6.23–6.29
Tue 6/24
📚 6–7:30pm: Coffee, Tea, & Poetry (poem sharing) // Roanoke Higher Ed Center // free; 18+ ↝
🏆 6–9pm: Crokinole Night (Canadian board game club) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
♫ 6–10pm: Torture, Two-Piece, Eyez Wide Shut, Opposition, Companion of Fools, Nerve, (metal, hardcore) // Blindhouse Beer Co. // $15 adv. $20 day of; all ages ↝
♫ 8:30pm: Christian Q. & Co. (funk, blues, jazz, pop) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝
Wed 6/25
🎨🧸 3:30–5:30pm: Hand Sewing for Beginners // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // $5+, ages 6+ ↝
✮ 5–7pm: Lick Run Farmers Market (every final Wednesday) // Lick Run Farm // free ↝
🏳️🌈✮ 5–8pm: Mid-Week PRIDE Market (live music, vendors, food & drink specials) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
♫🍔 5–8pm: Jazz Night // Six and Sky // reservations recommended ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Mercy Creek (folk rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🍔 6pm: Dinner in the Dark (blinded folded dining experience; vegan menu available) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $163 ↝
🍔✮ 6pm: History After Dark w/ author John Long // 1772 Rooftop on Main - Fincastle // reservations req. ↝
📚 6–8pm: Silent Book Club // Ursula's Cafe // free ↝
♫ 6:30pm: Ben Clark & the Long Shadows (alt country, pop, indie) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7–11pm: Open Mic Night // The Front Row // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Stephen Kellogg, Pat McGee Band (folk, rock) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $35+ ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Ben Trout Band // Martin's Downtown // free ↝
Thu 6/26
📚🧸 11am–noon: Book Adventure: The Art of Music (storytime, beginner book binding) // Taubman Museum // free ↝
🎨 4–7pm: Meet the Artist: Simone Patterson (artist meet & greet) // Blue Ridge PBS // free ↝
🏳️🌈🍔 5–8pm: Pride Wine Tasting with RDC // Crystal Spring Grocery // $20 ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Party in Elmwood: Too Much Sylvia (beach music) // Elmwood Park // $10 ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: GOTE (rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 6pm: Roots & Resistance: Washington Park (presentation, Q&A) // Gainsboro Library // free ↝
🏳️🌈🏆 5–8pm: Pride Trivia Night // The Bibliopub // free ↝
🎨 5–8pm: Sip & Stitch (crafting social) // Atheling Meadworks // free ↝
♫ 6pm: Rebecca Porter, Kai Crowe-Getty (country, folk, Americana) // Starr Hill Brewery // free ↝
🎨 6–7:30pm: Sips, Strokes & Stories: Georgia O'Keefe (paint event) // Stave & Cork - Salem // $35, 21+ ↝
🌳 6–7:30pm: Community Night: Backyard Beekeeping (workshop, kids' activities, and yoga) // Morningside Urban Farm // free ↝
🍔 6–7:30pm: Charcuterie Class // Well Hung Vineyards // $82 ↝
🏆🏳️🌈 7pm: Belle's Bingo & More (drag & bar games) // Olde Salem Brewing - Roanoke // free ↝
♫ 7:30–10:30pm: Doc McClintock (folk) // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Judy Collins (folk) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $66+ ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Michael & The Pentecost (alt rock, classic rock, Americana) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝
Fri 6/27
🧸🎨 4–5:30pm Children’s Art Pop-Up Series (mixed media art class) // Art on 1st // $35, ages 8–12 ↝
✮ 4:30–9pm: Great Race Party at the Museum (classic car viewing experience) // VA Museum of Transportation // free ↝
♫ 6pm: Adin Boyer (of American Idol) // Starr Hill Brewery // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Leonard Blush and The Camelcals (rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6pm: Ledbetters, Superunknown (tribute to Pearl Jam & Chris Cornell) // Dr. Pepper Park // $26+ ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Phat Laces (funk, jam) // Grandin Chillage // $5 (<12 free) ↝
✮ 6–7:30pm: Nature's Symphony (sound bath & guided meditation) // Uttara Yoga // $25 ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Mad Iguanas (rock) // Twin Creeks Brewing // free ↝
🎭 7–9pm (sign-ups begin at 6:30): Open Mic Comedy Night with the Comedy Lab // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
🏳️🌈🎨 7–9pm: Fired Up & Fabulous: A Drag & Pottery Night (drag show, mug painting) // Motel Studios // $40 ↝
♫ 7:30–10:30pm: The Kind - acoustic set // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 6:30): Moon Hooch (saxophone dance) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $24+ ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): The Gatlin Brothers (country, vocal) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $66+ ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Redd and the Paper Flowers (folk) // The Spot on Kirk // $12 adv. $15 day of ↝
