A busy weekend here in the hills

Music in the Streets in Floyd on a Friday Night. (Photos by Doug Thompson)
Music in the Streets in Floyd on a Friday Night
Music in the Streets in Floyd on a Friday Night

The expanded Floyd County Livestock & Country Fair highlights the area’s weekend activities Friday night with a Bull Riding Show at 6 p.m. and a full day of activities Saturday that begins at 10 a.m. at Chantilly Farm and concludes with Ben & Noel Haggard with The Strangers at the Farm.

Floyd County High School Varsity Football returns with a home game at 7 p.m.

Looks like a busy weekend here in the mountains.

Thursday, September 15

Old Time Music Jam w/ Fork Mountain Ramblers: Hotel Floyd Concert Series. Hotel Floyd Pavilion. 300 Rick Lewis Way S. E. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Scott Perry @ Dogtown Roadhouse, 302 S. Locust St. 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM.

Friday, September 16

Weather permitting (and sometimes when not) music in the streets greet fans and dancers and more along South Locust Street in Floyd.

Floyd Artisan Market, Community Market Pavilion, 205 South Locust St. 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

Grand Opening: Christina’s Healing Touch, June Bug Center, 251 Parkway Ln. S., 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.

Bull Riding Show- A Kick Off to the Floyd Livestock & County Fair, Chantilly Farm, 2697 Franklin Pike, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Friday Night Jamboree @ Floyd Country Store, 206 S Locust St, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM with Josh Blankenship & Josh Underwood at 6:30 for the Gospel Hour, followed by Katie & The Bubbatones at 7:30 and the Tune Town Old Time String Band at 9:00.

Groova Scape @ Dogtown Roadhouse, 302 S. Locust St. 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.

Saturday, September 17

Citizens Telephone Co-op Yard Sale, Citizens Telephone, 220 Webbs Mill Road, 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

Floyd Farmers Market, Community Pavilion – 205 S Locust. 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

Floyd Livestock & County Fair, Chantilly Farm, 2697 Franklin Pike. 10 AM – 7:00 PM.

Americana Afternoon, 206 S Locust St. 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Pickin’ n’ Sinnin’ at noon, followed by Bob Grbel at 1:15  and The Antecedents at 2:15.

Ignite Floyd Concert Series, Warren G. Lineberry Park – downtown Floyd
284 South Locust St. 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM.

LIve Bluegrass: The Country Boys @ Wildwood Farms General Store, 2380 Floyd Hwy S.7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Ben & Noel Haggard with The Strangers – Grandstand concert at the Floyd County Fair
Chantilly Farm, 2697 Franklin Pike, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

The Get Right Band at Dogtown, Dogtown Roadhouse, 302 S. Locust St. 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Sunday, September 18

Buffalo Mountain Hawk Watch, Buffalo Mountain 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Shape Note Singing @ Floyd Country Store, 206 S. Locust St. 12:00 PM – 1:20 PM

Cruise In @ Wildwood Farms General Store 2380 Floyd Hwy S. 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Sunday Sounds at Chateau Morrisette Winery, 287 Winery Rd SW MP 171 Blue Ridge Parkway. 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Sunday Music Jam @ Floyd Country Store, 206 S Locust St. 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Music Jam: Wildwood Farms General Store, 2380 Floyd Hwy S., 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Sunday Afternoon Swing! Pine Tavern Restaurant Pavilion, 611 Floyd Highway North. 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Open Mic Night at Dogtown Roadhouse, 302 S Locust St. 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

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