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New River Valley
Where Virginia Tech, the New River, and the Blue Ridge all meet, with some of the lowest tax rates in the region.
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New River Valley events
Upcoming happenings from local libraries, towns, community calendars, and reviewed business submissions. Each links to the official event page.
Tuesday, June 23
- 8:00 AMFull Moon Rafting on the New River for Ages 11 & Up (Registration Deadline)
- 10:00 AMAudiobook Walking Club at Creed Fields Park
- 10:00 AMStitch, String and Everything: A Crafting Club for Adults
- 10:00 AMToddler Storytime
- 10:00 AMStory Time with Amanda Midkiff
- 11:00 AMJune Children's Yoga Class
- 11:00 AM2026 Summer Movie Express: "Bad Guys 2" and "The Garfield Movie"
- 11:00 AMTot Storytime
- 11:00 AMDiscoveries in the Earth's Layers
- 12:30 PMAmerican Red Cross Blood Drive
- 1:00 PMVeteran Benefit Education for You and Your Family
- 3:00 PMMontgomery County Friends of the Library
- 4:30 PMTeen Escape Room:
- 4:45 PMFamily Movie Time with "The Land Before Time"
- 4:45 PMFamily Movie: The Land Before Time
- 5:00 PMTeen Tuesday Movie Night: Shrek
- 5:00 PMQuorum of Town Council
- 5:00 PMCentral Business District Committee
- 6:00 PMReady For Anything - Continuity Planning for NRV Small Businesses
- 7:00 PMRegular Town Council Meeting
- 7:00 PM**CANCELLED** English Conversation for Adults
Wednesday, June 24
- 10:00 AMToddler Storytime
- 10:30 AMAll Ages Storytime
- 11:00 AM2026 Summer Movie Express: "Bad Guys 2" and "The Garfield Movie"
- 11:00 AMPre-K Storytime
- 11:15 AMBig & Little Social Club
- 12:00 PMSustainable Blacksburg Lunch and Learn: How to Participate in our Sustainable Community
- 12:00 PMLunch & Learn: How to Participate in our Sustainable Community
- 2:00 PMBimonthly Bingo
- 2:00 PMBingo!
- 2:00 PMLoops Group
- 3:00 PMArchival Adventures: Orchidology
- 3:00 PMSticker Palooza
- 4:00 PMCaturday*
- 4:00 PMGem Mining Experience with the Library
- 4:00 PMHobby Hangout
- 5:00 PMGive Local NRV Trivia Night
- 5:30 PMJune Jazz Zoo in Concert
- 6:00 PMMusic Bingo & Trivia Wednesdays
- 7:00 PM2026 Market Square Jam with host band LP Kelly and the Trash Pickers
Thursday, June 25
- 9:00 AMCommunity Quilting Bee
- 10:00 AMToddler Storytime
- 10:00 AMRead to a Librarian
- 10:00 AMFirst Steps: Explore, Play, Connect for Ages 0-2
- 10:30 AMAll Ages Storytime
- 11:00 AM2026 Summer Movie Express: "Bad Guys 2" and "The Garfield Movie"
- 12:00 PMRadford University National Capital Region Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament
- 1:30 PMFloyd Scrabble Club
- 2:00 PMDino Bone Free Build
- 3:00 PMFree Kid's Shakespeare Workshop for Ages 10 & Up
- 4:30 PMPokémon Club
- 5:00 PMNot Just Anime Club for Teens
- 5:30 PMScience on Tap: The Synapse Showdown
- 6:00 PMTravis Reigh in Concert
- 6:30 PMThe Dirt Road to Neuroscience: Understanding ADHD and the Brain
- 7:00 PMSula's Front Porch duo in Concert
Friday, June 26
- 10:00 AMFree Movie: The Spongebob Movie: Search For Squarepants
- 10:00 AMFriday Family Flicks with Sing
- 10:30 AMTech Tutoring for Seniors
- 11:00 AMAll Ages Storytime
- 11:00 AMExpedition: Dino Squad
- 5:00 PMWine Down Friday with Allen Surface
- 5:00 PMSensory Museum
- 5:30 PMZoo Adventure Parents' Night Out
- 6:00 PM2026 Summer Arts Festival Friday Night Outdoor Concert with Blacksburg Community Band
- 6:00 PMMA'AM in Concert
- 6:00 PMThe Meeting in Concert
- 6:30 PMFriday Night Music with Red & White
- 6:30 PMJune Ladies Night
- 7:00 PMProgram: Friday Night Fishing
- 7:30 PMJune Jazz Jam
- 8:30 PMThe CC Coates Band in Concert
Saturday, June 27
- 10:00 AMTwo-Day Workshop: Captivating Coptics with Becca Imbur of Bimbur Books
- 11:00 AMPaint Your Own Pet Rock
- 11:30 AMDinosaur Museum: Dinos at the Library!
