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Special Events On an annual basis beginning in March and lasting through October, there are lots of activities in the area. | Event | Date(s) | Maple Festival
Whitetop Mountain Community - 5 miles
Music, crafts, storytelling, maple tapping area tours, sugar house and pancake meal/maple syrup. | Last weekend in March | Ramp Festival
Whitetop Mountain Community - 5 miles
Music, crafts, games, dancing, a RAMP EATING CONTEST and a BBQ chicken meal with ramps | Third Sunday in May | Wayne C. Henderson
Music Festival & Guitar Competition
Grayson Highlands State Park - 3 miles
Children's games and variety of foods. | Third weekend in June | Grayson County Fiddler's Convention
At the ballfield at Elk Creek School on VA 658 off US 21, north of Independence. Two nights of Old time & Bluegrass competitioin. - 30 miles | Last weekend in June | Independence Day Festivities
17 miles - arts & crafts, parade, food, games mountain music, children's activities at the Historic 1908 Courthouse in Independence and fireworks at Grayson County High School. | July 3 | Old Time Fiddler's Convention
At Fries town Park, Galax, Va. 38 miles. Two nights of fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, fold song, dance and band competition. | Second weekend in August | | Christmas in July in West Jefferson | Week of July 4 | | Virginia Highlands Festival | First 2 weeks in August | Festival by the New River
In Fries Town Park right on the New River. Live mountain music, dancing, crafts, displays, contests, food booths. Starting point of New River Trail Challenge. - 30 miles | Third Saturday in September | Grayson Highlands Fall Festival
Highlands State Park, Molasses making, cider squeezing, live mountain music, chicken dinners, a wild pony sale and handcraft sale. | Last weekend in September
| Baywood Fall Pumpkin Festival
In Baywood Community off Rt. 58. Parade, breakfast at school, food booths, live music, crafts, a hose pull and children's games. | October 2, 2004 | | Mountain Foliage Festival in Independence, VA. rain or shine with music, adventure, drama and crafts of mountain heritage and culture. http://www.graysoncountyva.com/, Email: tourism@GraysonCountyVA.com 276-773-3711 | Second Saturday in October | Whitetop Mountain Molasses Festival
At the Mount Rogers Fire Hall on US 58. - 5 miles. Traditional live music, dancing, great food, crafts, apple butter and molasses making. | Second Sunday in October | Bridle Creek Fall Festival
At Bridle Creek School - 17 miles - west of Independence. Live entertainment, auction, children's games, lunch and homemade desserts. | Call for information |
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