Join rangers at the park for a fun nature reading session.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

Join rangers at the park for a fun nature reading session.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

Join rangers at the park for a fun nature reading session.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

The "Great North American Eclipse" will be tracing a narrow path across several U.S.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

Celebrate the beauty of spring at Shenandoah River State Park!  Each April, Virginia Bluebells blossom along our winding riverbank, creating a beautiful carpet of blue and purple hues.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

Experience the magic of an unforgettable evening this Earth Day under the moonlight at Stars and Guitars.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

Join rangers at the park for a fun nature reading session.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

The First Saturday Community Coffee House is an open-mic event and is open to all family-friendly performers.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

Join us for a full day of live animal shows, hands on educational opportunities, and outdoor recreation clinics that all aim to highlight the rich natural history of Northern Virginia and foster stewardship of our environment.

Come join us around the fire.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce the spring semester of the WiseJAMS Music Program.

The Embers, featuring Craig Woolard, return to open the 2024 season of Pocahontas Premieres! The Embers are widely considered a musical marvel and have laid the groundwork for what has become known as ‘Beach Music’ in the Carolinas, Virginias, the gulf coast region of North America, and every beach in between.

Bring a picnic and lawn chair for a family friendly evening of live music at the Park's Interpretive Area! The Tidewinders, a local band, will be performing bluegrass music with a modern flare.  The event is free but the $5/vehicle parking fee applies.

Join us at New River Trail State Park for our Foster Falls Music Series!

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

Come join us around the fire.

Celebrate Southwest Virginia's rich tradition of old-time, bluegrass, blues, and Americana music with performances by regionally and nationally renowned musicians, including a star-studded main stage lineup! Platinum-selling recording artist, legendary singer-songwriter, Country Music Icon and Grammy Award winner, Suzy Boggus is coming to this year’s "Gathering in the Gap." She’ll be joined on the mainstage with the ever-eclectic Dark Moon Hollow, and a fan favorite in the incredibly talented Dave Eggar and Bristol Lightning.

Looking for a family friendly way to kick off your summer fun?

We will begin “2024 Music in the Park” with a true community event.

Join us at New River Trail State Park for our Foster Falls Music Series!

Come rock and roll with local band "Candy Machine" live as they perform music from the 1950s through the 1980s on the water's edge at the beach amphitheater.

Enjoy an evening with local troubadour Wayne Dunford as he sings and plays renditions of songs old and not so old. Wayne has been playing and singing throughout the New River Valley since the 1970s and brings a huge variety of music and great entertainment for all.

Our summer concert series is back, so get ready for some "foot-stomping" fun with an evening of bluegrass music.

Come enjoy an evening with guitar legend and world-famous builder Wayne C.

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

Join us for a Saturday afternoon of music and fun.

Come rock and roll with local band "Candy Machine" live as they perform music from the 1950s through the 1980s on the water's edge at the beach amphitheater.

Come rock and roll with local band "Candy Machine" live as they perform music from the 1950s through the 1980s on the water's edge at the beach amphitheater.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park will host its first “Lunch on the Lawn” summer music series for the 2024 season on Sunday, June 2, from 2 to 3 p.m., featuring The Timeless Strings Band.

Join rangers at the park for a fun nature reading session.

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

Come join us around the fire.

Save the date for the annual Claytor Lake Festival.

Come rock out with Reckless Brigade!

Pack a picnic and come early to pick the best spot on the lawn for one of the highlights of the summer season on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

Grab your favorite chair or blanket and head out to the park for an evening of local musical entertainment, featuring Delaine Healy and Powhatan Music & Sound aspiring musicians.

Join us at New River Trail State Park for our Foster Falls Music Series!

The 7 Cities Brass Band performs music from America’s newest popular music genre.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is excited to announce their Children’s Summer Music Camp.

Do you want to discover how music making can interact with being outdoors?

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

Experience life in the early 19th century with live music, blacksmiths, cooking, period camp, boats, and much more. This event will focus on two important parts of history from this area that had a profound influence on transportation and music in America: “batteaux and banjos.” See what it was like to live in the middle of the 19th century.

On the third Saturday of every June at Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, the Wayne C.

Join us for the Westmoreland State Parks one and only Music on the Cliff!

Pack a picnic and come early to pick the best spot on the lawn for one of the highlights of the summer season on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

Join us at New River Trail State Park for our Foster Falls Music Series!

If you would like to hear what music sounded like in the 1840s before the Civil War, then we have a very unique experience for you. We will have a historically accurate live music program with reproduction banjos, fiddles, and more with some great history about the songs they are playing. This only happens once a year! Please bring some chairs or blankets and enjoy a wonderful evening with us.

Experience life in the early 19th century with live music, blacksmiths, cooking, period camp, boats, and much more. This event will focus on two important parts of history from this area that had a profound influence on transportation and music in America: “batteaux and banjos.” See what it was like to live in the middle of the 19th century.

The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park will host a special Father’s Day “Lunch on the featuring local father/son duo Joey & Evan O’Quinn This father/son duo first appeared on stage together fifteen years ago at the June Toliver Playhouse with the Trail of the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama.

Experience life in the early 19th century with live music, blacksmiths, cooking, period camp, boats, and much more. This event will focus on two important parts of history from this area that had a profound influence on transportation and music in America: “batteaux and banjos.” See what it was like to live in the middle of the 19th century.

Do you want to discover how music making can interact with being outdoors?

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

Come listen to local band "Crimson River" live as they perform southern and country gospel music on the water's edge at the beach amphitheater.

Come join us around the fire.

Bring the whole family and enjoy an evening of great music with "Common Ground".

Do you want to discover how music making can interact with being outdoors?

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

Come join us around the fire.

You are cordially invited to this laid-back “pickin” session by local musicians.

Originally from Asheboro, NC, singer/songwriter Brooke McBride made the move to Nashville, TN in 2013.

Join rangers at the park for a fun nature reading session.

Join us at Prince Edward Lake, the site of historic Prince Edward State Park, in celebration of freedom.

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

Come join the party!

Join us at Prince Edward Lake, the site of historic Prince Edward State Park, in celebration of freedom.

Join us for a Saturday afternoon of music and fun.

Now held on Sunday afternoons, the Lunch on the Lawn series is back!

Enjoy the sounds of local musicians as you take in our beautiful park.

Come join the party!

Come out for some toe-tapping live music with Haze & Dacey!

Pack a picnic and come early to pick the best spot on the lawn for one of the highlights of the summer season on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

Join us in stepping into the boots of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worker and learning about the daily struggles had by the young men who built our state parks.