A Celebration of Wildlife and Mountain Culture

- Guided Elk Viewing Tours
- Live Music by Ralph Stanley II
- Storytelling
- Mountain Arts Shocase
- Wild Game Dinner
- Mountain Games
- Kids Zone
- Food Trucks
- Craft Vendors
- Lodging / Camping

Plan to join us for the fourth annual Southern Gap Elk Fest!

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, October 26, 2023

6:30 p.m. - Wild Game Dinner

Friday, October 27, 2023

Festival Opens at 10 a.m.
Arts Entries for the Mountain Showcase accepted until 5 p.m.
Registration opens for Southern Gap ATV Neighborhood ‘Squatch Watch
6 a.m. - Guided Elk Tour - Pre-registration Required
Seventh Grade Students Arrive: workshops
10 a.m. - 8 p.m. - Vendor Booths Open
12 noon - 8 p.m. - Pickin’ Post open to players
5 p.m. - Guided Elk Tour - Pre-Registration Required
8 p.m. - Bonfire Storytelling

Saturday, October 28, 2023

6 a.m. Guided Elk Tour - Pre-registration Required
Festival Opens at 10 a.m.
Registration continues for Southern Gap ATV Neighborhood ‘Squatch Watch
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Kids Zone Open: inflatable rides, archery, games, trout pond fishing, petting zoo
10 a.m. - 8 p.m. - Vendor Booths Open
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Fan favorite voting for Mountain Arts Showcase
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Pickin’ Post open to players
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Hay Rides at the top of each hour
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Chainsaw Carving Demonstration
10 a.m. - Elk Restoration Workshop
11 a.m. - Turkey Calling Workshop
1 p.m. - 4 p.m. - Mountain Games
3 p.m. - ‘Squatch Watch entries due at Visitor Center
6 p.m. - Awards Ceremony
7 p.m. - Entertainment by Southern Connection and Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys

Date:
October 26-28, 2023

Location:
Southern Gap Visitor Center,
1124 Chipping Sparrow Road,
Grundy, VA 24614.

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