2025 Schedule of Events
All 2025 Events
William King Museum of Art: Exhibits
Daily, 10am-5pm. Sundays, 1-5pm Free
415 Academy Drive
Enjoy three extraordinary exhibitions:
Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evoloution of the Guitar, Hot Off the Press! Pop-Culture Printmakers of Appalachia, and The Interior: the Photography of Liam-Besneatte-Cullinane.
Muster Grounds Events
10:00 – 5:00 Interpretive Center OPEN
2:00 – 3:00 Who do you think you are? Growing your Family Tree
3:00 – 4:00 Stories from the Backcountry
St. Thomas Episcopal Church Luncheons
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 124 E. Main St.
Adults, $14, Children (under 10) $10
Illustrated Lecture: Are you thinking of buying an Old House?
Executive Auditorium, southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
Abingdon Downtown Walking Tour
Meet at the front steps of the Washington County Courthouse
free
Historical Interpretations: Meet Abingdon Pioneer, Parson Charles Cummings
Executive Auditorium, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
Muster Grounds Events
10:00 – 5:00 Interpretive Center OPEN
2:00 – 3:00 Who do you think you are? Growing your Family Tree
3:00 – 4:00 Stories from the Backcountry
William King Museum of Art: Exhibits
Daily, 10am-5pm. Sundays, 1-5pm Free
415 Academy Drive
Enjoy three extraordinary exhibitions:
Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evoloution of the Guitar, Hot Off the Press! Pop-Culture Printmakers of Appalachia, and The Interior: the Photography of Liam-Besneatte-Cullinane.
Illustrated Lecture: Decorating with Family Heirlooms & Estate Sale Finds
Executive Auditorium, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
Lecture: The Importance of the Fincastle Resolutions to the American Revolution by Walter Jenny
Executive Auditorium, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
Muster Grounds Events
10:00 – 5:00 Interpretive Center OPEN
2:00 – 3:00 Who do you think you are? Growing your Family Tree
3:00 – 4:00 Stories from the Backcountry
William King Museum of Art: Exhibits
Daily, 10am-5pm. Sundays, 1-5pm Free
415 Academy Drive
Enjoy three extraordinary exhibitions:
Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evoloution of the Guitar, Hot Off the Press! Pop-Culture Printmakers of Appalachia, and The Interior: the Photography of Liam-Besneatte-Cullinane.
Balloon Exhibition & Launch
Please check our Facebook page for weather updates for this event @vahighlandfestival
Abingdon Historic Homes Tour
$25
On the day of the tour, tickets will be for sale on the porch of 262 Bradley St. or at Shady Business.
William King Museum of Art: Exhibits
Daily, 10am-5pm. Sundays, 1-5pm Free
415 Academy Drive
Enjoy three extraordinary exhibitions:
Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evoloution of the Guitar, Hot Off the Press! Pop-Culture Printmakers of Appalachia, and The Interior: the Photography of Liam-Besneatte-Cullinane.
Abingdon Downtown Walking Tour
Meet at the front steps of the Washington County Courthouse
free
Duncansville One-Room Schoolhouse Tour
225 Stanley St. between the Coomes Center and E. B. Stanley Middle School
Free
Muster Grounds Events
10:00 – 5:00 Interpretive Center OPEN
10:00 – 3:00 Colonial Craft Demonstrations
2:00 – 3:00 Who do you think you are? Growing your Family Tree
3:00 – 4:00 Stories from the Backcountry
Balloon Exhibition & Launch
Please check our Facebook page for weather updates for this event @vahighlandfestival
Balloon Exhibition & Launch
Please check our Facebook page for weather updates for this event @vahighlandfestival
Muster Grounds Events
10:00 – 5:00 Interpretive Center OPEN
10:00 – 12:00 A Conventicle with The Fightin' Parson
10:00 – 3:00 Colonial Craft Demonstrations
2:00 – 3:00 Who do you think you are? Growing your Family Tree
3:00 – 4:00 Stories from the Backcountry
William King Museum of Art: Exhibits
Daily, 10am-5pm. Sundays, 1-5pm Free
415 Academy Drive
Enjoy three extraordinary exhibitions:
Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evoloution of the Guitar, Hot Off the Press! Pop-Culture Printmakers of Appalachia, and The Interior: the Photography of Liam-Besneatte-Cullinane.
Duncansville One-Room Schoolhouse Tour
225 Stanley St. between the Coomes Center and E. B. Stanley Middle School
Free
Abingdon Downtown Walking Tour
Meet at the front steps of the Washington County Courthouse
free
Illustrated Lecture: The Pottery Industry in 19th CenturyWashington County Virginia
Executive Auditorium, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
William King Museum of Art: Exhibits
Daily, 10am-5pm. Sundays, 1-5pm Free
415 Academy Drive
Enjoy three extraordinary exhibitions:
Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evoloution of the Guitar, Hot Off the Press! Pop-Culture Printmakers of Appalachia, and The Interior: the Photography of Liam-Besneatte-Cullinane.
Muster Grounds Events
10:00 – 5:00 Interpretive Center OPEN
2:00 – 3:00 Who do you think you are? Growing your Family Tree
3:00 – 4:00 Stories from the Backcountry
A Conversation with Thomas Jefferson
Martha Washington Inn & Spa ballroom
6:30 with a cash bar opening at 5:30
$25 per person, with a child 12 or under free when accompanied by a ticketed adult.
Illustrated Lecture and Workshop: How to Take Care of Antique Textiles
Executive Auditorium
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center