2026 Annual Floyd Living Traditions Festival
Venue: The Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
The Floyd Center for the Arts presents the 4th Annual Floyd Living Traditions Festival on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
Presented by the Floyd Center for the Arts in partnership with Handmade Music School, the award-winning Floyd Living Traditions Festival is a celebration of the music, craft, stories, and traditions that make the Blue Ridge region unique. This free, all-day event features live traditional music & dance performances on two stages, hands-on family activities, living history experiences, storytelling, exhibitions, and 70+ craft demonstrations by skilled artisans practicing basketry, blacksmithing, weaving, spinning, woodworking, quilting, chair caning, pottery, and more.
Visitors can explore a marketplace featuring 29 handmade vendors, meet artists and craftspeople, participate in community art projects, learn about regional traditions, and enjoy local food throughout the day. Festival highlights include performances on the Handmade Music School Outdoor Stage, dance workshops, interactive demonstrations, heritage exhibits, and opportunities to experience traditional arts from sheep-to-yarn fiber processing to green woodworking and storytelling.
Outdoor Stage Schedule:
• 10:00–10:45 AM: Little River Missionary Baptist Church Choir
• 11:00 AM–12:00 PM: Ballads of Southwest Virginia and North Carolina with Elsa Howell and Murphy Campbell
• 12:15–1:15 PM: Handmade Music School Youth String Band
• 1:30–2:30 PM: Virginia Hollow
• 2:45–3:45 PM: Skinny Creek
• 4:00–5:00 PM: Handmade Music School Harmonic Heritage Series featuring Marvin Harlow
Indoor Stage Schedule:
• 10:30–11:30 AM: A History of the Extension Homemakers Council
• 12:00–1:00 PM: Floyd Historical Dancers
• 1:30–2:15 PM: Artist Talk with Donald Sunshine
• 2:30–3:30 PM: Handmade Music School Partner Dance Workshop
• 4:00–5:00 PM and Beyond: Community Contra Dance
Admission is free for the all-day event and parking is free.
Join us for a day of art, music, culture, and community as we celebrate the living traditions of Floyd and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The event is rain or shine.
The Floyd Center for the Arts is located at 220 Parkway Lane South, Suite 1 in Floyd, VA.
To view the event flyer, visit: https://res.cloudinary.com/du5lfb5z3/image/upload/v1787074289/762676772_1510177681138152_919299707103065331_n_ad0jml.jpg or https://res.cloudinary.com/du5lfb5z3/image/upload/v1787074218/708016489_1449505367205384_5215087681698913974_n_iclai5.jpg.
For more information, visit: https://www.floydartcenter.org/floyd-living-traditions-festival or https://www.facebook.com/FloydArts or https://www.facebook.com/events/1714808599548176/ or https://www.instagram.com/floydcenterforthearts/ or call 540-745-2784.
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