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Vinton Fall Festival brings family fun to downtown
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Downtown Vinton welcome families Saturday, Oct. 10, for a day of fall festivities at the Vinton Fall Festival. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features two stages of entertainment, more than 120 vendors, food trucks, shopping, a Kid Zone and a petting zoo. Organizers invite visitors to bring the family and spend the day celebrating the season in downtown Vinton.
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Major American Art Collection Coming to Taubman
The Taubman Museum Downtown is showcasing its newest exhibition with works from DeMell Jacobson. The collection is entitled “American Made,” and it features paintings, sculptures and interactive pieces. “This is an exhibition drawn from one of the finest private collections of American art in the nation. 86 works...
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Local bands win awards at Southern Thunder XVI band competition
PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) — Entertainment surged into Mercer County with the Southern Thunder XVI band competition during the first Saturday in October, and many local high school bands took home awards. According to members of 59News who attended the event, results of the Southern Thunder XVI band competition included: Class D Class C Class B […]
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‘1000-lb Sisters’ stars are coming to Encounter Con
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – A strange and fun-filled convention is going to be landing in Raleigh County next spring. Encounter Con will be hosted at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center and will be hosting faces you may have seen all over television. Amy, Chris and Brittany from the reality tv show ‘1000 Pound Sisters’ will […]
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10/25: A Celebration of the Lost & Found
Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 7PM — Featuring All-Star House Band: Sammy Shelor, Jesse Smathers, Jonathan Dillon & Bailey Moore with Special Guests: Roger Handy, Bubba Chandler, Junior Sisk, Jody King, Lynwood Lunsford & Ronald Smith. The Floyd Country Store invites you to join us as we pay tribute...
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NRCC Concert Series presents Blue Connection and New Ballard’s Branch Bogtrotters
The music of Blue Connection and New Ballard’s Branch Bogtrotters will be featured during New River Community College’s Concert Series event on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Music will begin at 6 p.m. in 117 Edwards Hall at NRCC in Dublin. Blue Connection is a hard driving traditional style...
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Two plays open this weekend, Roanoke Baroque announces its 2026-27 season and new exhibit at the Taubman Museum
From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of the local events coming up this weekend and in the near future. Sponsored by the Roanoke Cultural Endowment. See more at Roanoke Cultural Endowment.org. Its the opening weekend this Thursday night through a Sunday matinee at Showtimers Community Theatre for THe Revolutionists, set in Paris during the reign of terror in 1793, as four women hatch plots to fight extremist insanity – one of those women was Marie Antionette, of let them eat cake fame. Its also the opening weekend for The Picture of Dorian Gray at Attic Productions in Fincastle, once again this Thursday night through a Sunday matinee. A man makes a deal to stay young – as his portrait ages – meanwhile he carries on as if he will never grow old – without any consequences. And Roanoke Baroque has announced its 2026-27 season, with the theme “doubly baroque.” Hear more on the link below:
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10/14: Radford Photo Club Meeting
Photos of Costa Rican birds to be featured at meeting. The next meeting of the Radford Photo Club will be Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Radford Public Library at 6 p.m. Deborah Ring of Radford will present photos taken in Costa Rica, including many photos of birds. Also on the...
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Radford festival features Highland games, music, and Celtic traditions
RADFORD, Va. (WFXR) -The Radford Highlanders Festival returns Saturday, October 10, giving thousands of people a day to celebrate Celtic heritage, community, and tradition. It's a joint effort between Radford University and the city for 30 years. The free festival will be held on RU's main campus. It features traditional Scottish athletic competitions, sheepherding demonstrations, pipe and drum performances, live Celtic music, a massed band performance and clan march, Highland Cattle, crafts, and food vendors.
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Hamlet performance in Blacksburg will highlight actors’ experiences living with a disability
A theater company from Peru, Teatro La Plaza, is in Blacksburg this week for a performance of Hamlet. Eight actors with Down syndrome will perform, and they helped create this retelling of the Shakespeare play, which they’ve toured in 20 counties. “To be or not to be.” Many people...
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David Arquette returns to Virginia for Roanoke ‘Scream’ anniversary event
ROANOKE, Va. – David Arquette is bringing a celebration of the original Scream to Roanoke, where the actor’s upcoming appearance will carry a personal connection to the state. Arquette, who played deputy-turned-sheriff Dewey Riley in the long-running horror franchise, will appear Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at the...
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Two time Grammy nominee Maggie Rose performs at the Exchange Music Hall in Roanoke this week
Singer-songwriter Maggie Rose has played at FloydFest recently in two different years – but she and her band have never been on stage in the City of Roanoke. On the heels of a new album release, that’s set to change this Thursday night. She doesn’t label her music as being country – its evolved to Americana, soul, rock and cinematic pop says the news release, although Rose does perform once a month at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, where she lives. Her new album Half Moon was inspired in large part says Rose by the first child – a baby boy – she and her husband welcomed to the world, reflected in songs like Gentle Man. WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:
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Radford festival features Highland games, music, and Celtic traditions
RADFORD, Va. (WFXR) -The Radford Highlanders Festival returns Saturday, October 10, giving thousands of people a day to celebrate Celtic heritage, community, and tradition. It’s a joint effort between Radford University and the city. The free festival will be held on RU’s main campus. It features traditional Scottish athletic competitions, sheepherding demonstrations, pipe and drum […]
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Local Colors’ Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. – Rain didn’t stop people from coming together Saturday to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in downtown Roanoke. Local Colors hosted its Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, bringing together vendors, performers and community members to highlight Hispanic and Latin American cultures. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated nationally from...
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Woman writes book about paranormal side of Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Anita Allen just finished her book, “Nothing Ever Happens Here, Paranormal Events, Hauntings, High Strangeness and more in the Roanoke Valley.”. She stops by to tell us all about it on Here @ Home and shares how she collected witness accounts about these happenings, many of which took longer then expected as witnesses often felt that their stories were not interesting because they weren’t scary - but definitely full of intrigue and mystery.