Festival Focus is on local Virginia talent and community - making music together. Building youth music making.

Schedule of Events:

May 29, 2025:

Activities and Adventures from 9:30 pm
Jams Continue at Rose River Stage at Sycamore Pavilion - 4 pm

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm: Smokin’ Trout (Criglersville/Syria)
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm: Hickory Ridge (Zion‘s Crossroads)
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm: Blue Range (Elkton)
7;00 pm - 7:50 pm: Buster Sexton (Galax)
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Nothin’ Fancy (Buena Vista)

May 30, 2025:

Mountain to Mat Adventures Continue
Kids Tent Starts
5 Workshops
Jams Continue at Rose River Stage at Sycamore Pavilion

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm: Rose River Ramblers (Powhatan, VA)
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm: Dark Hollow(Madison, VA)
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm: The Bluegrass Brothers (Southwest VA)
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm: Rose River Ramblers (Powhatan, VA)
6:00 pm - 6:50 pm: Dark Hollow (Madison, VA)
7:00 pm - 7:50 pm: The Bluegrass Brothers (Southwest VA)
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Lonesome River Band (Floyd, VA)

May 31, 2025:

Mountain to Mat Adventures Continue
Kids Tent Continues
5 Workshops Continue
Jams Continue
At Rose River Stage at Sycamore Pavilion

12:00 pm - 12:50 pm: Youth Bluegrass Band - Take Your Pick - the Dunlap Family (Virginia Beach)
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm: Gold Top County Ramblers (Sperryville, VA)
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm: Red Camel Collective & Heather Berry Mabe
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm: Youth Bluegrass Band - Take Your Pick  - the Dunlap Family
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm: Gold Top County Ramblers (Sperryville, VA)
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm: Red Camel Collective & Heather Berry Mabe (Ferum, VA)

5:50  pm - 6:00 pm: Thank You to Everyone

6:15 pm - 7:45 pm: Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike (Somerset, VA)
-Band also contributes much time to our Youth Bluegrass Master Classes at the Festival and then the Intensive Camp in December

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Junior Sisk (Ferrum, VA)

June 1, 2025:

8:30 am: Yoga
8:00 am - 10:00 am: Breakfast Buffet at the Main Lodge
12:00 pm: Porch Feedback Session for all the Festers
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Brunch Lunch Buffet with Graves Mountain Fried Chicken

MCs on Stage:

Rusty Cempre who brings us “Bluegrass Sunday Morning” on WNRN, Larry Haynes, Vince May, and Mason Newton, member of Youth Bluegrass Masterclass.

Dates: May 29, 2025 - June 1, 2025

Location:

Graves Mountain Farm Campground,
3822 Old Blue Ridge Turnpike,
Syria, VA 22743.

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