- 1:00 PMWall Wisdom: Yoga Workshop
- 1:00 PMPrepared For What Comes Next
- 1:00 PMClass: Hey Baby, What's Your Dosha
- 1:00 PMMusic at the Villa with Brandon Watson
- 1:00 PMKinnfolk in Concert
- 2:00 PMProgram: Edible Plants
- 2:00 PMGrow Your Own Teas with Gabriella the Garden Sage*
- 3:00 PM2026 Arc in the Park
- 4:00 PMHistoric Concert from the Blacksburg Community Band
- 5:00 PMTree ID Hike
- 5:00 PMKat Mills in Concert
- 6:00 PMFull Circle in Concert
- 7:00 PMMovie Night in the Park featuring Zootopia 2
- 7:00 PMThe Rarely Available in Concert
- 7:00 PMLeslie Brooks in Concert
Sunday, June 28
Monday, June 29
- 10:00 AMTot Storytime
- 10:30 AMPlay Group
- 11:00 AMTalking About Books: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
- 11:00 AM2026 Summer Movie Express: "A Minecraft Movie" and "Sonic the Hedgehog 2"
- 12:00 PMGlobal Gaming Fair
- 3:00 PMPaint & Popsicles: Dino Edition
- 6:00 PMTrivia Night: USA Edition
- 6:00 PMPlanning Commission Work Session
- 6:30 PMSpanish Conversations
- 7:00 PMCANCELLED: Planning Commission Meeting
- 7:00 PMPlanning Commission Meeting
Tuesday, June 30
- 10:00 AMToddler Storytime
- 10:00 AMAudiobook Walking Club at Creed Fields Park
- 10:00 AMCereal Cinema: An American Tail
- 10:00 AMStitch, String and Everything: A Crafting Club for Adults
- 11:00 AM2026 Summer Movie Express: "A Minecraft Movie" and "Sonic the Hedgehog 2"
- 11:00 AMJune Bereavement Support Group
- 11:00 AMTot Storytime
- 6:00 PMScience Fiction/Fantasy Book Club: A Scanner Darkly
- 7:00 PM**CANCELLED** English Conversation for Adults
Wednesday, July 1
- 10:00 AMToddler Storytime
- 10:30 AMAll Ages Storytime
- 11:00 AMTalking About Books - Reader's Choice
- 11:00 AM2026 Summer Movie Express: "A Minecraft Movie" and "Sonic the Hedgehog 2"
- 11:00 AMPre-K Storytime
- 11:15 AMBig & Little Social Club
- 2:00 PMLoops Group
- 3:00 PMTeen Book Club: A Deadly Education
- 3:00 PMPocket Dino Pets
- 3:00 PMArchival Adventures: Civil War Diary of a Confederate Teen, Part 9
- 4:30 PMCANCELLED: Aquatic Advisory Board
- 6:00 PMJuly Bluegrass Jam
- 7:00 PMBi-Monthly Think and Drink Trivia Night
- 7:00 PM2026 Market Square Jam with host band Reed Tradition
Thursday, July 2
- 9:00 AMCommunity Quilting Bee
- 10:00 AMToddler Storytime
- 10:00 AMRead to a Librarian
- 10:30 AMAll Ages Storytime
- 11:00 AM2026 Summer Movie Express: "A Minecraft Movie" and "Sonic the Hedgehog 2"
- 12:00 PMDino Family Fingerprints
- 1:30 PMFloyd Scrabble Club
- 2:00 PMTeen Cupcake Wars*
- 4:00 PMJuly Veteran Social
- 5:30 PM250th Independence Day Celebration with Fireworks Show and The Ryan Greer Band
- 5:30 PMHistoric Talk: July 4 vs July 2: Are We Celebrating The Wrong Independence Day?
