Roanoke GO Outside Festival

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Roanoke GO Outside Festival Your official invitation to get outside! Carilion GO Outside Festival
October 16-18
Festival Basecamp: Elmwood Park
Adventure Outpost: Explore Park
Roanoke, VA

Dates: Typically third weekend in October (10/16-18, 2026) in Roanoke, Virginia. The Roanoke GO Outside Festival is an annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor recreation. By combining the things outdoor enthusiasts love - camping, music, gear, races, and demos, and a beautiful outdoor setting. With two locations - Elmwood Park and Explore Park – GO Fest is a celebration of everything outdoors. GO Fest is a partnership between the nonprofit Roanoke Outside Foundation, Roanoke Parks and Recreation, and Roanoke County Parks and Recreation. Oh, and it's FREE! Thanks to our many sponsors including Anthem, Freedom First, Haley Toyota, Mast General Store, Member One, Carilion Clinic, City of Roanoke, Gentry Locke . . . just to name a few. This isn't your ordinary sit-in-your seat kind of event - you're encouraged to get involved. Walk around, touch gear, try stuff out, and above all, have fun. So bring your dog (on leash), listen to great local music, sample craft beer, demo a bike or SUP, pick up a new piece of gear, and a heck of lot more.

Biking to GO Fest? 🙌 Consider taking a turn volunteering at the bike valet. Free secure bike parking makes it super easy...
09/12/2026

Biking to GO Fest? 🙌
Consider taking a turn volunteering at the bike valet. Free secure bike parking makes it super easy to get downtown without a car!

🚴 Ride to Roanoke GO Outside Festival and enjoy free, secure bike parking!

PedalSafe's annual bike valet service returns to GO Fest from October 16-18:

📅 Friday, October 16: 5 to 11pm
📅 Saturday, October 17: 10am to 11pm
📅 Sunday, October 18: 10am to 5pm

Please consider helping us run the valet! We’re only able to offer this service thanks to help from people like you. It’s fun, we promise, and you get free GO Fest volunteer merch.

✅ Sign up here: https://roanokeparksandrecreation.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=106767

There's something beautiful that happens when you put some BMXers and a couple ramps in front of a GO Fest crowd. Come ...
09/10/2026

There's something beautiful that happens when you put some BMXers and a couple ramps in front of a GO Fest crowd.

Come watch the pros from ProtownBMX catch big air all weekend. Thanks to Gentry Locke Attorneys for supporting one of our favorite pro athlete shows and being a longtime friend to the region's outdoor community!

We are still flying high after the weekend's festivities and want to give a big thank you to everyone who helped make th...
10/21/2025

We are still flying high after the weekend's festivities and want to give a big thank you to everyone who helped make this year so spectacular!

To the sponsors, volunteers, staff, athletes, speakers, performers, local businesses, community groups, racers, food trucks, security/EMS and of course everyone who attended - THANK YOU for celebrating the outdoors with us!

The 15th Anthem GO Outside Festival Roanoke Outside PLAY Roanoke Roanoke County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Explore Park
City of Roanoke, Virginia - Government Roanoke County, Virginia
Virginia is for Lovers Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge Downtown Roanoke, Inc.

10/20/2025

Just happy to see everyone finding their route and loving the outdoors.

Who tried something new this weekend? 🧗‍♀️

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Elmwood Park
Roanoke, VA
24011

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