The Virginia Highlands Festival began in 1948 and, over the years, has grown and flourished. Over the years the festival has been selected as a top event by the American Bus Association and SE Tourism Society. In 2010 the festival is listed in the Top 100 Art Festivals (Art Fair SourceBook).
Each year the festival offers a carefully juried arts and crafts show, plenty of entertainment, an enormous, high-quality antiques market, juried art and photography competitions, a variety of music from Celtic to Bluegrass and Classical, as well as nationally-known writers, lecturers, and visual and performing artists. View our online edition of the 2010 Highlander Magazine for a quick view of of this year's festival.
2010 Online Edition of Highlander Magazine
Join us in Abingdon this year as we celebrate the 62nd annual Virginia Highlands Festival and see why the Virginia Highlands Festival has been named one of the Top 100 Tourist Events in North America (American Bus Association), Top 100 Art Festivals (Art Fair SourceBook) and one of the Top 20 in the Southeast (SE Tourism Society award).
We'll see you this summer in Abingdon, Virginia, named a "Virginia Main Street" destination in 2007 and an "American Dream Town" in 2006.