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2025 SCHEDULE

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Check out the 2025 High Knob Outdoor Fest events below!

EXPLORE

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Outdoor Film Contest

Capture why you love High Knob through short film productions that highlight High Knob.

Outdoor Photography Contest

Submit your best outdoor photos for a chance to win a prize! (July 1-Aug. 1).

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Astronomy Night at Natural Tunnel State Park

Join us at Natural Tunnel State Park for a stargazing program. (Saturday, Aug. 9)

Storytelling Event / Workshop

Join Pro-Art and the Outdoor Fest for a storytelling event! (Saturday, Aug. 9)

Group Hike: Pickem Mountain Loop

Join us for a group hike in Flag Rock Recreation Area! (Sunday, Aug. 10)

Flag Rock Interpretive Hike

Join the High Knob Destination Center for an interpretive hike!. (Monday, August 11)

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Barn Quilt Workshop

Join us for a Barn Quilt Workshop with at the Norton Farmers Market! (Tuesday, Aug. 12)

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Nature Painting Class

Join us at Lincoln Road Coffee Lounge for a Nature Painting Class! (Thursday, Aug. 14)

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Pack Out The Park Naturalist Event

Explore the wild and wonderful world of Flag Rock! (Friday, Aug. 15)

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Bouldering Clinic

Join us for a bouldering clinic on High Knob! (Saturday, Aug. 16)

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Outdoor Yoga Class

Join us for an Outdoor Yoga Class with Appalachian Moon Yoga! (Saturday, Aug. 16)

COMPETE

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Flag Rock 5K Trail Run

Explore Flag Rock Area Trails during the annual Flag Rock 5K. (Thursday, Aug. 14)

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Flag Rock Mountain Bike Poker Ride

Join us for the Flag Rock MTB Poker Ride on Flag Rock Area Trails! (Saturday, Aug. 16)

CELEBRATE

The High Knob Outdoor Fest's 2025 Downtown Celebration will be held from 4-9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, along the 700 block of Park Avenue and in the vicinity of the Norton Expo Center (115 8th St. SW)

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Music

Join Pro-Art Association for an evening of live music in downtown Norton (Saturday, Aug. 16)

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Food Trucks & Craft Beer

Check out the food vendors attending this year's downtown celebration! (Saturday, Aug. 16)

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Vendors

Check out the vendors attending this year's downtown celebration!(Saturday, Aug. 16)

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Outdoor Demos & Activities

Get a sneak peek of outdoor demos and activities set for the downtown celebration (Saturday, Aug. 16)

High Knob Outdoor Fest

618 Virginia Ave. NW

P.O. Box 618

Norton, VA 24273

276-679-3103

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