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February 2021
Floyd PRIDE
FLOYD PRIDE holds a annual PRIDE every September including a Pride Parade, Ice Cream Social and family-friendly Drag Show and hosted by #DreamaBelle & special guests. Floyd Pride will hosting events throughout the year instead of one weekend festival Check out their events on their website and social channels listed here
Find out more »April 2021
Five Mile Mountain Road at The Backyard Jamboree
The Backyard Jamboree is back! On April 23 one of our favorites, Five Mile Mountain Road, will play a couple of sets celebrating the release of their new album Swingbilly Swagger. Join us on Friday evenings behind the Floyd Country Store for a live show with some of our favorite old time string bands! The Backyard Jamboree features one band performing for two hours starting at 6:00 pm. Seating opens at 5:30 pm. Bring your lawn…
Find out more »LIVE MUSIC: James Meadows Band
James Meadows Band will be joining us for our Saturday Concert Series on April 24, 2021 at 3pm! ~ $5 per adult, all ages welcome~ Covered/Heated patio in case of inclement weather~ Bring blankets and chairs for the lawn if you like."James Meadows is an ASCAP affiliated Singer/Songwriter and Nashville Recording Artist who currently resides in Abingdon, VA. He originally grew up an hours drive north of Abingdon in the small town of Mavisdale, VA…
Find out more »The Hazy Mountain Stringband at the Backyard Jamboree
Friday Night Backyard Jamboree April 30, 2021 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Backyard Jamboree is back! On April 30 we welcome The Hazy Mountain Stringband with their mentors Mac Traynham and Andy Buckman. The Hazy Mountain Stringband is comprised of the next generation of great old time musicians from Southwest Virginia, Wyatt and Cheyenne Grantham and their 5-year-old sister on bass. Should be a great night of music! Join us on Friday evenings behind the Floyd Country…
Find out more »May 2021
LIVE MUSIC: Donnie & the Dry Heavers
Donnie and the Dry Heavers will be joining us for our Saturday Concert Series on May 1, 2021 from 3-6pm!!~ $5 per adult, all ages welcome~ Covered/Heated patio in case of inclement weather~ Bring blankets and chairs for the lawn if you like."Donnie and the Dry Heavers is a 4-piece Indie-Rock/Jam Band from Kingsport, TN. The group consists of Chancellor Lawson (Guitar/Vocals), Andrew Kramer (Guitar/Vocals), Magus Vaughn (Bass/Vocals), and Cameron Hite (Drums/Vocals). Whether it's on…
Find out more »Virtual Speaker Series – A Brief Tour of Virginia’s Cultural Festivals
Free online event; must pre-register. Join our Virtual Speaker Series Tuesday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m. EDT when we will join Pat Jarrett, Interim Director of the Virginia Folklife Program, for “A Brief Tour of Virginia’s Cultural Festivals.” Since its inception in 1989, the Virginia Folklife Program has documented folklife activities, filmed musicians and festivals, and recorded traditional artists all across the Commonwealth. Many of these recordings have remained on physical tapes since the time they were…
Find out more »LIVE MUSIC: Kasey Williams Band
Kasey Williams Band will be performing for our Saturday Concert Series on May 8, 2021 from 3-6pm!.~ $5 per adult at the door, all ages welcome~ Covered/Heated patio in case of inclement weather~ Bring blankets and chairs for the lawn if you like
Find out more »The Tempest at the Moonlite
Barter Theatre continues its tradition of incredible spring Shakespeare, this time at the Moonlite Drive-In. The Tempest will take you on an adventure far away from everything you’ve ever known. As Prospero conjures a meeting with his enemy Antonio, he struggles between his desire for revenge and the power of forgiveness. Join us for an evening of magic and mischief on a fantastical island where nothing is as it seems.
Find out more »The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe at the Moonlite
Fantasy, adventure, and mystery await four siblings when they step through the wardrobe and into the magical land of Narnia—where the icy White Witch rules, and her curse ensures that the land is always crusted with snow. As they travel, the children encounter dwarves, fauns, and the great lion king, Aslan. Together they seek to fulfill the ancient prophecy and release Narnia from the Witch's enchantment and her spell of eternal winter.
Find out more »LIVE MUSIC: The Billy Crawford Band
Join us for our Saturday Concert Series with live music by The Billy Crawford Band from 3-6pm!~ $5 per adult, all ages welcome~ Covered/Heated patio in case of inclement weather~ Bring blankets and chairs for the lawn if you like"Blues guitar might be associated with Mississippi, Texas and Chicago, but a man of the mid-South has something to say about that. The city of Bristol, smack on the Tennessee/Virginia border, claims itself as the birthplace…
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