Fiddle & Fork Festival: Midday Mountain Music Celebration at the Blue Ridge Music Center
Midday Mountain Music Celebration
Fiddle & Fork Festival
Sunday, June 14 | 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. | free and open to the public
Music Center Road, Galax, Va., milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway
A celebration featuring live performances and interviews with the Music Center’s Midday Mountain Music groups, including:
- Fisher Peak Timber Rattlers
- Buck Mountaineers
- Dot and Dan Shikenjanski
- Willard Gayheart and Scott Freeman
- Sugarloaf Mountain Band
- Blue Ridge Ramblers
- Gen 3
This event, emceed by festival grand marshal Wayne Henderson, honors 20 years of daily, free musical presentations on the Blue Ridge Parkway and the significant contributions of these local musicians.
ADDITIONAL EVENT DETAILS
This event is part of Fiddle & Fork Festival, taking place June 12-14, 2026. Hosted by the Blue Ridge Music Center and The Bluffs Restaurant, the festival celebrates the music and foodways of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Fiddle & Fork is presented in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival as part of the “Of the People: The Smithsonian Festival of Festivals,” a nationwide series of programs and exchanges marking the 250th anniversary of the United States and showcasing the country’s cultural landscape. For more information and a full festival schedule, visit fiddleandforkfestival.com
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