- 6:00 PMKeith Goggin in Concert
- 6:00 PM2026 Floyd Small Town Summer with Rhonda Vincent & The Rage and Denim & Plaid
- 6:00 PMLearn to Crochet*
- 7:00 PMAmerican Fanfare: A Patriotic Musical Spectacular with Roanoke Chamber Brass
Friday, July 3
- 12:00 AMIndependence Day Observed
- 12:00 AMIndependence Day (Observed) - Recreation center open regular hours, administrative office closed
- 10:00 AMSummer Meal Boxes for Kids
- 10:00 AMFree Movie: How To Train Your Dragon
- 11:00 AMAll Ages Storytime
- 1:00 PMCraig Vaughn in Concert
- 3:00 PMPulaski County's 2026 Independence Day Parade
- 4:00 PMPulaski's Independence Day Party in the Park with Foam Party
- 4:00 PMCity of Radford's 250th Independence Day Celebration
- 4:30 PMHistoric Talks: Roots & Routes
- 6:00 PMHelicity in Concert
- 6:30 PMJuly Ballroom Dance Lessons
- 7:00 PMBaseball: Pulaski River Turtles vs Bluefield Ridge Runners (Fireworks & Military Appreciation)
Saturday, July 4
- All dayLIBRARY CLOSED
- 12:00 AMIndependence Day-Recreation center closed
- 7:00 AM2026 Waldron Fitness 5k Independence Day Race and Fun Run
- 9:00 AM2026 Town of Christiansburg 4th of July Celebration
- 9:00 AMFourth of July Celebration
- 10:00 AMCelebrate Independence! America’s 250th at Historic Smithfield
- 12:00 PMJuly 4th 250th Year Celebration
- 1:00 PMJuly Genealogy Saturday
- 1:00 PMIndependence Day Concert with Midnight Blue and The Meeting
- 2:00 PM2026 Town of Blacksburg July 4th Parade - "We the People"
- 5:00 PMIndependence Jam with 6 Performers
- 5:30 PMJuly 4th Music with Chad Cox in Concert
- 6:00 PM2026 Town of Blacksburg 4th of July Celebration and Fireworks
- 7:00 PMTalking Cake in Concert
- 9:15 PMTown of Christiansburg's 2026 4th of July Fireworks Show
Sunday, July 5
- 1:00 PMMatt Johnson in Concert
- 1:00 PM2026 Car Cruise-In and Music Jam
Monday, July 6
- 10:00 AMLNRV English Class
- 10:00 AMTot Storytime
- 10:30 AMPlay Group
- 12:00 PMGlobal Gaming Fair
- 12:00 PMTeen Connections
- 3:00 PMBingo
- 3:00 PMBingo for All Ages
- 4:00 PMMeditation at the Library
- 6:00 PMChristiansburg Writing Workshop
- 6:00 PMCANCELLED: Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
- 6:30 PMSpanish Conversations
- 6:30 PMVacation Bible School: Rainforest Falls
Tuesday, July 7
- 10:00 AMAudiobook Walking Club at Creed Fields Park
- 10:00 AMToddler Storytime
- 11:00 AMTot Storytime
- 12:00 PMQ3 2026 Business Brief
- 12:00 PMTeen Connections
- 3:00 PMMovie Matinee: The Land Before Time
- 4:00 PMCrafternoon for Kids
- 5:00 PMUkulele Learning and Jamming
Wednesday, July 8
- 10:00 AMSensory Museum
- 10:00 AMToddler Storytime
- 10:30 AMAll Ages Storytime
- 11:00 AMPre-K Storytime
- 11:00 AMSummer at Selu - Open to the Public Event
- 11:00 AMDinosaur Dance Party!
- 11:15 AMBig & Little Social Club
Events are pulled from public library, government, tourism, and reviewed local-business calendars; confirm details on the linked official page.
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