Wander. Explore. Discover.

Party with a Purpose

Swaggering rock, soulful blues, R&B grooves, and pop ambition hits the main stage for the Project Outside benefit concert.

Big Ol’ Outdoor Party films, music, conversations, and dancing

GO Outside Festival has stages filled with music, films, workshops, conversations and more. And make sure you don’t miss the silent disco tucked away in the Peter Pan playground wonderland.

BANFF Mountain Film Festival

Live in Elmwood Amphitheater

Festival Main Stage in Elmwood Park

The Elmwood Park Amphitheater Main Stage, presented by Haley Toyota, sets the scene for an inspiring weekend with Friday’s Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, followed by free concerts throughout Saturday and Sunday. The amphitheater is great for catching up with old friends and also a pretty sweet spot to eat some food (or bring your own picnic). 

AMPHITHEATER SCHEDULE

Friday (10/13):

7:30-10pm: Banff Mountain Film Festival presented locally by Mast Store

Saturday (10/14):

10:15-11:15am: The Kind

11:45am-12:45pm: Ambassador & Chosen Few

1:30-2:45pm: Lazy Man Dub Band

3:30-4:45pm: Social Assassins, a side project of Gabriel Marin, of Consider the Source

6:00-7:30pm: Magic Beans

Overhead performance by Trickline Collective presented by Freedom First

9:00-10:30pm: The Werks

Sunday (10/15):

10:15-11:45am: Colby T. Helms & The Virginia Creepers

12:15-1:15pm: Laney Jones

1:30-2:30pm: Virginia Electric

3:00-4:45pm: Led Zeppelin 2

The Campfire Stage

The Campfire Stage celebrates the ways conversation and storytelling guide us in our journeys through the great outdoors. Spread out your blanket on the hillside and hear from people whose mission so to make the outdoors safe and accessible to all.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13

5-7 PM: Leveraging the Outdoors to Attract Business & Talent lead by Pete Eshelman and Social Pop-Up (presented by Get2KnowNoke)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

11 AM: Super Carlin Brothers: Pop Corn Culture Live Podcast

1:30 PM: James Gregory, The Ethnic Explorer

3 PM: Parks Director Panel Discussion featuring directors from City of Roanoke, Franklin County, and Roanoke County

4:30 PM: Asia Bright of Black Girls Hike

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15

11 AM: Amber Wendler, Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech

3 PM: Outside Magazine Get Outside Tour: Essentials for Outdoor Living

GO Fest Schedule

Fri, Oct 13

Watch It, Try It, Race It, Live It! This schedule has all the activities, shows, races, and demos going on at GO Fest.

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Leveraging the Outdoors to Attract Business & Talent: Panel Discussion and G2KN Social Pop-Up

Campfire Stage at the corner of Elm Ave and Jefferson Ave

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Demo Pool presented by the Department of Wildlife Resources

Demo Pool (on Franklin near intersection with Williamson)

6:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Lumberjack Show presented by Member One

Roanoke Go Fest

7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Banff Mountain Film Festival

Main Stage

9:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Silent Disco

Peter Pan Playground in upper Elmwood Park

Sat, Oct 14 

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

5K on the ROA Runway

Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport – 1410 Coulter Drive. NW, Roanoke, VA 24012

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Young Women in the Outdoors

Meet at Appalachian Conservation Corps booth

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Demo Pool presented by the Department of Wildlife Resources

Demo Pool (on Franklin near intersection with Williamson)

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM

The Kind

Elmwood Amphitheater Main Stage

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Super Carlin Brothers Pop Corn Podcast Live Recording

Campfire Stage at the corner of Elm Ave and Jefferson Ave

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Create your own eco-friendly re-usable tote bag with Grateful Gypsy

Grateful Gypsy booth

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

The Ambassador

Elmwood Amphitheater Main Stage

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

Lumberjack Show presented by Member One

Roanoke Go Fest

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Create your own eco-friendly re-usable tote bag with Grateful Gypsy

Grateful Gypsy booth

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

James Gregory: The Ethnic Explorer

Campfire Stage at the corner of Elm Ave and Jefferson Ave

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Lazy Man Dub Band

Elmwood Amphitheater Main Stage

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Lumberjack Show presented by Member One

Roanoke Go Fest

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Parks Director Panel Discussion

Campfire Stage at the corner of Elm Ave and Jefferson Ave

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Create your own eco-friendly re-usable tote bag with Grateful Gypsy

Grateful Gypsy booth

3:30 PM – 4:45 PM

Social Assassins, a side project by Gabriel Marin, of Consider the Source

Elmwood Amphitheater Main Stage

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Asia Bright, Black Girls Hike

Campfire Stage at the corner of Elm Ave and Jefferson Ave

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Create your own eco-friendly re-usable tote bag with Grateful Gypsy

Grateful Gypsy booth

5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Lumberjack Show presented by Member One

Roanoke Go Fest

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Magic Beans

Elmwood Amphitheater Main Stage

9:00 PM – 10:30 PM

The Werks

Elmwood Amphitheater Main Stage

9:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Silent Disco

Peter Pan Playground in upper Elmwood Park

Sun, Oct 15

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Demo Pool presented by the Department of Wildlife Resources

Demo Pool (on Franklin near intersection with Williamson)

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Colby T. Helms & The Virginia Creepers

Elmwood Amphitheater Main Stage

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Amber Wendler, Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech

Campfire Stage at the corner of Elm Ave and Jefferson Ave

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Create your own eco-friendly re-usable tote bag with Grateful Gypsy

Grateful Gypsy booth

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Lumberjack Show presented by Member One

Roanoke Go Fest

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Laney Jones

Elmwood Amphitheater Main Stage

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Create your own eco-friendly re-usable tote bag with Grateful Gypsy

Grateful Gypsy booth

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Virginia Electric

Elmwood Amphitheater Main Stage

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Lumberjack Show presented by Member One

Roanoke Go Fest

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Outside Magazine Get Outside Tour: Essentials for Outdoor Living

Campfire Stage at the corner of Elm Ave and Jefferson Ave

3:00 PM – 4:45 PM

Led Zeppelin 2

Elmwood Amphitheater Main Stage

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Create your own eco-friendly re-usable tote bag with Grateful Gypsy

Grateful Gypsy booth

Silent Disco

The Silent Disco is back this year!

DJs spinning tunes to wireless headphones – it’s something you just have to experience to fully understand. Bring your friends and grab a pair of headphones to join the best dance party in town.

We’ll be rocking tunes in the Peter Pan playground (upper Elmwood Park overlooking the amphitheater).

Friday and Saturday nights from 9pm-11pm. Headphones are given out first-come-first-serve. Please be mindful of those waiting to get their groove on and share the love (aka headphones).

Date: October 13-15, 2023

Location: Elmwood Park in Downtown Roanoke.

505 Williamson Rd. SE. Roanoke, VA 24011

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