest, hometown 5K, flea market, kids carnival, memorabilia displays and more. Town
of Ansted. 800-927-0263.
State Fair of West Virginia, August 10-19.
The largest multi-day celebration in the state
with carnival rides, magic shows and more.
Fairlea. 645-1090. statefairofwv.com.
CultureFest, September. A World Music
and Arts festival with entertainment for
adults and kids, including music, dance,
art and more. Appalachian South Folklife
Center, Pipestem. 425-6425. culturefestwv.
com.
Princeton Autumnfest, September. Good
food, entertainment, activities for children,
dog show, contests and more. Downtown
Princeton. 487-1502.
T.o.o.T. (Taste of our Towns), october.
Visitors sample delicacies from local
restaurants, civic clubs and organizations.
Downtown Lewisburg. 645-7917.

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