From multi-day music festivals to community heritage celebrations, come to Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia, to reconnect with friends and family or to experience something new. Join us for a festive time in MHC!
Under the Big Top: The Greatest Fundraiser
Piedmont Arts
March 7
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare for a fun night of food, drinks, and entertainment at Piedmont Arts’ Under the Big Top: The Greatest Fundraiser on Earth!
Enjoy live music by Four Brothers, a 360-degree photo booth, caricatures, interactive experiences, and performances.
Family Day with Paperhand Puppet Intervention
Gravely-Lester Art Garden
April 12
Enjoy a day of fun as Paperhand Puppet Intervention brings a giant puppet parade to Piedmont Arts. This one-of-a-kind puppet theater company creates a gigantic papier-mâché puppet extravaganza complete with live music and more. The group has been creating giant puppets, masks, shadow plays, and spectacle performances since 1997. They tell stories, beat drums and push boundaries to help make the world a better place. Their parades, pageants, and award-winning performances aim to be an inspiration, a call to action and a celebration for everyone to enjoy.
Jason Lives Fan Day at Camp Lee Ford
Camp Lee Ford
April 12
The Maskoween Project proudly presents Camp Lee Ford – Jason Lives Fan Day! Come meet the man behind the mask from the movie, Friday the 13th Part VI Jason Lives, C.J. Graham!
Spencer-Penn Pig Cookin’
Spencer Penn Centre
April 26
The annual Pig Cookin’ Contest will have lots and lots of delicious fresh cooked BBQ with lots of entertainment and attractions. Awards will be presented to the contestant whom the judges think follows the rules and guidelines of the NC Pork Association. The festival also includes live music, vendors, children’s Barnival, Pig Patty Bingo, a cruise-in and more!
Reptile Festival
Virginia Museum of Natural History
April 25 & 26
The museum will offer a special event focusing on the reptile life that resides in Virginia and beyond. The event will feature numerous live animals, and specimens from the museum’s scientific collections, and will serve as a celebration of the museum’s upcoming herpetology research program.
“Scuffling Up Sounds” Local Music Festival
Scuffle Hill Brewing
May 10
Come join us as we celebrate our local musicians on a day packed full of local music! We’ll have plenty of brews on tap plus wine and cider!!!
Rooster Walk 15
Pop’s Farm
May 22-25
The 15th Annual Rooster Walk (RW15) Music and Arts Festival will be held at the beautiful, 151 acre, Pop’s Farm (off of Hobson Road in Axton, VA) on May 22-25, 2025. Rooster Walk is very family friendly and was named one of the Top 5 rock festivals in the state of Virginia by the Richmond Times Dispatch Musical genres will include funk, rock, bluegrass, country, blues, reggae, jazz, Americana and more. In addition to music, there will be food, children activities and arts & crafts. Primitive camping available. Campers are welcome, including RVs, tow-behinds & popups, no electricity. Children 12 & under free admission with a paying adult.
Band Lineup:
Trampled by Turtles ⬩ Lettuce ⬩ Keller Williams ⬩ Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country ⬩ Andy Frasco & The U.N. ⬩ Little Stranger ⬩ Ghost-Note ⬩ Town Mountain ⬩ YARN ⬩ Hogslop String Band ⬩ ShadowGrass ⬩ Kendall Street Company ⬩ Dangermuffin ⬩ Sneezy ⬩ Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast ⬩ Ashes & Arrows ⬩ Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters ⬩ Rooster Walk House Band ⬩ The Wilson Springs Hotel ⬩ Isaac Hadden ⬩ Artists at Large: Ron Holloway, Jeff Sipe, Josh Shilling, Kyser George, Isaac Hadden, Wallace Mullinax, Florencia Rusinol, Jake Dempsey ⬩ Sol Driven Train ⬩ Arts Fishing Club ⬩ Underground Springhouse ⬩ Might Joshua ⬩ Hustle Souls ⬩ Deau Eyes ⬩ Future Joy ⬩ Striking Copper ⬩ Florencia & the Feeling ⬩ Woody Woodworth & The Piners ⬩ Winyah ⬩ Bella Moulden ⬩ Rebecca Porter ⬩ Ramona and the Holy Smokes ⬩ Big Fat Gap ⬩ Mountain Walrus ⬩ The Shoaldiggers ⬩ Jules & The Agreeables ⬩ Griffin ⬩ DJ What!? ⬩ Raffi Kids’ Tribute ⬩ AND 20 MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
Upcoming Festivals for Summer & Fall in MHC
- Juneteenth Festival | June 14
- Dino Festival at the Virginia Museum of Natural History | July 25 & 26
- Smith River Fest | August 23
- The Henry County Fair | September 24-27
- Oktoberfest in Uptown Martinsville | Date TBA
- Wine by the River | Date TBA
- Yarnival V | October 16-19
- Bonez & Booz at the Virginia Museum of Natural History | October 25
For these festivals and other exciting Martinsville-Henry County events, please visit our online events calendar at www.visitmartinsville.com/upcoming-events.