🎨 8–11pm: Glow, Baby, Glow - 90s Paint Party // Lucid Dreams // $45, 21+ ↝
💃 8:30pm–midnight (group lesson at 8:30): Fiesta Friday with DJ Guia (all-level Latin dance party) // Inka Grill - Downtown // $10 ↝
♫ 10pm: Memphis Lightning (rock, roots, blues) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝
Sat 6/28
🎨 10am–2pm: Paint Day at the Mansion // Fishburn Mansion // $30 ↝
✮ 10am–4pm: Star City Motor Madness Car Show // Jefferson St. downtown // free ↝
✮🏳️🌈 11am–3pm: Shop Queer All Year (makers market) // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // free ↝
✮ 1–7pm: GLOW Farewell Party (vendors & potluck) // GLOW Healing Arts // free ↝
🎨 2–3pm: Bead Bracelet Workshop // Taubman Museum // $40 ↝
🎭 2–4pm: Improv Workshop // Ursula's Cafe // suggested donation $30; ages 12+ ↝
✮🌳 2–5pm: Summer Solstice Celebration with Temple of Sacred Knowledge // Wasena Park // $10 ↝
🎨✮ 2:30–5pm: Murder in Margaritaville Mystery & Sea Glass Succulent (murder mystery & craft event) // Hammer & Stain // $58 ↝
📚 3:30–6:30pm: Found Poetry Workshop // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // $10 ↝
🏆 5pm: NYA Tailgate: Black Heritage Night // Salem Memorial Ballpark // $18 ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Seedpicker (soul, funk, blues) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🎨 6–8pm: Wheel Bonanza (pottery class) // Big Lick Brewing ↝
🏆 6–9pm (doors close 5:45): Bingo with a Twist (charity event) // Charter Hall // $39, 21+ ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Cinémathèque (exotica, cinematic, variety) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
🏳️🌈📚 6–9pm: Super Gay Poetry Open Mic // Blindhouse Beer Co. // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Phlegar Hill (classic rock, cover) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
💃 7–9:30pm: Zoukumi: Sunset Dance (outdoor dance party) // American Chestnut Tree Display, Mill Mountain Greenway // free ↝
♫ 7–10pm: Phat Anchovies (funk, rock) // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
♫ 7:30–10:30pm: Travis Tritt (country) // Salem Civic Center // $59+ ↝
♫ 7:30–11:30pm: Dying Oath, Üga Büga, Vara Alta, To Be A King (metalcore) // The Spot on Kirk // $15, all ages ↝
🏳️🌈💃 8pm–LATE: Pride Halloween in June (with costume contest!) // Park Dance Club // cover; 18+ ↝
♫ 9pm: Adam Parker and the Bourbon Cowboys (country, cover) // Sidewinders // free ↝
♫ 9–11pm: John Willie (folk) // The Front Row // free ↝
♫ 10pm: Low Water Bridge Band (Americana) // Martin's Downtown // $15 ↝
Sun 6/29
♫ 1–3pm: Geoff the Fiddler (Celtic, classical) // Stave & Cork - Salem // free ↝
🎨 1:30–3:30pm: Beginner Drawing Class // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // $25 ↝
🎨🍔 3–4:30pm: Blossoms & Bourbon (flower arranging & mixology workshop) // Hotel Roanoke // $93 ↝
🎨 4–6pm: Sea Turtles Paint Party // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // $30 ↝
🏳️🌈 7pm: Roanoke Pride Pageant // Park Dance Club // cover; 18+ ↝
Ongoing/Multiple Dates
🎡 June 26–July 5: Buchanan Community Carnival // Buchanan Town Park // "Come out to enjoy food, including Buchanan's world famous handcut fries, ice cream, and burgers; great music every night; games; and rides! Fireworks on July 4th and 5th. Closed on Sunday." // free ↝
👸 June 26–28: Miss Virginia 2025 Competition // Berglund Center // "More than 60 young ladies from across the Commonwealth will compete for the titles of Miss Virginia and Miss Virginia’s Teen and the chance to become Miss America and Miss America’s Teen in Orlando, FL, in September." // 55+ ↝
🔊 June 27–28: AfterMAF 2025 // Art Rat Studios // "The southeast's most uncompromisingly STRANGE, most indescribable, most paradigm-denying Festival of DIY Avant-Garde counterculture IS BACK at Art Rat Studios! Featuring: Performance Art Alternative Communities Sound Poetry Noise Zines Music Instructions Dance Devised Theatre Pranks Free Improvisation Objects Questions Art Surprises Film & More by around 30 acts from the region and across the Eastern US!" // free ↝
🛝 June 28 & 29: Star City Slide // "Experience the thrill of skimming down the 2nd St Bridge as it transforms into a giant, 800 ft waterslide! Slide into Summer with our two-day, fun-filled event for all ages." // $35 adult, $10 child // ↝
Looking Ahead
🎭 June 30–July 27: The Rainbow Fish // Mill Mountain Theatre // "Experience the magic of The Rainbow Fish, a vibrant adaptation of Marcus Pfister’s beloved story. This heartwarming musical brings dazzling underwater characters and the tale of friendship and sharing to life for young audiences." // free ↝
🧑🌾 July 21–25: Lick Run Farm Camp // "Open to rising 4th, 5th and 6th graders, 2025 Lick Run Farm camp will be July 21 - July 25. Join the farm crew for the week as we dig carrots, pick tomatoes, and make arts and crafts!" // sliding scale $50–150 // now accepting applications ↝