Visit Wise County, Virginia

17/10/2024

🍂 We hope your weekend plans include the 52nd Annual Home Craft Days Festival! 🍁

13/09/2024

🍁🍂 Welcome, friends! Fall is in the air and there’s no better place to experience the beauty of the autumn season than here in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains! 🍁🍂

As the leaves turn, our mountain communities come alive with festivals, fairs, and all kinds of cozy activities. We invite you to experience the warmth, charm, and vibrant spirit of Wise County this fall.

To help you plan your visit, we've put together this guide that includes upcoming local events and trip inspiration!

To view the guide with clickable links, please use the version below ⬇️

https://www.wisecounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/883/Wise-Co-Fall-Events-Promo?bidId=

05/09/2024

🦊🍁 Join us for a day of adventure and stories at the Red Fox Storytelling Festival and the Chasing Red Fox Race on October 26, 2024 in Pound, VA! 🦊🍁

Kick off the day with the Chasing Red Fox 10K, starting at 9:00 AM, and race along the scenic Pine Mountain trails. Think you can outrun the red fox? 🏃‍♂️🌲

Stick around for an afternoon of storytelling at the Red Fox Storytelling Festival, from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM at Pound Town Hall. Listen to captivating local legends, spooky tales, and historical stories from our region’s past. 🎶📖

End the evening by the bonfire with the chilling tale of the Killing Rock Massacre on-site from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. 🔥🌙

Register for the race now and don’t miss this family-friendly day of fun! More race info at: RunTriCities.org

05/09/2024

🎬✨ "It's SHOWTIME!" ✨🎬

Get ready for a spooktacular night at the Central Drive-In (Norton, Virginia)! This Friday, September 6th at 7:30 PM, the drive-in is hosting a Beetlejuice Costume Contest! 🎃🪲

🖤 Categories:

Best Solo Character
Best Couple Costume
"Dec Out My Ride" (LED lights only, please!)

🎁 Prizes:

1st place: FREE movie passes! 🎟️
2nd place: FREE food off the menu! 🍔
3rd place: FREE popcorn, candy, or drink! 🍿🍬

Come in your best Beetlejuice-inspired look and have your costume seen before the movie begins. Be here by 7:30 PM to enter!

Tag your friends and don’t forget to bring your best ghoulish flair. 🖤 See you at the movies! 🎬👻

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Bettlejuice, beetlejuice, beetlejuice!!!!!!!

We are having a beetlejuice costume contest here at the central drive in!!! Come dressed as your best character.

There are three contest happening Friday September 6th at 7:30

1. Best solo character
2. Best couple costume
3. Dec out my ride ( using low leds lights to not disturb other customers)

Prizes for contest will be
1st place: free movie passes
2nd place: free food off the menu
3rd place: free popcorn, candy, or drink

Everyone who wants to be a part of the costume contest needs to be at the drive-in by 7:30 p.m to have their costumes seen. This gives ample time for your costume to be voted on, before the movie begins.

29/08/2024

It's (almost) fall, y'all!🍂

Visit Wise County is seeking local fall-themed activities, events, food and beverage, and beyond to include in fall tourism itineraries. If your business or organization has a fall or Halloween offering you'd like to promote, please submit details through the form below⬇️

https://visitwisecounty.com/event-submission-form/

21/08/2024

🚗✨Celebrate 100 years of the Town of Wise in style!

Join us on September 21, 2024, for a one-of-a-kind car show showcasing vehicles that span the generations. Witness the evolution of automobiles over the past century, from vintage classics to modern marvels. Have a unique ride you want to show off? We’d love to feature it! Contact Jeff Dotson at [email protected] to participate. Don’t miss this historic event!

09/05/2024

Gathering in the Gap is right around the corner! 🪕

The festival kicks off our summer season here in the mountains of Southwest Virginia every year with old-time music and bluegrass performances by both local and big name artists 🎻

Don't have your tickets for the show yet? 🎟 The Gather in the Front Row Sweepstakes is your chance to score 2 FRONT ROW SEATS! See original post below for entry instructions.

