Posts from September 2022

This weekend, the Fall Festival & Country Store at Jeter Farm kicks off the season with corn maze, hayride, pumpkin train, barnyard zoo, slides, games, and more. Jeter Farms is a 5th generation family farm in Botetourt County past Bonsack off of 460. Enjoy ice cream, local apple cider, fresh kettle corn, and on Saturday and Sunday grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, and roasted corn! The festival runs from September 25 to October 30th on Saturdays from 9AM-6PM and Sundas from Noon to 6PM. The farm is open for school field trips during the week. General admission is collected at the gate and you can learn more on their website. 

You can mozy on down I-81 or take the backroads for Sinkland Farms 31st Annual Pumpkin Festival in Christiansburg. Enjoy live music, explore local vendors, or tour the grounds on horseback. Taste authentic southern barb...

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Diversity is spelled R-O-A-N-O-K-E! We often hear from clients what a happy surprise it is to find such inclusive opportunities, cultural celebrations, authentic eateries, and a diverse population in our small, southern mountain city. One local organization, Latinas Network, is kicking off a month-long celebration of Hispanic Heritage this week!

Live music, luncheons, family friendly events, fundraisers, educational talks, and of course–amazing food–are all part of the wide ranging events planned between September 15th and October 15th as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Latinas Network is partnering with local organizations and businesses to provide broad opportunities for the hispanic community to come together and to welcome in peop...

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It's time for Pumpkin Spice everything and that includes all sorts of awesome autumn activities around the Roanoke Valley, but what about sunflowers? Yes! It's time for the annual Beaver Dam Farm Sunflowers Festival, too! 

Beaver Dam Farm was a family owned and operated working dairy farm from 1927 until 2019. In the summer of 2015 the farm planted sunflowers to see how they would grow. After harvested, they were bagged for birdseed. 2016 marked the first annual sunflower festival which has become the first and largest sunflower festival and vendor show on the East coast! With two back to back weekends of over 600,000 sunflowers, handmade crafters, food vendors, live music and events throughout the week; the festival has seen up to 20,000 visitors per year. 

What do you need to know?

*The festival runs from September 9-18th

*Leave your pets at home; service dogs only

*Tickets can be purchased o...

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