Since 1976 the Rugby Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department, Inc. and Grayson Highlands State Park have entertained tens of thousands of people each year with their live exhibits of Appalachian culture. Step back into a simple age when horses and mules ground cane into juice to be boiled into sorghum or molasses; when apple cider was the soft drink of the time; when fresh apples were cooked in a copper kettle over an open fire all day long to render apple butter; when Saturday night was reserved for fiddling; and making music with the neighbors. Such was the lifestyle of the early Appalachian pioneers.

Schedule of Events:

Saturday September 27, 2025

10:00 am: Brushy Mountain Boys
11:00 am: Loose Strings Band      
12:00 pm: Whitetop Mountain Band
01:00 pm: Wayne C Henderson   
02:00 pm: Middle Fork Bluegrass
03:00 pm: New River Line
04:00 pm: Left Over Biscuits

Sunday September 28, 2025

10:00 am: Sugarloaf Mountain Band
03:00 pm: Middle Fork  Gospel

Date:
September 27 - 28, 2025

Time:
10am - 5pm

Location:
Grayson Highlands State Park,
829 Grayson Highland Ln, 
Mouth of Wilson, VA 24363

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