Want to play it safe and reserve your spot now? Tickets are available for purchase at the link below! Remember to celebrate summer in the mountains with us come this Memorial Day weekend! 🇺🇸

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gathering-in-the-gap-music-festival-2024-tickets-681006347317?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3rc0DPYXdxsNp3Nab2FOXp09mnKvvI0bbpnIgt8uOxIRIyVWlS8Eajj3g_aem_AdTWoTDIN7QrUFzWm-KhAEt9SMWMM7aR-EbUzMUrQ88B9DjfOByHa_Elioc_Ao3-YTSy1WEujasOu5UPQqo0zArk

GATHER IN THE FRONT ROW SWEEPSTAKES!!!

From May 3 through the 17 only........pay just $5 for a chance on TWO front row tickets to the main stage event at the Gathering in the Gap Music Festival! We'll post the ticket link once they're available for purchase, so stay tuned!

As always, visit www.gatheringinthegap.org for more information!

02/05/2024

SWVA is in bloom! 🌸

Come experience springtime in Wise County 🌞
Check out our new Visit Wise County Online Visitor Guide for trip inspiration! ⬇️

https://publuu.com/flip-book/465148/1047058

16/03/2024

07/10/2023

Wise County is definitely the place to be during the month of October! The Fall colors are starting to show off and we can’t forget about the Blue Highway Fest, Wise Fall Fling, MECC Home Craft Days and other great events all coming up this month! We’ve got visitors covered coming from all directions with some new signage!

Be sure you’re using www.visitwisecounty.com and downloading our mobile app for everything Wise County!!

27/09/2023

Get ready for vendors, food, and fun at the 45th Annual Wise Fall Fling coming up on October 14-15! 🍁

Check out the Fling's page for more details on the schedule for this year's event.

18/09/2023

We might be just a little biased, but fall in the mountains of SWVA is hard to beat! 🍁

October is the best time to visit us for the most vibrant fall colors of the season. Check out our fall festivals, trails, lodging, and more on our website to plan your fall getaway to Wise County! 🎃

https://visitwisecounty.com

31/08/2023

Crisp mountain air, changing leaves, and....Blue Highway Fest ticket sale! 🍁

The first signs of fall have arrived in Wise County and that includes a chance for county residents to receive a 25% discount on Blue Highway Fest tickets 🪕

The 2nd annual Blue Highway Fest will take place October 11-14 in charming Big Stone Gap.

Check out the festival lineup below, then text COUNTY to 855-955-1658 to receive your discount code 📱

Not a Wise County resident but still want to reserve your tickets for Blue Highway Fest? Get them now at the link below ⬇️

https://bluehighwayfest.com/tickets/

30/06/2023

The 4th of July is here and there are so many ways to celebrate in Wise County! 🇺🇸

Check out the local schedule of events below ⬇️

30/06/2023

Monster trucks, racing, and fireworks, oh my! 🏁

Lonesome Pine Motorsports Park in Coeburn will throw its biggest party ever this Saturday night with The Great American Smash! 💥

Get your tickets to this action packed event at the link below ⬇️ Trust us, you don’t want to miss out on this wild show!

30/06/2023

The party starts today in Big Stone Gap! 🇺🇸

The 5-day Independence Extravaganza kicks off tonight with a hot dog eating and dessert creation contest followed by a downtown block party in the sand 🏝️ The fun keeps rolling all through the weekend and ends with a bang at Tuesday night’s fireworks display! 🎆

Check out the full schedule linked below and make plans to celebrate the 4th in BSG!👇

26/06/2023

Kudos to the Town of St. Paul and the many organizations and volunteers that pitched in to reopen the Bluebell Island Trail! Next time you're in the area, take a nature stroll along this riverside beauty.

25/05/2023